How cool is this! Posters and audio clips!
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those audio trailers are awesome, thanks man
i want those posters sooooo bad, imagine them all in a row, framed, 70âs black theatre like, damn
Saturday 26th November
BBC2
00.25 Superfly
Amazing! Any chance of letting me know nearer the time as Iâll most likely forget. ;D
Those posters are frickinâ awesome especially the Black Caesar and Cleopatra Jones ones. Theyâd look great along w/ the ones I own for Truck Turner, Hit!, The Spook Who Sat By the Door,and The Harder They Come.
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Amazing! Any chance of letting me know nearer the time as Iâll most likely forget. ;D
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My mistake jc. Itâs this Saturday and not on Boxing Day (which is on a Monday) and so post is amended above.
hey common people what about Ragtime!?ĂâĂ >:(This is a great blaxpoitation film ( if not blaxpoitation then as close as possible while being a âdramaâ ) and it has Samuel Jackson in it, he only gets 1 close up why donĂ¢ââââ¢t you guys try and look for him in the credits I think youll be surprised! ;D
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082970/
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Saturday 26th November
BBC2
00.25 Superfly
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great! thanks, i sold my copy just recently
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My mistake jc. Itâs this Saturday and not on Boxing Day (which is on a Monday) and so post is amended above.
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So itâs on tomorrow then?
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thank ya johnathan.
dude, keep em coming! lovin it, burning em all to cd, i love trailers for some reason, especially 70âs ones, props!
ragtimeâs director is white, not to mention half teh cast. Ragtime isnt a blaxploitation
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ragtimeâs director is white, not to mention half teh cast. Ragtime isnt a blaxploitation
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This is usually a problem when it comes to the classifications on what is a blaxpoitation movie. To me, the ones that should only count are the ones that take place in the present time (The 70âs) and become exploitive remakes (Shall we say) ranging from Warner Bros gangster films (Black Ceasar) horror, (Blacula) and lending a thing or two from previous crime flicks like Asphalt Jungle and Get Carter (Cool Breeze & Hit Man, respectively)
The ones that take place in different times/eras (Like Mandingo/Legend of Nigga Charly/Book of Numbers) seem to stretch it a bit, far as Iâm concerned. And itâs unfair to label every black film that came out of the 70âs as blaxploitation such as Cooley High and Black Girl, among several others. Yes, black casts were prominent in most of these movies, but if itâs guns,sex/nudity,wild music,and action youâre looking forâŚLet the poster-artwork give you an idea on what you should choose. 8)
Also add Russ Meyerâs âBlacksnakeâ to that list Laydback.
Donât forget Larry Cohen who directed the respected âBlack Caesarâ (itself an updating of Jimmy Cagney films such as âLittle Caeserâ) is white and is also considered a very good director. He also was the one who directed âOriginal Gangstasâ released in 1996 and featured blaxploitation stars such as Pam Grier (âCoffyâ), Richard Roundtree (âShaftâ), Fred Williamson (âBlack Caesarâ) who also produced the film, Jim Brown (âBlack Gunnâ) and Ron OâNeal ('Superfly). You might have seen the trailer for this one on the âJackie Brownâ DVD. Robert Forster is in the film as well. I cannot say if it is good or not as I have not seen itâŚyet. Most recent movie Larry Cohen has done was to write the screenplay for âPhone Boothâ.
The term blaxploitation was actually used to condemn films like âThe Mackâ and âSuperflyâ. Rev Jesse Jackson hated them. Melvin Van Peebles has said, " They removed the political content [From âSweet Sweetbackâs Baad Asssss Songâ], added caricature and lo and behold blaxploitation was born." Quentin Tarantino has argued that yes that âgenreâ has those unsavoury elements but at the same time âitâs crime cinemaâ and those who are arguing against those films are saying, "blacks shouldnât make crime films."
Doesnât âBlack Mama White Mamaâ also fit into the genre of the âwomen in prisonâ films such as âThe Big Bird Cageâ and âCaged Heatâ?
Wasnât âSuperflyâ good. I want that soundtrack.
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He also was the one who directed âOriginal Gangstasâ
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Yeah, Iâve seen it. And itâs umâŚTerrible.
But apparently thereâs a number of guys out there who think otherwise about it. But let me just say that the budget was sooo low on this, they actually had to use footage from Colors (1988) to fill in for most of the action sequences. Like no one wouldnât notice :
Usually all movies that featured Pam Grier that were made in that era were often thrown into the blaxploitation barrel. And that included most of those Women-In-Prison flicks you mentioned.
I talked about my love for Superfly over at the VC board. Stop by and visit.
A Region1 collection released in time for the hollidays (Includes Coffy/Foxy Brown/Sheba Baby_
A bonus disc has interviews with rappers and singers discussing Pamâs impact and legacy.
