Sentences with phrase «when blaxploitation»

By Bob Bloom During the 1970s, when Blaxploitation films joined the mainstream, filmmakers realized that the urban action films that dominated the genre had to -LSB-...]

In the midst of the fight for civil rights, and at a time when Blaxploitation films were in full stride, here we have a film that delves into the very same themes, though in the guise of apes instead of our fellow man.

Not exact matches

There are many moments when the true demeanor of the original and other blaxploitation films come in — that is when the film works.

Vinegar Syndrome has the classic blaxploitation film «Dolemite» about a pimp (Rudy Ray Moore) serving a 20 - year prison sentence after being set up by his rival, but when a fellow pimp schemes to get him out, Dolemite tries to take revenge.

Trivia: When raising money for the film, Martin Scorsese was offered a healthy sum by his mentor Roger Corman on the condition that he shoot the movie with an all - black cast, giving it a Blaxploitation vibe.

Much later in life, when discussing her memoir, she mentioned that blaxploitation movies had a vital role to play in black America.

Like her photos, Thomas's paintings signal nostalgia for that transitional moment when desire, individuation, and upward mobility press against Blaxploitation.