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American independent cinema : a sight and sound reader / edited by Jim Hillier London: British Film Institute, 2001.
Call No: 71(73) AMEAuthor: Hillier, Jim Place: LondonPublisher: British Film InstitutePubDate: 2001PhysDes: xvii, 283 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmSubject: USA ; INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA ; CASSAVETES, JOHN ; BRAKHAGE, STAN ; WARHOL, ANDY ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA ; BLACK FILMMAKERS. US ; DASH, JULIE ; DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (US, Julie Dash, 1991) ; RIGGS, MARLON ; TONGUES UNTIED (US, Marlon Riggs, 1989) ; CROOKLYN (US, Spike Lee, 1994) ; FRIDAY (US, F. Gary Gray, 1995) ; CLOCKERS (US, Spike Lee, 1995) ; LEE, SPIKE ; GIRL SIX (US, Spike Lee, 1996) ; GET ON THE BUS (US, Spike Lee, 1996) ; SLAM (US, Marc Levin, 1998) ; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA ; POISON (US, Todd Haynes, 1991) ; MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (US, Gus Van Sant, 1991) ; VAN SANT, GUS ; SWOON (US, Tom Kalin, 1992) ; GO FISH (US, Rose Troche, 1994) ; TOTALLY F***ED UP (US, Gregg Araki, 1993) ; HAYNES, TODD ; SAFE (US, Todd Haynes, 1995) ; DOOM GENERATION, THE (US, Gregg Araki, 1995) ; PEIRCE, KIMBERLY ; BOYS DON'T CRY (US, Kimberly Peirce, 1999) ; JARMUSCH, JIM ; NIGHT ON EARTH (US, Jim Jarmusch, 1991) ; SLACKER (US, Richard Linklater, 1990) ; SURE FIRE (US, Jon Jost, 1990) ; LINKLATER, RICHARD ; BEFORE SUNRISE (US, Richard Linklater, 1995) ; LIVING IN OBLIVION (US, Tom DiCillo, 1995) ; WALKING AND TALKING (US, Nicole Holofcener, 1996) ; HARTLEY, HAL ; HENRY FOOL (US, Hal Hartley, 1997) ; HAPPINESS (US, Todd Solondz, 1998) ; GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI (US, Jim Jarmusch, 1999) ; TIMECODE (US, Mike Figgis, 2000) ; ALTMAN, ROBERT ; SHORT CUTS (US, Robert Altman, 1993) ; ANDERSON, PAUL THOMAS ; BOOGIE NIGHTS (US, Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997) ; MAGNOLIA (US, Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999) ; FERRARA, ABEL ; BAD LIEUTENANT (US, Abel Ferrara, 1992) ; BLACKOUT, THE (US, Abel Ferrara, 1997) ; ADDICTION, THE (US, Abel Ferrara, 1995) ; FUNERAL, THE (US, Abel Ferrara, 1996) ; JONZE, SPIKE ; BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (UK/US, Spike Jonze, 1999) ; KORINE, HARMONY ; GUMMO (US, Harmony Korine, 1997) ; JULIEN DONKEY-BOY (US, Harmony Korine, 1999) ; LYNCH, DAVID ; TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (US, David Lynch, 1992) ; LOST HIGHWAY (US, David Lynch, 1996) ; SAYLES, JOHN ; CITY OF HOPE (US, John Sayles, 1991) ; LONE STAR (US, John Sayles, 1996) ; LIMBO (US, John Sayles, 1999) ; HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (US, John McNaughton, 1986) ; ONE FALSE MOVE (US, Carl Franklin, 1991) ; BALLAD OF LITTLE JO, THE (US, Maggie Greenwald, 1993) ; EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES (US, Gus Van Sant, 1993) ; PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994) ; Tarantino, Quentin ; USUAL SUSPECTS, THE (US, Bryan Singer, 1995) ; BOUND (US, Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski, 1996) ; NORMAL LIFE (US, John McNaughton, 1996) ; THIS WORLD, THEN THE FIREWORKS (US, Michael Oblowitz, 1997) ; JACKIE BROWN (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1997) ; BIG LEBOWSKI, THE (US, Joel Coen, 1998) ; OUT OF SIGHT (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1998) ; LIMEY, THE (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1999) ; SODERBERGH, STEVEN ; HANGIN' WITH THE HOMEBOYS (US, Joseph B. Vasquez, 1991) ; JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T. (US, Leslie Harris, 1992) ISBN: 0851707580 : ¦40.00; 0851707599(pbk.) : ¦12.99LON: 20980358
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Reel black talk : a source book of 50 American filmmakers / Spencer Moon, foreward by George Hill Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1997.
