Shaping the Future of African American Film : : Color-Coded Economics and the Story Behind the Numbers / / Monica White Ndounou.
In Hollywood, we hear, it's all about the money. It's a ready explanation for why so few black films get made-no crossover appeal, no promise of a big payoff. But what if the money itself is color-coded? What if the economics that governs film production is so skewed that no film by, about...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 10 photos, 5 figures, 6 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Color of Hollywood-Black, White, or Green?
- Part One: Finding Freedom on Stage and Screen
- 1. The Plantation Lives!
- 2. Insurrection! African American Film's Revolutionary Potential through Black Theater
- Part Two: Black Pathology Sells [Books and Films]?
- 3. Playing with Fire: Black Women's Literature/White Box Office
- 4. Breaking the Chains of History and Genre
- Part Three: It's Not Just Business: Color-Coded Economics and Original Films
- 5. The Paradox of Branding, Black Star Power, and Box Office Politics
- 6. Big Business: Hip-H op Gangsta Films and Black Comedies
- Conclusion: The Story Behind the Numbers
- Appendix: Ulmer Ratings of Selected Actors
- Notes
- Selected Filmography
- Index
- About the Author