{"product_id":"blaxploitation-cinema","title":"Blaxploitation Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Super-Bad Blast from the Past!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDazzling, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf a century after they first thrilled audiences the body of films known as blaxploitation are enjoying a renaissance. Not only do the pictures continue to captivate film fans, but the entire genre, with its bevy of colourful, utterly-contemporary film characters, irresistible soundtrack albums and catchy film titles, is finally taking its rightful place among the entertainment industry's most enjoyed, and influential, movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirectly answering the call for a new and appreciative look back at a distinctly American motion picture phenomenon,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first truly comprehensive examination of the genre, its films, its trends and its far-reaching impact, covering more than 240 blaxploitation films in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill become the primary reference book on the genre, covering not just the films' heyday (1971-1976) but the entire decade (1970-1980). From\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron Loves Angela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Zebra Killer\u003c\/strong\u003e, they're all here in one indispensable volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplimenting the text of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare many of the vivid, highly-theatrical, motion picture posters and ads that promoted the films. Blaxploitation's rich and colourful poster art has been the sole subject of a number of coffee-table books. The hand-painted, elaborately illustrated posters and ad campaigns associated with the genre represent a now-gone golden era of sensational motion picture representation. Also features page after page of stunning action stills and original newspaper admats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the A-to-Z reviews of blaxploitation movies, this book features interviews with ten great blaxploitation movie directors:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAUL BOGART\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalls of Anger, The Skin Game, Mr. Ricco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATT CIMBER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Six, Candy Tangerine Man, Lady Cocoa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLARRY COHEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROBERT A. 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