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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454632203321

Autore

Walker David

Titolo

Reflections on Blaxploitation [[electronic resource] ] : Actors and Directors Speak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-52114-4

1-282-92224-6

9786612521140

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RauschAndrew J

WatsonChris

Disciplina

791.43652996073

Soggetti

Blaxploitation films - History and criticism - United States

African Americans in motion pictures

African American actors

African American motion picture producers and directors

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Reflections on Blaxploitation; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: Ralph Bakshi; CHAPTER 2: Jim Brown; CHAPTER 3: Michael Campus; CHAPTER 4: Steve Carver; CHAPTER 5: Matt Cimber; CHAPTER 6: Greydon Clark; CHAPTER 7: Larry Cohen; CHAPTER 8: Don Pedro Colley; CHAPTER 9: Jamaa Fanaka; CHAPTER 10: Antonio Fargas; CHAPTER 11: Sid Haig; CHAPTER 12: Gloria Hendry; CHAPTER 13: Jack Hill; CHAPTER 14: Jim Kelly; CHAPTER 15: William Marshall; CHAPTER 16: Rudy Ray Moore; CHAPTER 17: Ron O'Neal; CHAPTER 18: Larry Spangler; CHAPTER 19: Glynn Turman; CHAPTER 20: Melvin Van Peebles; CHAPTER 21: Oscar Williams

CHAPTER 22: Fred Williamson APPENDIX: Blaxploitation from A to Z; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of interviews with many of the men and women who defined blaxploitation-a genre of films produced mainly in the 1970's that were marketed to a predominantly black audience. Among those interviewed are such icons as Jim Brown, Antonio Fargas, Gloria Hendry,



Jim Kelly, Rudy Ray Moore, Ron O'Neal, William Marshall, Glynn Turman, Melvin Van Peebles and Fred Williamson.