Phrases with «blaxploitation»

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"Blaxploitation" refers to a genre of films in the 1970s that focused on stories featuring African-American characters. These films aimed to exploit the rising demand for movies with Black leads but often relied on stereotypical portrayals and exaggerated violence. Full definition

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Sentences with «blaxploitation»

  • His 2010 wall painting Credit Roll reproduced the names of blaxploitation films of the 1970s in white text over brown paint. (artspace.com)
  • During the heyday of blaxploitation movies in the early»70s, the civil rights movement was still a nascent thing and black stars - especially leading heroes - were not commonly found on the mainstream Hollywood big screen. (bookbrowse.com)
  • Todd Boyd, professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, pointed to the explosion of blaxploitation films in the 1970 which were cheap to produce and financial hit. (thewrap.com)
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