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Displaying all articles tagged:
Blaxploitation
obits
Jan. 2, 2022
The Mack
Star Max Julien Has Died at 88
He starred opposite Richard Pryor in the 1973 blaxploitation classic.
By
Charu Sinha
just press a button
Dec. 7, 2021
Fred Williamson Answers Every Question We Have About
Black Caesar
The Hammer remembers the guerrilla style of director Larry Cohen and how New York City provided a neighborhood full of free extras.
By
Andrew Goldman
movies
Nov. 5, 2019
Who’s Afraid of an Eddie Murphy Comeback?
Dolemite Is My Name
allows Eddie Murphy to reclaim a potent swagger that made him both inescapably magnetic and undeniably threatening.
By
Dave Schilling
June 7, 2018
How Director X Updated Blaxploitation Classic
Super Fly
for Modern Audiences
We talk to the director about making
Superfly
, a black action movie for the current cultural moment.
By
Chris Lee
streaming services
Nov. 18, 2016
Yes, You Can Now Stream Blaxploitation Films
“Brown Sugar is like Netflix, only blacker.”
By
Kaitlin Fontana