Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide

Josiah Howard

€ 37.99

Dazzling, highly stylized, excessively violent and brimming with sex, blaxploitation
films enjoyed a brief but memorable period in motion picture history. Never before
– and never since – have so many African American performers been featured in
films, not in bit parts, but in name-above-the-title starring roles.
Half a century after they first thrilled audiences the body of films known as
blaxploitation continue to captivate film fans. The entire genre, with its bevy of
colourful, utterly-contemporary film characters, irresistible soundtrack albums and
catchy film titles, is taking its rightful place among the entertainment industry’s
most enjoyed, and influential, movies.
Answering the call for a fresh and appreciative look back at a distinctly American
motion picture phenomenon, Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference
Guide is the only truly comprehensive examination of the genre, its films, its
trends and its far-reaching impact, covering every blaxploitation film in detail.