Movies matter - that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks' classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Here bell hooks - one of America's most celebrated and thrilling cultural critics - talks back to films that have moved and provoked her, from Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction to the work of Spike Lee. Including also her conversations with master filmmakers such as Charles Burnett and Julie Dash, Reel to Real is a must read for anyone who believes that movies are worth arguing about.

Author: Bell Hooks
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/01/2008
Series: Routledge Classics (Paperback)
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780415964807


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 282

About the Author
bell hooks (b. 1951) is mainly known as a feminist thinker, although her writings cover a broad range of topics on gender, race, education and the media. She is Distinguished Professor of English at City College in New York.