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Black Hollywood : reimagining iconic movie moments Cover Image Book

Black Hollywood : reimagining iconic movie moments / Carell Augustus ; [foreword by Forest Whitaker].

Augustus, Carell, (author.). Whitaker, Forest, (writer of foreword.). Sourcebooks, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

"In Black Hollywood, photographer Carell Augustus has enlisted Black celebrities and performers from all areas of entertainment to recreate iconic scenes from classic Hollywood movies, television, and other media. The images illuminate the role of race inHollywood history by re-imagining classic films with Black actors, renewing readers' appreciation of the past while celebrating the hottest Black stars of today and inspiring the artists of the future. More than a book about pop culture, film history, orrace, Black Hollywood is truly an inspirational artistic homage to our greatest blockbuster movies and the actors who brought them to life"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 1728258391
  • ISBN: 9781728258393
  • Physical Description: 227 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Ebony Magazine Publishing, an imprint of Sourcebooks, [2022]

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Includes index.

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Subject:
African American celebrities > Portraits.
Motion pictures > United States > Plots, themes, etc.
Portrait photography.
Repeat photography.
Genre:
Portraits.

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Summary: "In Black Hollywood, photographer Carell Augustus has enlisted Black celebrities and performers from all areas of entertainment to recreate iconic scenes from classic Hollywood movies, television, and other media. The images illuminate the role of race inHollywood history by re-imagining classic films with Black actors, renewing readers' appreciation of the past while celebrating the hottest Black stars of today and inspiring the artists of the future. More than a book about pop culture, film history, orrace, Black Hollywood is truly an inspirational artistic homage to our greatest blockbuster movies and the actors who brought them to life"--

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