{"product_id":"black-caesars-and-foxy-cleopatras-odie-henderson-9781419758416","title":"Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema--the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre--from a distinctive voice in film history and criticism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1971, two films grabbed the movie business, shook it up, and launched a genre that would help define the decade. Melvin Van Peebles's \u003ci\u003eSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song\u003c\/i\u003e, an independently produced film about a male sex worker who beats up cops and gets away, and Gordon Parks's \u003ci\u003eShaft\u003c\/i\u003e, a studio-financed film with a killer soundtrack, were huge hits, making millions of dollars. \u003ci\u003eSweetback \u003c\/i\u003eupended cultural expectations by having its Black rebel win in the end, and \u003ci\u003eShaft\u003c\/i\u003e saved MGM from bankruptcy. Not for the last time did Hollywood discover that Black people went to movies too. The Blaxploitation era was born. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by film critic Odie Henderson, \u003ci\u003eBlack Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras\u003c\/i\u003e is a spirited history of a genre and the movies that he grew up watching, which he loves without irony (but with plenty of self-awareness and humor). Blaxploitation was a major trend, but it was never simple. The films mixed self-empowerment with exploitation, base stereotypes with essential representation that spoke to the lives and fantasies of Black viewers. The time is right for a reappraisal, understanding these films in the context of the time, and exploring their lasting influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Odie Henderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419758411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419758416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 17","brand":"Odie Henderson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128967852287,"sku":"9781419758416","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3cb7784-bca5-40c9-9627-7b22d9f3995b.jpg?v=1687461379","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-caesars-and-foxy-cleopatras-odie-henderson-9781419758416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}