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African American actresses : the struggle for visibility, 1900 - 1960 / Charlene Regester Bloomington: Indiana University Press, c2010.
Call No: 802.27(73)-054(=96) REGAuthor: Regester, Charlene Source: USPlace: BloomingtonPublisher: Indiana University PressPubDate: c2010PhysDes: xi, 405 p., 14 p. of plates : ill. 23 cmSubject: BLACK CINEMA. US ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; MADAME SUL-TE-WAN ; BEAVERS, LOUISE ; MCKINNEY, NINA MAE ; WASHINGTON, FREDI ; MCDANIEL, HATTIE ; HORNE, LENA ; SCOTT, HAZEL ; WATERS, ETHEL ; DANDRIDGE, DOROTHY ISBN: 9780253221926Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2013Contents: Introduction -- Madame Sul-Te-Wan : the struggle for visibility -- Nina Mae McKinney : early success and tumultuous career -- Louise Beavers : negotiating racial difference -- Fredi Washington : the masquerades and the masks -- Hattie McDaniel : centering the margin -- Lena Horne : actress and activist -- Hazel Scott : resistance to othering -- Ethel Waters : personification of otherness -- Dorothy Dandridge : intertwining the reel and the real -- Conclusion
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American history/American film : interpreting the Hollywood image / edited by John E. O'Connor and Martin A. Jackson ; foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr New York: Ungar, c1979.
Call No: 409(73) AMEAuthor: O'Connor, John E ; Jackson, Martin A Place: New YorkPublisher: UngarPubDate: c1979PhysDes: xxix, 290 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject: NATIONAL IDENTITY IN FILMS. USA ; NATIONAL CULTURE AND THE CINEMA. USA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; WORKING CLASS IN FILMS. USA ; COMMUNISM AND THE CINEMA. USA ; HISTORICAL FILMS. USA ; WORLD WAR II FILMS. USA ; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. USA ; STEAMBOAT ROUND THE BEND (US, John Ford, 1935) ; SCAR OF SHAME, THE (US, Frank Peregini, 1927) ; PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (US, William Wellmen, 1931) ; WAY DOWN EAST (US, David Wark Griffith, 1920) ; BIG PARADE, THE (US, King Vidor, 1925) ; DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (US, John Ford, 1939) ; MISSION TO MOSCOW (US, Michael Curtiz, 1943) ; BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (US, William Wyler, 1946) ; RED RIVER (US, Howard Hawks, 1948) ; VIVA ZAPATA (US, Elia Kazan, 1952) ; INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (US, Don Siegel, 1956) ; [DOCTOR] DR STRANGELOVE: OR, HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1964) ; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967) ; ROCKY (US, John G. Avildsen, 1976) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography p. 279-282ISBN: 0804422635 : $12.50; 0804466165(pbk. :) $3.95LON: 1282547
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Black cinema treasures : lost and found / by G. William Jones ;foreword by Ossie Davis Denton: University of North Texas, 1991.
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Black film, British cinema London: Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1988.
Call No: 451-054(=9) BLACorpAuthor: Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, England)Place: LondonPublisher: Institute of Contemporary ArtsPubDate: 1988PhysDes: 62 p. : ill. ; 30 cmSeries: ICA documents ; 7Subject: NATIONAL IDENTITY IN FILMS. UK ; BLACK CINEMA. UK ; BLACK FILMMAKERS. UK ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. UK ; ASIANS IN FILMS. UK ; BLACK AUDIO FILM COLLECTIVE ; SANKOVA FILM AND VIDEO COLLECTIVE ; CHANNEL FOUR ; HANDSWORTH SONGS (UK, John Akomfrah, 1986) ; MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (UK, Stephen Frears, 1985) ; PASSION OF REMEMBRANCE, THE (UK, Maureen Blackwood & Isaac Julien, 1986) Notes: Papers originally presented at a day conference, conducted at ICA, Feb. 1988; Includes bibliographical referencesISBN: 0905263960LON: 6631335
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Blacks in American films : Today and yesterday / by Edward Mapp Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1972.
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Cinema of outsiders : the rise of American independent film / Emanuel Levy New York: New York University Press, c1999.
