An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
Starring:
Billy Dee Williams
James Earl Jones
Richard Pryor
Rico Dawson
Sam 'Birmingham' Brison
Jophery C. Brown
DeWayne Jessie
Leon Wagner
Tony Burton
John McCurry
Stan Shaw
Ted Ross
IMDb.com
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.
Ripped by Cinnemageddon user Jarppi provided thru Funkback
Link to soundtrack review
William Goldstein - The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
William Goldstein - The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
1 comments:
Looking for The Liberation of LB Jones really appreciated the link for Sophisticated Gents.
Post a Comment