Films

Starring: Ron O’Neal, Carl Lee, Julius W. Harris and Sheila Frazier Rated: R    Action/Crime/Drama Superfly, along with Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassssss Song (1971) and Shaft (1971), is considered to have “birthed” the Bla... Continue Reading

Starring: Bernie Casey, Sam Wells, Betty Waldron and Pam Grier Rated: R  Crime/Drama Based on the novel, Jack’s Return Home, authored by Ted Lewis, Hitman is a “Blaxploitation” film centering upon the main character, Tyrone Tackett (... Continue Reading

Starring: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Peter De Anda, Minnie Gentry and Jonelle Allen Rated: PG  Action/Comedy/Crime Based loosely on the novel, The Heat is On, by Chester Himes, Come Back Charleston Blue is the follow-... Continue Reading

Starring: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace and Redd Foxx Rated: R  Action/Comedy Based on the novel of the same title by the inimitable Chester Himes, this film is colorful, well-presented and action-p... Continue Reading

Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Larry Gates and Beah Richards Rated: Not Rated Crime/Drama/Mystery This film, released by United Artists, is a murder mystery couched in racism; it was based upon the Edgar Award-winning 19... Continue Reading

Starring: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster and Yaphet Kotto Rated: Not Rated Drama/Romance Considered to be Malcolm X’s favorite film, this independent motion picture is about the various manifestations of Black love... Continue Reading