Time To Remind You: John Saxon Kicks Ass! I watched a documentary recently that reminded me what a great character Actor John Saxon is – I mean, who else can slap around Bruce Lee like this! Time to acknowledge this… Read More ›
70’s kung fu movies
Rated “X” By An All-White Jury! The Incendiary “Sweet Sweetback’s Badass Song!” Blaxploitation’s Brilliant Godfather!
“Rated ‘X’ By An All-White Jury!” At a time when Hollywood is under scrutiny for for what some as as Oscar failing to adequately acknowledge the film “Selma”, it’s important to remember “The Godfather of Blaxploitation”, the brilliant Melvin Van… Read More ›
Slicing Dicing Samurai! “Lone Wolf And Cub”! Bloody Cult Classics!
Behold The “Lone Wolf And Cub!” If you haven’t heard of “Lone Wolf And Cub”, you are missing out on some of the most exciting japanese samurai movies ever made! It Begins With A Manga… “Lone Wolf and Cub” is… Read More ›
Female Empowerment Indeed! “Foxy Brown”! “Cleopatra Jones”! Blaxploitation’s Kick-Ass Women!
Time to celebrate a classic genre of 70’s film, and celebrate two women who not only broke racial barriers by starring in these films, but they scored big at the box office as well! First up: FOXY BROWN! Michael Anderson:… Read More ›
RIP Jim Kelly! Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu Partner! Blaxploitation Master!
RIP Jim Kelly! Sad news to share: legendary Kung Fu Artist, Athlete and Blaxploitation movie star Jim Kelly has died… Jim Kelly co-starred with Bruce Lee in “Enter The Dragon”, and parlayed that into a series of action films such… Read More ›
New “Lady Snowblood” Blu-Rays! Classic ’70’s Japanese Exploitation!
“Lady Snowblood” Is Here! Fans of 70’s japanese exploitation are rejoicing today, thanks to Criterion’s new blu-ray release of the two “Lady Snowblood” films! These are classic samurai revenge thrillers, beautifully made and now out on Criterion! You can read… Read More ›
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