Josiah Howard and Rob Talk Blaxploitation Cinema

Описание: Josiah Howard, writer of the excellent exploitation cinema resource Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide, chats with Rob about one of their favorite exploitation sub-genres, blaxploitation.

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Contents:

0:39 - What makes a blaxploitation film a blaxploitation film?
3:30 - Solomon King a re-discovered blaxploitation film.
5:38 - When did blaxploitation end?
6:49 - What role did the black power movement play in blaxploitation cinema?
8:38 - What was the first blaxploitation film you saw? / Thoughts on Coffy and Pam Grier
15:28 - Were blaxploitation films feminist?
18:46 - Did the success of blaxploitation help at all with race relations in the States?
20:42 - How did you find these movies to review for the book?
25:10 - Anyone you wanted to interview for the book but couldn't get?
26:16 - What do we think of the term 'blaxploitaiton'?
27:47 - What are the essential blaxploitaiton films? (Josiah's List)
32:12 - What are the essential blaxploitaiton films? (Rob's List)
36:47 - Any blaxploitation hidden gems?
39:22 - Favorite blaxploitation posters?

Films Discussed: Shaft, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Black Caesar, Coffy, Foxy Brown, The Guy from Harlem, Emma Mae, Amazing Grace, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Dr. Black Mr. Hyde, Super Fly, Boss N*****, The Human Tornado, Dolemite, Disco Godfather, Blackula.

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