Historical dictionary of African American cinema : Berry, Torriano : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

xl, 394 pages : 23 cm

"The Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema includes hundreds of films, 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 are also detailed. This book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, photos, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, film credits, and terminology."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-389)

Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- THE DICTIONARY. Appendixes: A. NAACP Image Award winners. B. African American Academy Award winners. C. African American Golden Globe Award winners. D. Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame inductees. E. Top-grossing African American films. F. Top-grossing films directed by African American women. G. Top-grossing films directed by African American men