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Includes an introduction to the genre, list of films and links to related articles.
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Blaxploitation.com A soulful Tribute Blaxploitation.com black action movies, soundtracks, posters!...Overview of the genre's history with a list of films, plus multimedia resources including photos, audio and video clips.
http://www.blackvoices.com/featu...e/blk_history_98/blaxploitation/
J.R. Valery writes about how the films influenced hip-hop.
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Blaxploitation Films Pt 1 Valery the hip hop commentator The Pacific Film Archives, in Berkeley, has just wrapped up its 39;Blaxploitation is Back Festival' in which featured classic Black films like The Mack, Superfly, Thomasine and Bushrod, and Friday Foster featuring the 39;Queen of...Examining the popularity of these films and the influence they have had on cinema since.
http://www.fly.co.uk/blaxploit.html
Gary Morris examines the genre, with particular reference to Pam Grier.
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Bright Lights Film Journal Blaxploitation To be automatically notified when the next issue is posted, join our mailing list. home current issue archives search about us contact links Take that, Whitey! Tamara Dobson seems to be saying to Shelley Winters in Cleopatra Jones Blaxploitation A...Trailers and DVD information for reissues films including Truck Turner, Foxy Brown, Coffy and Hell Up In Harlem.
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Soul Cinema DVD Collection Official Site ...Nicky Baxter examines how these films upended Hollywood stereotypes.
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Metroactive Arts Blacksploitation Cinema This period marked the first time in American film history that Hollywood had welcomed black talent with anything resembling enthusiasm. Capitalizing on the brief moment when black was beautiful, Hollywood cannily seized the opportunity to make a quick buck, churning...List of films in the genre, with brief synopses and partial cast lists.
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Sticking It To The Man Heroes Against The Man Blaxploitation Movies Black men rip off numbers money from the Italian mob.Adios Amigo (1975 Atlas Films) Cast: Fred (The Hammer) Williamson, Richard Pryor, Thalmus Rasulala The 411: A buddy western where tough guy Williamson and scheming Pryor team up.Amazing Grace (1974 United...Neil Gladstone looks at the genre with particular reference to the documentary and e-zine by David Walker.
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Black To the Future Reminiscing about blaxploitation and other retro reads. by Neil Gladstone With slick 70s films like Boogie Nights and The Ice Storm keeping bellbottoms and wife-swapping in the public eye, the second coming of the Me Decade seems far from over....