The Blaxploitation film era is, for better or worse, a cornerstone in the foundation of modern Black history. The subgenre, a portmanteau of Black and exploitation, came at critical time between the ...
Read full article: 📈Best-performing Florida stocks last week In September, prices inflated by 0.1% compared to August, and were up 2.4% from September 2022 The 1970s gave rise to an audacious ...
Tipping their Stetsons to a passel of 1960s Spaghetti Westerns — everything from “A Fistful of Dollars” to “They Call Me Trinity” — and the sort of 1970s Blaxploitation oaters that once provided ...
FLASH BACK HALF A CENTURY. New York City is at its grittiest state in years. As our movie opens, a camera hovers above Times Square before slowly panning down and zooming in. Theater marquees show ...
The 1970s blaxploitation subgenre holds a complex history in Hollywood. The bright spots of the category are the lessened barriers of entry it shaped for black artists. RELATED: How 1971 Films Like ...
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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But, here’s the thing. While blaxploitation may not have gone away completely, there seems to be ...
Michael Jai White has been in a lot of film and TV projects over the last 35 years or so. But probably most beloved amongst his fans is “Black Dynamite,” the 2009 sendup of 1970s blaxploitation movies ...