Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (eBook)

S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry (Autoren)

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2007
448 Seiten
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-6464-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema includes everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films, brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx can be found in this reference. Through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, black-&-white photos, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, film credits, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history.

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On 4 July, 1910, in 100-degree heat at an outdoor boxing ring near Reno, Nevada, film cameras recorded-and thousands of fans witnessed-former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' reluctant return from retirement to fight Jack Johnson, a black man. After 14 grueling rounds, Johnson knocked out Jeffries and for the first time in history, there was a black heavyweight champion of the world. At least 10 people lost their lives because of Johnson's victory and hundreds more were injured due to white retaliation and wild celebrations in the streets. Public screenings received instantaneous protests and hundreds of cities barred the film from being shown. Congress even passed a law making it a federal offense to transport moving pictures of prizefights across state lines, and thus the most powerful portrayal of a black man ever recorded on film was made virtually invisible.This is but one of the hundreds of films covered in the Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema, which includes everything from The Birth of a Nation to Crash. In addition to the films, brief biographies of African American actors and actresses such as Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx can be found in this reference. Through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, black-&-white photos, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, film credits, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history.

Autor

S. Torriano Berry is associate professor at Howard University's Department of Radio, Television, and Film. He is an award-winning independent filmmaker who has created and produced the anthology series Black Independent Showcase and Black Visions/Silver Screen: Howard University Student Film Showcase for WHUT - TV 32, in Washington, D.C. Venise T. Berry is associate professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Iowa. She is the author of three best-selling novels. In 2003, the Zora Neale Hurston Society honored Venise for her Creative Contributions to Literature.

Inhalt

Part 1 Editor's ForewordPart 2 Acronyms and AbbreviationsPart 3 ChronologyPart 4 IntroductionPart 5 THE DICTIONARYPart 6 AppendixesChapter 7 A. NAACP Image Award WinnersChapter 8 B. African American Academy Award WinnersChapter 9 C. African American Golden Globe Award WinnersChapter 10 D. Black FIlmmakers Hall of Fame InducteesChapter 11 E. Top-Grossing African American FilmsChapter 12 F. Top-Grossing Films Directed by African American WomenChapter 13 G. Top-Grossing Films Directed by African American MenPart 14 BibliographyPart 15 Internet SourcesPart 16 About the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.1.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-8108-6464-9 / 0810864649
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-6464-1 / 9780810864641