Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition By : Donald Bogle
Book Excerpt :
Much has happened since the late 1990s, basically where the present edition leaves off (published 2001). Both Monster's Ball and Training Day, which saw Oscars going to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington, are controversial and require discussion in far more detail. (As the present edition went to press, a few words went in on each.) Bogle often speaks just on these films. Notable is that every year since 2001, at least one African American performer has been Oscar-nominated. Some years, there have been two or three. Jamie Fox won for Ray, Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby, and of course Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson someone who would be profiled for her compelling story. The story of black directors is the opposite, as these young turks are going more mainstream in their interests. F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) and Tim Story (Fantastic Four), to name two, are making films that do not involve African American themes, as has John Singleton many have "strayed." In other
"This book is available for download in a number of formats - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. You can also read the full text online using our Ereader."
#favoritebooks #booksonbooks #idratherbereading, #bookcover #instabooks #booklover #newbooks #ilovebooks , #booklovers #booksworm #bookworld #bestsellerbooks
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar