Jan 1, 2025 · Vote up your favorite African American films that were released in the 1970s. Explore the vibrant and diverse world of 1970s Black cinema with our carefully curated list. This era was a groundbreaking time for African American filmmaking, marked by the emergence of the blaxploitation genre.

Aug 21, 2023 · Discover the birth of a new genre with Black Cinema from the 70s. Explore films that were instrumental in shaping the landscape of Black Movies.

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Well-written, intelligent films or plays by and for a Black American Audience. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich. A troubled boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it. 2. The Spook Who Sat by the Door.

List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. Super Fly. The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire. 2. Cleopatra Jones. During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs. 3. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold.

The 70s was the rise of disco, bell-bottom jeans, and timeless 8-tracks, so it’s no surprise the decade birthed some of the best 70s Black movies in the cinema. Before the 70s, the best Black movies included A Raisin In The Sun (1961)and All Night Long (1962).

Jan 12, 2024 · These films centering Black characters and stories during the 70s were known to confront themes of Black culture and empowerment, including the ongoing civil rights movement and racial issues,...

Lawrenc, Novotny (2007). Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s: Blackness and Genre (Studies in African American History and Culture). NY: Routledge; 1 edition. ISBN 978-0-203-93222-3

Jan 12, 2024 · These films centering Black characters and stories during the 70s were known to confront themes of Black culture and empowerment, including the ongoing civil rights movement and racial issues,...

May 8, 2015 · A really terrific, complex and sexy mystery thriller, directed by one of the first major African American Hollywood film editors, Robertson, who had previously edited "Midnight Cowboy" and...