Josiah Howard's 'Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide' contains everything you need to know about the most colorful film movement of the 1970s.  Dazzling and highly stylized, blaxploitation films enjoyed a brief but memorable period in motion picture history.  

-A comprehensive introduction to the genre

-Q & A Interviews with ten blaxploitation directors: Matt Cimber (The candy Tangerine Man), Larry Cohen (Hell Up In Harlem), Paul Bogart (Mr. Ricco), Robert A. Endelson (Fight For Your Life), Jamaa Fanaka (Penitentiary), Jonathan Kaplan (The Slams), Cirio H. Santiago (TNT Jackson), Arthur Marks (Detroit 9000), jack Hill (Foxy Brown) and Don Schain (A Place Called Today).

-A complete ten year filmography (1970-1980) featuring more than 270 movie listings, which include director, producer, screenwriter and actor credits along with a full synopsis. 

-Vintage and contemporary film reviews and commentary, plus movie tag-lines, ratings, and extensive cross-referencing.

From the blockbuster hits Shaft and Super Fly to the little-known The Guy From Harlem and Velvet Smooth, Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide is your one-stop source of information on a decade of intriguing, controversial and thoroughly entertaining black-cast films.