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Hollywood Black

di Donald Bogle

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"The story opens in the silent film era, when white actors in blackface often played black characters, but also saw the rise of independent African American filmmakers, including the remarkable Oscar Micheaux. It follows the changes in the film industry with the arrival of sound motion pictures and the Great Depression, when black performers such as Stepin Fetchit and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson began finding a place in Hollywood. More often than not, they were saddled with rigidly stereotyped roles, but some gifted performers, most notably Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (1939), were able to turn in significant performances. In the coming decades, more black talents would light up the screen. Dorothy Dandridge became the first African American to earn a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Carmen Jones (1954), and Sidney Poitier broke ground in films like The Defiant Ones and 1963's Lilies of the Field. Hollywood Black reveals the changes in images that came about with the evolving social and political atmosphere of the US, from the Civil Rights era to the Black Power movement. The story takes readers through Blaxploitation, with movies like Shaft and Super Fly, to the emergence of such stars as Cicely Tyson, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Whoopi Goldberg, and of directors Spike Lee and John Singleton. The history comes into the new millennium with filmmakers Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Ava Du Vernay (Selma), and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther); megastars such as Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Morgan Freeman; as well as Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, and a glorious gallery of others."--Amazon.com.… (altro)
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Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers from Donald Bogle is that mix of coffee table type book that is also a joy to read.

I was expecting this to be like so many books that are primarily published as attractive volumes with many photographs that cover long periods of time. They tend toward avoiding too much of the controversy in what they are covering and keep to the things that casual fans want to see and read. And I would not have been disappointed if that had been the case here, there are plenty of good critical and academic books that cover the many issues at the intersection of race and cinema, several from Bogle himself. But Bogle and Turner Classic Movies found a nice middle ground so that this book could both entertain and educate readers. This is not an in depth analysis of either racism in Hollywood or the role of race cinema in the silent and early talkie eras, nor was this written to be that, to criticize this book for not being what it didn't set out to be is disingenuous at best. As it is, it may well pique a lot of people's interest and they can then go find in-depth work in those areas of interest. Otherwise, this would have been a massive tome and had limited readership. I guess what I am saying is that Bogle did a great job of pointing out the racism and the hypocrisy (of both the film industry and of the country at large) without losing any of his readers who might have mostly been interested in just knowing some history.

The history, while by the nature of the volume not being able to touch on every person of note, does cover all of the major stars and films while offering enough of a glimpse at others to point them in the direction for more research or reading. The pictures are wonderful and distributed throughout the book.

I would recommend this to both the casual film lover as well as the more seasoned. While overviews don't always introduce a lot of new material they are wonderful for highlighting things as well as reminding us of things we may have forgotten. At 9.5"x7.9" it isn't quite as big as some coffee table books but it would still make for a nice display book.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. ( )
  pomo58 | Aug 22, 2019 |
Hollywood Black (Turner Classic Movies) by Donald Bogle
The Stars, The Films, The Filmmakers

Rich with history this book begins in the early years of film then moves through the decades from the thirties through the 20th century and then a bit beyond. As I read and looked at photos I remembered movies and loved and also was reminded of the roles that black actors had played in them. Not all of the movies I remember were in this book many were. I also came away wanting to revisit some of those well remembered movies and see some mentioned that I had never encountered. I learned a great deal including the fact that there were movies made by black directors decades before I was even born. I found this book fascinating and would love to have it in my library to spend more time with in the future. I also highly recommend this book to libraries as a wonderful resource.

Thank you to NetGalley and Perseus Books, Running Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

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  CathyGeha | May 7, 2019 |
Hollywood Black (Turner Classic Movies): The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers by Donald Bogle is a brilliant book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This is a treasure trove of information in pictures and informative content on black actors, actress, and filmmakers. This book goes way back in history to stage, to black and white film, on to modern films. It highlights many stars and films that stand out for various reasons. A great history of film, social culture, and the drive of creativity. I enjoyed it completely! It brought back memories. ( )
  MontzaleeW | Dec 15, 2018 |
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"The story opens in the silent film era, when white actors in blackface often played black characters, but also saw the rise of independent African American filmmakers, including the remarkable Oscar Micheaux. It follows the changes in the film industry with the arrival of sound motion pictures and the Great Depression, when black performers such as Stepin Fetchit and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson began finding a place in Hollywood. More often than not, they were saddled with rigidly stereotyped roles, but some gifted performers, most notably Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (1939), were able to turn in significant performances. In the coming decades, more black talents would light up the screen. Dorothy Dandridge became the first African American to earn a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Carmen Jones (1954), and Sidney Poitier broke ground in films like The Defiant Ones and 1963's Lilies of the Field. Hollywood Black reveals the changes in images that came about with the evolving social and political atmosphere of the US, from the Civil Rights era to the Black Power movement. The story takes readers through Blaxploitation, with movies like Shaft and Super Fly, to the emergence of such stars as Cicely Tyson, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Whoopi Goldberg, and of directors Spike Lee and John Singleton. The history comes into the new millennium with filmmakers Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Ava Du Vernay (Selma), and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther); megastars such as Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Morgan Freeman; as well as Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, and a glorious gallery of others."--Amazon.com.

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