Call No: 71(73) LEVAuthor: Levy, Emanuel, 1947 Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: New York University PressPubDate: c1999PhysDes: xiii, 601 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA ; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA. USA ; OUTSIDERS IN FILMS ; MEN IN FILMS ; FILM NOIR ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA. USA ; TYPE CHARACTERS IN FILMS ; COMEDIES. USA ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE CINEMA ; FESTIVALS. PARK CITY. SUNDANCE ; ARAKI, GREGG ; NUNEZ, VICTOR ; BROOKS, ALBERT ; SMITH, KEVIN ; COEN, JOEL & ETHAN ; FERRARA, ABEL ; WATERS, JOHN (US) ; HARTLEY, HAL ; HAYNES, TODD ; JARMUSCH, JIM ; JOST, JON ; LEE, SPIKE ; LINKLATER, RICHARD ; LYNCH, DAVID ; MAMET, DAVID ; NAIR, MIRA ; SAYLES, JOHN ; CASSAVETES, NICK ; SODERBERGH, STEVEN ; SOLONDZ, TODD ; SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1989) ; BLOOD SIMPLE (US, Joel Coen, 1984) ; BOYZ N THE HOOD (US, John Singleton, 1991) ; IN THE COMPANY OF MEN (US, Neil Labute, 1997) ; GAS FOOD LODGING (US, Allison Anders, 1992) ; PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994) ; RESERVOIR DOGS (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1992) ; MEAN STREETS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1973) Summary: "Cinema of Outsiders is the first and only comprehensive chronicle of contemporary independent movies from the late 1970s up to the present. From the hip, audacious early works of maverick David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Spike Lee, to the contemporary Oscar-winning success of indie dynamos, such as the Coen brothers (Fargo), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), and Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Levy describes in a lucid and accessible manner the innovation and diversity of American indies in theme, sensibility, and style."--BOOK JACKETNotes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-571) and indexISBN: 0814751237 (alk. paper)LON: 20253533
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Contemporary Hollywood cinema / edited by Steve Neale and Murray Smith London New York: Routledge, 1998.
Call No: 71(73) CONAuthor: Neale, Stephen ; Smith, Murray, 1962 Place: London New YorkPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 1998PhysDes: xxii, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: USA ; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA ; DISTRIBUTION. USA ; EXHIBITION. USA ; WIDE-SCREEN SYSTEMS ; SPECTATORSHIP ; MEN IN FILMS. USA ; MELODRAMA ; MUSIC, FILM ; SOUND TRACKS ; TELEVISION AND THE CINEMA ; FAMILY IN FILMS. USA ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS ; BLACK CINEMA. USA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; BLOCKBUSTERS ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA ; CENSORSHIP. USA ; INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA ; WOMEN, FILMS FOR ; WOMEN IN FILMS. USA ; HORROR FILMS. USA ; CHILDREN, FILMS FOR ; ACTION FILMS ; AUDIENCES ; MIRAMAX FILMS ; NEW LINE CINEMA ; TIME WARNER ; VERHOEVEN, PAUL ; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD ; HAMILTON, LINDA ; MCDORMAND, FRANCES ; ELFMAN, DANNY ; E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (US, Steven Spielberg, 1982) ; FARGO (US, Ethan Coen, 1996) ; BASIC INSTINCT (US, Paul Verhoeven, 1992) ; BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1992) ; BATMAN (US, Tim Burton, 1989) ; BATMAN RETURNS (US, Tim Burton, 1992) ; RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (US, Steven Spielberg, 1981) ; JURASSIC PARK (US, Steven Spielberg,, 1993) ; LION KING, THE (US, Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994) ; TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (US, James Cameron, 1991) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-318) and indexISBN: 0415170095; 0415170109 (pbk.)LON: 98005952; 13736490
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The devil finds work : an essay / James Baldwin New York: Vintage, 2011.
Call No: 744.6(73) BALAuthor: Baldwin, James Edition: 2011Place: New YorkPublisher: VintagePubDate: 2011PhysDes: 127 pages ; 21 cmSubject: RACIAL ISSUES AND THE CINEMA ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; WELLES, ORSON ; BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915) ; DEFIANT ONES, THE (US, Stanley Kramer, 1958) ; GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (US, Stanley Kramer, 1967) ; CHE! (US, Richard Fleischer, 1969) ; EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973) Summary: From “the best essayist in this country” (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness.
