Director Sagal (Night Gallery, Girl Happy), working with the script by the Corringtons (Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Boxcar Bertha), brings Matheson's story to the 1970s, complete with hip jazz - funk soundtrack,
blaxploitation elements, and hippie jargon and tie - ins.
Not exact matches
Jada Pinkett's animated performance as Shame's fast - talking girl Friday is one of the few outstanding
elements in this otherwise so - so spoof of
blaxploitation pictures.
«Django Unchained» blends Western, horror, comedy and even some classic «
blaxploitation»
elements into a B - movie «Grindhouse» formula that the director clearly enjoys.
In an era where so many films are merely stealing
elements from each other, The Mack emerges as one of the most unique, and even if it lacks the focus and jointed structure to call it a great film for mainstream viewers, it is well worth seeking out for fans of not only
Blaxploitation films, but gritty crime dramas in general.
The plot that follows features plenty of nonsensical twists and turns that give White and director Scott Sanders an excuse to pack in every memorable
element from
Blaxploitation's heyday.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a new trailer for Director X's remake of the 1972
blaxploitation action classic «SuperFly» which shifts the story's setting from Harlem to Atlanta and includes
elements from cartels to cryptocurrency.