Blaxploitation

Let me quote Wikipedia:Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States circa 1971 when many exploitation films were made specifically (and perhaps exclusively) for an audience of urban black people; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation". Blaxploitation films were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. These films starred primarily black actors. Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, released in 1971...Read Full Story

Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States circa 1971 when many exploitation films were made specifically (and perhaps exclusively) for an audience of urban black people; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation". Blaxploitation films were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. These films starred primarily black actors. Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, released in 1971, with the invention of...Read Full Story

BLACK HOLLYWOOD:BLAXPLOITATION AND - DVD Movie.. Features:BLACK HOLLYWOOD: BLAXPLOITATION & ADVANCING AN IND (DVD MOVIE)You might also like:Race Movies: The Girl in Room 20/Son of Ingagi/The Girl From Chicago/Lying LipsMelvin Van Peebles' Classified XWithin Our Gates (1919-USA)Small Steps - Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodToms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American FilmsRead Full Story

In this groundbreaking documentary from the Independent Film Channel, filmmaker Isaac Julien takes us back to the early 70s and the explosion of blaxploitation films, today one of American cinema's most beloved cult genres. Featuring a wealth of footage from such classic films as Superfly and Shaft, and interviews with such key players as Richard Roundtree, Quentin Tarantino, and Pam Grier, BaadAsssss Cinema gets to the bottom of exactly what helped the blaxploitation genre achieve its...Read Full Story

Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States circa 1971 when many exploitation films were made specifically (and perhaps exclusively) for an audience of urban black people; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation". Blaxploitation films were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. These films starred primarily black actors. Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, released...Pictures - Gallery WorldRead Full Story

Where's Petey Wheatstraw? The devil's son-in-law? You can't have a greatest hits without him! Anyway check out some 70's era films featuring prominent black actors. Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation.” Blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks...Read Full Story

Where's Petey Wheatstraw? The devil's son-in-law? You can't have a greatest hits without him! Anyway check out some 70's era films featuring prominent black actors. Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation.” Blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks...Read Full Story

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