The rise and fall of the 1970′s Blaxploitation filmmaking era.
Now that’s a documentary. And where else to learn about it than on this here favourite blog of yours?
For all you Quentin Tarantino fans, Pam Grier lovers and Tupac Shakur afficionados, it’s all there, sit down, relax and dig it:
Some soundtracks I know by heart, while I haven’t seen the actual films yet, no clue what the story’s about.
A little personal top five of soundtracks would look like this:
James Brown – Black Caesar
Marvin Gaye – Troubleman
Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
Johny Pate – Shaft in Africa
Roy Ayers – Coffy
Then of course there’s still The Mack, Car Wash, Accross 110th Street, etc. etc.
Previous episodes of your favourite online tv section: The Long Play On A Lazy Day:
Style Wars
Born Into Brothels – Calcutta’s Red Light Kids
80 Blocks From Tiffany’s
Marvin Gaye in Ostend – Ostend Transit
Children Underground
Sun Ra: Space Is The Place
Dark Days
Maestro
Grizzly Man
Quadrophenia
Fela Kuti Documentary
Louis Theroux in Saint-Quentin Prison
And more…
Tune in next Sunday for more!
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May 27th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I just watched the whole thing. Wow!