Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies (Routledge Classics)

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.