Odie Henderson's 'Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras' meets Blaxploitation where it lives
Style and detail abound in the film critic’s irreverently respectful take on the history of Blaxploitation.
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Style and detail abound in the film critic’s irreverently respectful take on the history of Blaxploitation.
Blaxploitation movies, group of films made mainly in the early to mid-1970s that featured Black actors in a transparent effort to appeal to Black urban audiences. Melvin Van Peebles’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) is usually considered to be the first blaxploitation movie.
Richard Roundtree, who played the title role in several Shaft movies, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, and his agency, Artists & Repres...
As the first Black vampire on screen, Blacula opened more doors than coffins.
The movie's gritty, authentic depiction of street life and its flamboyant lead character created archetypes that have inspired legions of future storytellers and musicians.