Celebrating the 40th anniversaries of Blaxploitation films and films that starred Black actors during the Blaxploitation film genre. These films were released from January
Neo-Blaxploitation Blaxploitation films have had a profound impact on contemporary hip hop culture.
The Women of Blaxploitation The Black Movie Boom of the 1970’s created jobs for young Black actresses and introduced new talents such as Pam Grier,
In 2002, Will Smith and his production company bought the rights to Sidney Poitier’s Uptown Saturday Night.
Pressbooks were created to provide theater owners with the information and materials needed to promote a given film. Pressbooks contained information on the actors, illustrations
Rosalind Cash was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on December 31, 1938. As a young woman, she took off with only $20 in her
Born in 1927, Sidney Poitier grew up in the small village of Cat Island, Bahamas. His father, a tomato farmer, moved the family to the
Many Black actors have been faced with difficult choices and obstacles. The Bahamas-born Calvin Lockhart, who has died in 2007 was no exception. The handsome,
If you want to ease the minds of film fans about a remake you’re working on, just compare it to Ocean’s 11. That’s what
