Tag: Blaxploitation
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SUPER FLY (72)
Super Fly (1972) is a landmark Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks Jr. and starring Ron O’Neal as the iconic lead character, Youngblood Priest. The film is notable for its gritty depiction of the urban drug trade, its stylish direction, and its groundbreaking funk-soul soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield, which became a classic in its own…
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LIVE AND LET DIE
“Live and Let Die,” released in 1973, is the eighth film in the James Bond series and marks Roger Moore’s debut as the iconic British secret agent 007. Directed by Guy Hamilton, the film is based on Ian Fleming’s 1954 novel of the same name. The movie is notable for its incorporation of Blaxploitation elements,…
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SWEET BACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
“Sweet Back’s Baadasssss Song” is a groundbreaking and provocative independent film that emerged during the vibrant era of Blaxploitation cinema in the 1970s. Directed, written, and produced by Melvin Van Peebles, the film tells the story of a black protagonist named Sweetback who becomes a fugitive from the law after defending himself against racist police…
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