“The Heat’s On In The Street For This Bad Mama – But She’s Doin’ The Cooking!” How can you resist a film with that promo? You can’t of course, especially when Blaxploitation super star Pam Grier is in it! The… Read More ›
classic Richard Pryor
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 ›
Eddie Murphy’s Comic Brilliance! His “Bowfinger” Redemption!
Time To Celebrate The Comedic Genius Of Eddie Murphy! It’s a sentence that can spark some heated debates, but for a time, Eddie Murphy was the greatest movie comedian of them all! After making a name for himself as a… 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 ›
Richard Pryor! Brilliantly Funny! Violently Dramatic! New Showtime Doc!
Time To Remember The Funniest Man Of All Time! Richard Pryor was a brilliant standup comic, actor and personality. He was also volatile – biographies of Pryor tell many of these stories – and he had a tragic personal life… Read More ›
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