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13 Blaxploitation Films to Watch If You Loved ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat would Hollywood be without a good ole Blaxploitation film? And now that “They Cloned Tyrone”...
Jim Brown, NFL Great and Star of Films Including ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ Dies at 87
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJim Brown, the NFL titan who appeared in “The Dirty Dozen,” many Blaxploitation films plus Oliver...
Richard Roundtree, ‘Shaft’ Star, Dies at 81
Variety via AOL· 7 months agoRichard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday afternoon after...
With Tubi’s Black Noir Cinema, Pam Grier Sees a Throughline to Her Blaxploitation Era
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAs Pam Grier waxes over her groundbreaking career — touching on everything from Foxy Brown and Coffy...
‘Outlaw Posse’ Review: Mario Van Peebles’ Uneven but Diverting Mix of Blaxploitation and Spaghetti...
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIf Sergio Leone had ever signed on to make one of those ‘70s Blaxploitation oaters that once...
‘Outlaw Johnny Black’ Review: An Amusing Homage to Spaghetti Western and Blaxploitation Elements
Variety via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTipping their Stetsons to a passel of 1960s Spaghetti Westerns — everything from “A Fistful of...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of 'Star Trek: The Original Series'
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNichelle Nichols, who played Nyota Uhura, died in July 2022.Paramount Television "Star Trek" debuted...
Pam Grier Set for Career Tribute at Toronto Black Film Festival
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPam Grier, the pioneering action hero who starred in such Blaxploitation classics as Roger Corman’s...
Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' action hero and 'Roots' star, dies at 81 from pancreatic cancer
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRichard Roundtree, best known for his role as Detective John Shaft in the '70s action thriller...
Movie icon Richard Roundtree of "Shaft" dies at 81 due to cancer
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoShaft, lobbycard, Richard Roundtree, 1971. LMPC via Getty Images Richard Roundtree, who played one...