CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER ONE. The Pathmakers 9
7. CHAPTER TWO. The Visionary Actors 25
8. CHAPTER THREE. Black Urban Action Films and Mainstream Images 45
9. CHAPTER FOUR. Black Sensibilities and Mainstream Images 66
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Michael Schultz: The Crossover King 78
11. CHAPTER SIX. Spike Lee: The Independent Auteur 95
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. Keeping It Real (Reel): Black Dramatic Visions 124
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. And Still They Rise: Black Women Directors 174
14. CHAPTER NINE. Not without Laughter: Directors of Comedy and Romance 204
15. CHAPTER TEN. Off the Hook: Comedy and Romance with a Hip-Hop Flavor 252
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Redefining Crossover Films 278
17. DIRECTORS FILMOGRAPHY 323
18. NOTES 327
19. GLOSSARY 341
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 345
21. INDEX 355