Tom's first two-parter is all about that time in the early seventies when African American Blaxploitation anti-heros like Shaft, Cleopatra Jones and Dolemite ruled the cinemas.
LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS
Shaft ($2.99 on Youtube)
Shaft's Big Score ($2.99 on Youtube)
Blacula ($2.99 on Amazon)
Black Belt Jones ($2.99 on Youtube)
Superfly ($2.99 on Youtube)
Abby (free on youtube)
Boss N***** (free on Dailymotion)
Coonskin (free on Youtube but in tiny letterbox format)
BONUS!
Badasss Cinema - Documentary on Blaxploitation
(free on Youtube)
A Documentary about blaxploitation cinema.If you are a racist you wont like this doc so please don't bother watching.
Race Movie Documentary
(free on Youtube)
Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Race Movies: The Popular Art of the 1920's AVA16475VNB1, 1985 The program explores the contributions to filmmaking by blacks through the twenties, with a focus on the films and the production companies.
