CLEVELAND, Ohio — I feel wistful whenever I hear people mention the films that defined the blaxploitation genre. No better film exists from that period than “Shaft,” although some folk might argue ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections ...
Crafted by the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown, the 11-track soundtrack album matches the film's tone perfectly, ...
An African-American version of Citizen Kane? Great idea. Even historically valid, since Chicago Defender founder Robert S. Abbott–a clear model for this play’s tragic black newspaper mogul, Ciaphus ...
Indie outfit Louverture Films (Nickel Boys) will partner with Cinewax Films and USC Media to develop an audio series, animé series and feature film based on the Black Caesar’s Revenge story. Joslyn ...
The Hammer remembers the guerrilla style of director Larry Cohen and how New York City provided a neighborhood full of free extras. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection When ...
Indie outfit Louverture Films (Nickel Boys) has boarded the forthcoming audio series Black Caesar’s Revenge. Joslyn Barnes of Louverture joins Jean A. Fall of the French-based Cinewax Films and Elora ...
In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform. It ...
Eeeeeeyow. Gud gaad. Aintit fonkeenah? James Brown knew how to freak the tribal speak and the tribal feet alike—the tribal neckbone and irrepressible tribal hambone too. Being a poet, a boxer, and a ...
In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform. It ...