New topic
Printablerdhull said: Christy Love was a tv movie made into a series.."u under arrest suga"
Blackula Three The Hard Way Cleopatyra and Black Belt Jones I loved blackula and saw three the hard way in the theater. I will eventally have all these on dvd so my kids can see what i grew up on. THIS SPACE IS DEDICATED TO THE GREATEST BISCUIT OF THEM ALL, "C"BISCUIT | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
theC said: rdhull said: Christy Love was a tv movie made into a series.."u under arrest suga"
Blackula Three The Hard Way Cleopatyra and Black Belt Jones I loved blackula and saw three the hard way in the theater. I will eventally have all these on dvd so my kids can see what i grew up on. I've sen all these at the theater as a small small kid..my dad trekked us all to Superfly lol! "Climb in my fur." | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I know a place in a small town around here you can buy these old posters for the movies from there (originals) they have hundreds and records too where I buy my Miles Davis albums and some Prince ones two | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Who remembers this movie ?
Cornbread,Earl and Me Look at Lawrence Fishburn when he was just a young buck 
 | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Essence said: NuPwrSoul said: Essence said: NuPwrSoul said: Other films outside of the Blaxploitation genre that should still get peeped:
Oscar Micheaux's "Within Our Gates" (1920) which was a response to D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" that flipped the scripped on that racist garbage. Then "Nothing But a Man" with Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln  one of the soulfullest bluesiest ladies around.
The of course "Lady Sings the Blues" and "Mahogany." The films your listing shouldn't really be classed as blaxploitation IMO. It's the pimp/ho/drug dealer/gangster films which literally exploit the black experience and suffering of the day which fall under the label "Blaxploitation". Yours are simply films with a black core cast. Um I knew this hence the very first line of my post: "Other films outside of the Blaxploitation genre that should still get peeped:" That'll teach me to skip right to the titles, this said I wouldn't class "Spook" as such either and you didn't use a disclaimer on that one.  Haha. Why wouldn't you count "Spook"... that we must discuss "That...magic, the start of something revolutionary-the Minneapolis Sound, we should cherish it and not punish prince for not being able to replicate it."-Dreamshaman32 | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I dig all of the Films Mention plus:"WaterMelon Man","Cotton Comes to Harlem",Hell Up in Harlem",Let's Do it Again",Uptown Saturday night&A Piece of the Action",Cooley High(A Favorite of Mine)"Which Way is Up","Truck Turner","JD's Revenge","Sparkle","Amazing Grace"etc..I truly get into viewing so Many Films that Reflect the Past,Present&the Future.Cool Thread.Peace mistermaxxx | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Don't forget the terrific Night of the Living Dead (1968) with its ironic end ( and political too) starring Duane Jones | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
My favorite "blaxploitation" movie is 'The Mack'(1973),that movie is OUTRAGEOUS!! There is one scene in this film where they actually have a real Player's Ball,and it is covered by the evening news!!!...lol... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
DigitalLisa said: Who remembers this movie ?
Cornbread,Earl and Me Look at Lawrence Fishburn when he was just a young buck
THEY SHOT CORNBREAD!!!    I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
For Christmas,I got a few blaxploitation movies that I haven't really had time to watch yet...
"Willie Dynamite"(1973) "Truck Turner" (starring Isaac Hayes) (1974) Hopefully,this weekend I'll finally watch them. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
CalhounSq said: DigitalLisa said: Who remembers this movie ?
Cornbread,Earl and Me Look at Lawrence Fishburn when he was just a young buck
THEY SHOT CORNBREAD!!! I was young when I saw this. As a matter of fact we saw this at the drive-in movies. LOL | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Anyone mention "Black Mama, White Mama?"
Not blaxploitation, but worth a mention, Claudine. The theme song's got me thinking about Gladys Knight's film debut in Pipedreams. And speaking of singers in the movies I can't leave out Mahogany.
And some old school actors... Calvin Lockhart (hot dayum, that man was FOIN!), Tamara Dobson, Sheila Frazier, William Marshall (he played Blacula and the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee's Playhouse), Eric Laneuville, Jim Kelly, gosh! I could go on... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
NuPwrSoul said: Essence said: NuPwrSoul said: Essence said: NuPwrSoul said: Other films outside of the Blaxploitation genre that should still get peeped:
Oscar Micheaux's "Within Our Gates" (1920) which was a response to D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" that flipped the scripped on that racist garbage. Then "Nothing But a Man" with Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln one of the soulfullest bluesiest ladies around.
The of course "Lady Sings the Blues" and "Mahogany." The films your listing shouldn't really be classed as blaxploitation IMO. It's the pimp/ho/drug dealer/gangster films which literally exploit the black experience and suffering of the day which fall under the label "Blaxploitation". Yours are simply films with a black core cast. Um I knew this hence the very first line of my post: "Other films outside of the Blaxploitation genre that should still get peeped:" That'll teach me to skip right to the titles, this said I wouldn't class "Spook" as such either and you didn't use a disclaimer on that one. Haha. Why wouldn't you count "Spook"... that we must discuss It's just a more "worthy" (sounds pompous) take on societal issues than revellling in exploiting (by definition) the urban decay of pimps and hoes aspects of "black culture" IMO. Maybe my "blaxploitation" breakdown pointed out to some misguided soul that Eddie Murphy films don't count. 
That said, what is Beverly Hills Cop but a watered down Shaft? hmmm
On second thoughts all my misguided post achieved was showing DigitalLisa how to spell "blaxploitation".  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
DavidEye said: My favorite "blaxploitation" movie is 'The Mack'(1973),that movie is OUTRAGEOUS!! There is one scene in this film where they actually have a real Player's Ball,and it is covered by the evening news!!!...lol... the DVD is Great Man.the Real Player of the Role is in the Ball.Willie Dynimite is Aight.Truck Turner is tight&the Music is Smoking.mistermaxxx | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
DavidEye said: My favorite "blaxploitation" movie is 'The Mack'(1973),that movie is OUTRAGEOUS!! There is one scene in this film where they actually have a real Player's Ball,and it is covered by the evening news!!!...lol...
I really didn't think that Max Julien (where is he now?) was very convincing as a pimp. I don't know, something about his voice, too high...too Chris Tucker.  Okay, that's exaggerating a bit, but still, not very pimp-worthy in my book. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
UptownDeb said: DavidEye said: My favorite "blaxploitation" movie is 'The Mack'(1973),that movie is OUTRAGEOUS!! There is one scene in this film where they actually have a real Player's Ball,and it is covered by the evening news!!!...lol...
I really didn't think that Max Julien (where is he now?) was very convincing as a pimp. I don't know, something about his voice, too high...too Chris Tucker. Okay, that's exaggerating a bit, but still, not very pimp-worthy in my book.mistermaxxx | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Some of the movies listed are not black "exploitation" films...or else I would have mentioned Cooley High etc. "Climb in my fur." | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |