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Celebrating Black film's golden era tropes, from 'Bullitt' and 'Shaft' to 'Scarface'
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1968, America's film industry was in a steep decline. The onset of television's rise, coupled...
A Brief(ish) History of Blaxploitation Horror Movies
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Blaxploitation film era is, for better or worse, a cornerstone in the foundation of modern Black history. The subgenre, a portmanteau of Black and...
‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’ Review: Elvis Mitchell’s Intoxicating Deep Dive into the Black...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHis conceit is that the very existence of these movies was life-changing, because African-American...
The Hebrew Hammer Director On How Mel Brooks Inspired Jewish Cult Classic
SYFY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBefore Eli Roth's Donny Donowitz and Logan Lerman's Jonah Heidelbaum, there was Adam Goldberg's...
70s Black Movies That Are a Must-See for the Culture
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhile there are many late 20th-century movie classics we all know and love, the crunchy video and audio quality is enough to turn off a generation that...
A new Academy Museum exhibit gives early Black trailblazers in film their due
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen documentary filmmaker Madeline Anderson was 12 years old, she knew that she wanted to make movies. She also knew that she didn’t like the way Hollywood portrayed Black people — and decided ...