Sentences with phrase «such blaxploitation»
«While far more mainstream — and by extension, kid - friendly — than such blaxploitation classics as «Foxy Brown» and «Cleopatra Jones,» «Black Panther» upholds the same tradition of celebrating strong, assertive black women,» he wrote.
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She became a trend setter for future heroines to come, but she herself is inspired by the blaxploitation stars of the 70s such as Pam Grier and Tamara Dobson.
Before Keenen Ivory Wayans» handle on silliness got out of control in dross such as White Chicks and Dance Flick, he displayed a niftier touch for boisterous humour in this inventive blaxploitation parody.
And they played an important role in creating popular genres such as Blaxploitation, Biker movies and the Beach Party movies that helped make Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon household names.
«Django Unchained» could also be called a revival of the Blaxploitation movie, a genre that became popular in the 1970s featuring mostly black casts, soundtracks with soul and funky music such as wah - wah guitars, with African - Americans taking revenge on «crackers.»
She also looks to 1970s Blaxploitation films and music legends such as Eartha Kitt, Bessie Smith, Sharon Jones, and Billie Holiday also inform Thomas's works.
Color combinations vibrate in these large - scale figurative works that reference Matisse, Blaxploitation, religious icons such as the Madonna and psychedelia.
In his extremely diverse oeuvre, Ofili has taken imagery and inspiration from such disparate, history - spanning sources as the Bible, hip - hop music, Zimbabwean cave paintings, Blaxploitation films, and William Blake's poems.
The artist's diverse oeuvre has taken imagery and inspiration from such disparate, history - spanning sources as the Bible, hip - hop music, Zimbabwean cave paintings, Blaxploitation films, and the works of William Blake.