Baldwin’s personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also an appraisal of American racial politics. Offering a look at racism in American movies and a vision of America’s self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin considers such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist.
Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained and shaped us. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9780307275950
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Film genre 2000 : new critical essays / edited by Wheeler Winston Dixon Albany: State University of New York Press, c2000.
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Heavenly bodies : film stars and society / Richard Dyer London: Routledge, 2004.
Call No: 465.1 DYEAuthor: Dyer, Richard Edition: second editionSource: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 2004PhysDes: 210 p. ; 24 cmSubject: SEX IN FILMS ; STARS ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS ; MONROE, MARILYN ; ROBESON, PAUL ; GARLAND, JUDY Summary: Focusing on the lives and careers of three of the biggest names in Hollywood history – Marilyn Monroe, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland – Dyer details how their screen image was constructed. Through subtle readings of their films and wealth of background material, he goes on to survey the development of each star’s image in relation to particular social groups. Monroe is discussed in the context of 1950s sexuality and the image of woman; Robeson in terms of black identity and different white and black perceptions of it; and Garland as a gay icon. All three are set in the wider context of the social significance of the very idea of stardom.ISBN: 041531027X
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Heavenly Bodies : film stars and society / Richard Dyer Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan Education, 1986.
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L.A. Rebellion : creating a new black cinema / edited by Allyson Nadia Field, Jan-Christopher Horak, and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2015.
Call No: 82LAR LARSource: USPlace: Oakland, CaliforniaPublisher: University of California PressPubDate: 2015PhysDes: xxviii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmSubject: BLAXPLOITATION FILMS ; LOS ANGELES IN FILMS ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; BLACK CINEMA ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; L.A. REBELLION Summary: "L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema is the first book dedicated to the films and filmmakers of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African and African American independent film and video artists that formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1970s and 1980s. The group--including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Billy Woodberry, Jamaa Fanaka, and Zeinabu irene Davis--shared a desire to create alternatives to the dominant modes of narrative, style, and practice in American cinema, works that reflected the full complexity of Black experiences. This landmark collection of essays and oral histories examines the creative output of the L.A. Rebellion, contextualizing the group's film practices and offering sustained analyses of the wide range of works, with particular attention to newly discovered films and lesser-known filmmakers. Based on extensive archival work and preservation, this collection includes a complete filmography of the movement, over 100 illustrations (most of which are previously unpublished), and a bibliography of primary and secondary materials. This is an indispensible sourcebook for scholars and enthusiasts, establishing the key role played by the L.A. Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles"--Provided by publisherNotes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-425) and index -- Filmography: pages (pages 355-402)ISBN: 9780520284685Contents: Preface : Once upon a time in the West...L.A. Rebellion / Clyde Taylor -- Introduction : Emancipating the image : the L.A. Rebellion of black filmmakers -- Allyson Nadia Field, Jan-Christopher Horak, and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart -- Threads and nets : the L.A. Rebellion in retrospect and in motion / Chuck Kleinhans -- Rebellious unlearning : UCLA Project One films (1967-1978) / Allyson Nadia Field -- Tough enough : Blaxploitation and the L.A. Rebellion / Jan-Christopher Horak -- Anticipations of the rebellion : black music and politics in some earlier cinemas / David E. James -- Re/soundings : music and the political goals of the L.A. Rebellion / Morgan Woolsey -- Struggles for the Sign in the Black Atlantic: Los Angeles collective of black filmmakers / Michael T. Martin -- Bruising moments : affect and the L.A. Rebellion / Samantha N. Sheppard -- The L.A. Rebellion plays itself / Jacqueline Najuma Stewart -- Encountering the rebellion : liquid blackness reflects on the expansive possibilities of the L.A. Rebellion films / Alessandra Raengo -- Part two : L.A. Rebellion oral histories (pages 321-353)
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The Oxford handbook of the American musical / Edited by Raymond Knapp, Mitchell Morris, Stacy Wolf Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, 2013.