Call No: 802(73) MOOAuthor: Moon, Spencer Source: USPlace: Westport, ConnPublisher: Greenwood PressPubDate: 1997PhysDes: xvi, 396 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cmSubject: PRODUCERS. USA ; ALEXANDER, WILLIAM ; BOURNE, ST. CLAIR ; BURNETT, CHARLES ; CHENZIRA, AYOKA ; DASH, JULIE ; DUKE, BILL ; FANAKA, JAMAA ; FRANKLIN, CARL ; GREAVES, WILLIAM ; HAMPTON, HENRY ; HUDLIN, REGINALD ; HUDLIN, WARRINGTON ; JACKSON, GEORGE ; LEE, SPIKE ; MICHEAUX, OSCAR ; PARKERSON, MICHELLE ; PARKS, GORDON ; RIGGS, MARLON ; ROBERTSON, HUGH A. ; SINGLETON, JOHN ; TOWNSEND, ROBERT ; WARREN, MARK ; WAYANS, KEENEN IVORY ; WAYANS, MARLON ; WAYANS, SHAWN ; WILLIAMS, SPENCER ; ALMA'S RAINBOW (US, Ayoka Chenzira, 1994) ; AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK (US, Mike Newell, 1987) ; AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1951-53) ; BEAT STREET (US, Stan Lathan, 1984) ; BETTER OFF DEAD (US, Savage Steve Holland, 1985) ; BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS (US, Billy Woodberry, 1984) ; BRIDE PRICE (KE, Shatrujit Paul, 1991) ; CARBON COPY (US, Michael Schultz, 1981) ; CEMETERY CLUB, THE (US, Bill Duke, 1993) ; CHILD SAVER, THE [TV] (US, Stan Lathan, 1988) ; P.O.V : COLOR ADJUSTMENT (US, Marlon Riggs, 1992) ; CROOKLYN (US, Spike Lee, 1994) ; DEEP COVER (US, Bill Duke, 1992) ; DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (US, Carl Franklin, 1995) ; DISORDERLIES (US, Michael Schultz, 1987) ; DO THE RIGHT THING (US, Spike Lee, 1989) ; RAW (US, Robert Townsend, 1987) ; EYES ON THE PRIZE [TV] (US, 1987-1990) ; [FIVE] 5 HEARTBEATS, THE (US, Robert Townsend, 1991) ; GLASS SHIELD, THE (US, Charles Burnett, 1994) ; GREASED LIGHTNING (US, Michael Schultz, 1977) ; HIGHER LEARNING (US, John Singleton, 1994) ; HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (US, Robert Townsend, 1987) ; INKWELL, THE (US, Matty Rich, 1994) ; JASON'S LYRIC (US, Doug McHenry, 1994) ; KILLING FLOOR, THE (US, Bill Duke, 1985) ; KRUSH GROOVE (US, Michael Schultz, 1985) ; LAUREL AVENUE (US, Carl Franklin, 1993) ; MENACE II SOCIETY (US, Allen Hughes & Albert Hughes, 1993) ; OBEAH (US, Hugh A. Robertson, 1986) ; PANTHER (US, Mario Van Peebles, 1995) ; PENITENTIARY II (US, Jamaa Fanaka, 1982) ; POETIC JUSTICE (US, John Singleton, 1993) ; QUESTION OF COLOR, A (US, Kathe Sandler, 1993 [1992]) ; RAISIN IN THE SUN, A (US, Daniel Petrie, 1961) ; SCAVENGER HUNT (US, Michael Schultz, 1979) ; SHAFT (US, Gordon Parks Jr., 1971) ; TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (US, Charles Burnett, 1990) ; STILL A BROTHER: INSIDE THE NEGRO MIDDLE CLASS (US, William Greaves, 1968) ; STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN (US, Matty Rich, 1991) ; VEILED ARISTOCRATS (US, Oscar Micheaux, 1932) ; WHICH WAY IS UP? (US, Michael Schultz, 1977) ; WITHIN OUR GATES (US, Oscar Micheaux, 1919) Summary: This is the first book by an African American on contemporary African American filmmakers. Here directors and producers speak for themselves, posing challenges to current thinking in the field. Special emphasis is given to the filmmakers production and their experiences. Essays on historic figures reveal the rich history of the African American contribution to cinema.Notes: Includes filmographies, bibliographical references (p. [385] - 386) and indexISBN: 0313298300Contents: Foreward: Ninety-plus years of filmmaking/George Hill- William Alexander-Madeline Anderson-Neema Barnette- St Clair Bourne - Charles Burnette - Roy Campanella II - Ayoka Chenzira - Francee Covington - Julie Dash - Ivan Dixon - Bill Duke - Jamaa Fanaka - Carl Franklin - Wendell Franklin - William Greaves - Henry Hampton - Hobart Whitaker Harris - Wendell Burks Harris Jr - Reginald and Warrington Hudlin - Albert and Allen Hughes - George Jackson and Doug McHenry - Ashley James - Avon Kirkland - Stan Lathan - Spike Lee -Louis Massiah - Oscar Devereaux Micheaux - Floyd Norman and Leo Sullivan - Michelle Parkerson - Gordon Alexander Parks Sr - Matty Rich - Marlon Riggs - Hugh Robertson - Michael Schultz - Jackie Shearer - John Singleton - Arlando C. Smith - Robert Townsend - Mario Van Peebles - Melvin Van Peebles - Mark Warren III - The Wayans Family: Keenan Ivory, Damon, Shawn and Marlon - Spencer William Jr - Allen Willis
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Reel to real : race, sex, and class at the movies / Bell Hooks New York, NY: Routledge, 1996.
