A Separate Cinema: Fifty Years of Black-Cast Posters

by John Kisch, Edward Mapp, Spike Lee (Foreword)

Presents the history of black-cast films through their posters, covering the years from 1915 to 1965 with two hundred full-color reproductions and a brief text that places the films in a social and cultural context. Simultaneous.

Genres: Art, Film, Nonfiction, Coffee Table Books, History, African American, Race

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Creolecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finally got a copy of this book. Now I would love to have a few of these posters to frame and display.

[Troy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great coffee table book, with tons of samples I've never seen. Also, even though Spike Lee writes an epilogue, it's clear his mind is elsewhere, as he buried his brother right before the blurb was due.

[Brian Dukes · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was a lot more interesting history to pick up (especially from the introduction) than I was expecting from a book of posters. I enjoyed seeing the progression of history through the lens of film.

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Visually quite appealing and interesting.

[Frederic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great survey of posters of "race movies" (as they're sometimes called). A nice introduction of about 20 pages is followed by many posters from the author's collection, with helpful captions.