Call No: 751.1(73) OXFAuthor: Knapp, Raymond ; Morris, Mitchell ; Wolf, Stacy Edition: paperbackSource: US/UKPlace: Oxford ; New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 2011, 2013PhysDes: x, 470 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmSubject: AUDIENCES ; AUTHORSHIP ; BLACK CINEMA. US ; BOX OFFICE. USA ; COMEDIES ; DANCE IN FILMS ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA ; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. USA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA ; IDENTITY IN FILMS ; IDEOLOGY IN FILMS ; MEDIA AND THE CINEMA ; MUSIC IN FILMS ; MUSIC AND THE CINEMA ; MUSICALS. USA ; RACIAL ISSUES AND THE CINEMA ; THEATRE AND THE CINEMA ; ANDREWS, JULIE ; ASTAIRE, FRED ; BERLIN, IRVING ; FOSSE, BOB ; HAMMERSTEIN, OSCAR, II ; KERN, JEROME ; MERMAN, ETHEL ; ROBBINS, JEROME ; SONDHEIM, STEPHEN ; BLACK CROOK, THE (US, Robert G. Vignola, 1916) ; CABARET (US, Bob Fosse, 1972) ; CHICAGO (US, Rob Marshall, 2002) ; CHORUS LINE (US, Richard Attenborough, 1985) ; FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (US, Norman Jewison, 1971) ; GUYS AND DOLLS (US, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1955) ; GYPSY (US, Emile Ardolino, 1994) ; MY FAIR LADY (US, George Cukor, 1964) ; OKLAHOMA! (US, Fred Zinneman, 1955) ; PRODUCERS, THE (US, Mel Brooks, 1967) ; SHOWBOAT (US, George Sidney, 1951) ; SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (US, Robert Wise, 1965) ; WEST SIDE STORY (US, Robert Wise, 1961) Summary: "The Oxford Handbook of The American Musical offers new and cutting-edge essays on the most important and compelling issues and topics in the growing, interdisciplinary field of musical-theater and film-musical studies. Taking the form of a "keywords" book, it introduces readers to the concepts and terms that define the history of the musical as a genre and that offer ways to reflect on the specific creative choices that shape musicals and their performance on stage and screen. The handbook offers a cross-section of essays written by leading experts in the field, organized within broad conceptual groups, which together capture the breadth, direction, and tone of musicals studies today." - GOOGLE BOOKSNotes: Includes bibliographic references and indexISBN: 9780199987368Contents: Part I: Historiography. Narratives and values / Mitchell Morris -- Texts and authors / Jim Lovensheimer -- Musical styles and song conventions / Paul R. Laird -- Evolution of dance in the golden age of the American "book musical" / Liza Gennaro; Part II: Transformations. Minstrelsy and theatrical miscegenation / Thomas L. Riis -- Tin Pan Alley songs on stage and screen before World War II / Raymond Knapp and Mitchell Morris -- Integration / Geoffrey Block -- After the "golden age" / Jessica Sternfeld and Elizabeth L. Wollman; Part III: Media. Theater / Tamsen Wolff -- The filmed musical / Raymond Knapp and Mitchell Morris -- The television musical / Robynn J. Stilwell -- The animated film musical / Susan Smith -- The evolution of the original cast album / George Reddick; Part IV: Identities. Race, ethnicity, performance / Todd Decker -- Gender and sexuality / Stacy Wolf -- The politics of region and nation in American musicals / Chase A. Bringardner -- Class and culture / David Savran; Part V: Performance. The institutional structure of the American musical theater / David Sanjek -- Orchestration and arrangement : creating the Broadway sound / Dominic Symonds -- Musical theater directors / Barbara Wallace Grossman -- Sets, costumes, lights, and spectacle / Virginia Anderson -- Acting / John M. Clum -- Singing / Mitchell Morris and Raymond Knapp -- Dance and choreography / Zachary A. Dorsey; Part VI: Audiences. Box office / Steven Adler -- Audiences and critics / Michelle Dvoskin -- Stars and fans / Holley Replogle-Wong -- Knowing your audience / Jennifer Chapman -- Performance, authenticity, and the reflexive idealism of the American musical / Raymond Knapp
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