Call No: 744 HOOAuthor: Hooks, Bell Place: New York, NYPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 1996PhysDes: 244 p. ; 24 cmSubject: RACIAL ISSUES AND THE CINEMA ; SEX AND THE CINEMA ; CLASS AND THE CINEMA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS ; AVANT-GARDE FILMS ; FAMILY IN FILMS ; LOOK IN FILMS ; SPECTATORSHIP ; DEATH IN FILMS ; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS ; STRIPTEASE IN FILMS ; YOUNG PEOPLE IN FILMS ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA ; Tarantino, Quentin ; LEE, SPIKE ; DASH, JULIE ; CLARK, LARRY ; JAFFA, ARTHUR ; BURNETT, CHARLES ; BILLOPS, CAMILLE ; ALDERMAN, MARIE-FRANCE ; WANG, WAYNE ; LIVINGSTON, JENNIE ; KILLER OF SHEEP (US, Charles Burnett, 1978) ; GIRL SIX (US, Spike Lee, 1996) ; CROOKLYN (US, Spike Lee, 1994) ; WAITING TO EXHALE (US, Forest Whitaker, 1995) ; LEAVING LAS VEGAS (US, Mike Figgis, 1995) ; EXOTICA (CN, Atom Egoyan, 1994) ; ATTENDANT, THE (UK, Isaac Julien, 1992) ; FINDING CHRISTA (US, Camille Billops/James Hatch, 1991) ; KIDS (US, Larry Clark, 1995) ; HOOP DREAMS (US, Steve James, 1994) ; PARIS IS BURNING (US, Jennie Livingston, 1990) ; SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (US, Spike Lee, 1986) ; PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994) Notes: Includes indexISBN: 0415918235 (HB : acid-free cover); 0415918243 (PB : acid-free cover)LON: 96026474; 12664107
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The Spike Lee Reader / edited by Paula J. Massood Philadelphia: Temple University Press, c2008.
Call No: 81LEE SPIAuthor: Massood, Palua J. Source: USPlace: PhiladelphiaPublisher: Temple University PressPubDate: c2008PhysDes: xxviii, 276 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: LEE, SPIKE ; SCHOOL DAZE (US, Spike Lee, 1988) ; DO THE RIGHT THING (US, Spike Lee, 1989) ; MALCOLM X (US, Spike Lee, 1992) ; CROOKLYN (US, Spike Lee, 1994) ; CLOCKERS (US, Spike Lee, 1995) ; GET ON THE BUS (US, Spike Lee, 1996) ; SUMMER OF SAM (US, Spike Lee, 1999) ; BAMBOOZLED (US, Spike Lee, 2000) ; INSIDE MAN (US, Spike Lee, 2006) Summary: "This rich and timely anthology brings together classic and original essays on Spike Lee's major films. These thought-provoking yet accessible pieces explore such topics as the significance of Lee's aesthetic choices, his contributions to African American film history, his place in the American cinematic landscape, and his negotiations with ideologies of race, gender, sexuality, and class. The contributors' engagement with Lee's oeuvre exemplifies the diverse responses his work has inspired for more than twenty years and will secure his place as one of the most influential cultural producers of our time. " - Valerie Smith, Director, Center for African American Studies and Woodrow Wilson Profesor of Literature, Princeton University -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-263) and index; Includes filmography: p. [255]-258ISBN: 9781592134854Contents: We've gotta have it--Spike Lee, African American film, and cinema studies / Paula J. Massood -- "Whose pussy is this" : a feminist comment / Bell Hooks -- Programming with School daze / Toni Cade Bambara -- Spike Lee and Black women / Michele Wallace -- But compared to what? reading realism, representation, and essentialism in School daze, Do the right thing, and the Spike Lee discourse / Wahneema Lubiano -- The double truth, Ruth : Do the right thing and the culture of ambiguity / James C. McKelly -- Spike Lee and the fever in the racial jungle / Ed Guerrero -- "Spike, don't mess Malcolm up" : courting controversy and control in Malcolm X / Anna Everett -- Through the looking glass and over the rainbow : exploring the fairy tale in Spike Lee's Crooklyn / Mark D. Cunningham -- Clockers (Spike Lee 1995) : adaptation in black / Keith M. Harris -- Reel men : Get on the bus and the shifting terrain of Black masulinities / S. Craig Watkins -- We shall overcome : preserving history and memory in 4 little girls / Christine Acham -- Spike Lee meets Aaron Copland / Krin Gabbard -- Race and Black American film noir : Summer of Sam as lynching parable / Dan Flory -- Racial kitsch and Black performance / Tavia Nyong'o -- "I be smackin' my hoes" : paradox and authenticity in Bamboozled / Beretta E. Smith-Shomade -- De profundis : a love letter from the inside man / David A. Gerstner.
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