What would Hollywood be without a good ole Blaxploitation film? And now that “They Cloned Tyrone” has hit Netflix screens, conversations about the Blaxploitation movies that crawled so that “They Cloned Tyrone” could pimp walk have come to the forefront.
Juel Taylor’s film welcomes watchers to The Glen, a normal, everyday neighborhood where its predominately Black residents live out their lives shopping, going to church and enjoying the fruits of their labor. However, beneath the surface, but right in front of their eyes, the government is executing a plot to keep the community in an endless cycle of unhealthy behavior that ultimately blocks them from mental and financial wellness.
Like many Blaxploitation films, “They Cloned Tyrone” creatively calls out and highlights the systemic issues Black community faces while also celebrating Black culture and Black people’s perseverance.
When “They Cloned Tyrone” hit Netflix, people online began discussing the films that influenced it,...
Juel Taylor’s film welcomes watchers to The Glen, a normal, everyday neighborhood where its predominately Black residents live out their lives shopping, going to church and enjoying the fruits of their labor. However, beneath the surface, but right in front of their eyes, the government is executing a plot to keep the community in an endless cycle of unhealthy behavior that ultimately blocks them from mental and financial wellness.
Like many Blaxploitation films, “They Cloned Tyrone” creatively calls out and highlights the systemic issues Black community faces while also celebrating Black culture and Black people’s perseverance.
When “They Cloned Tyrone” hit Netflix, people online began discussing the films that influenced it,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Nolan Gallagher’s time running Gravitas Ventures will soon come to an end.
After 17 years, the founder and CEO will depart the distribution company as of March 31, after which time he will focus on an upstart Major League Soccer Next Pro men’s professional soccer team in Cleveland. The team is scheduled to begin league play in 2025. Per today’s news, Gravitas owner Anthem Sports & Entertainment — a multinational media company founded by Leonard Asper — is expected to announce new leadership in the coming months.
He won’t be relocating to Cleveland as he’s already there. In 2019, Gallagher and Gravitas co-owners Michael Murphy and Brendan Gallagher moved the company to the Ohio city in a bid to “further economic momentum for media and entertainment in their hometown,” per the company. The soccer team is the latest push to continue those efforts.
In a statement about his exit, Gallagher explained...
After 17 years, the founder and CEO will depart the distribution company as of March 31, after which time he will focus on an upstart Major League Soccer Next Pro men’s professional soccer team in Cleveland. The team is scheduled to begin league play in 2025. Per today’s news, Gravitas owner Anthem Sports & Entertainment — a multinational media company founded by Leonard Asper — is expected to announce new leadership in the coming months.
He won’t be relocating to Cleveland as he’s already there. In 2019, Gallagher and Gravitas co-owners Michael Murphy and Brendan Gallagher moved the company to the Ohio city in a bid to “further economic momentum for media and entertainment in their hometown,” per the company. The soccer team is the latest push to continue those efforts.
In a statement about his exit, Gallagher explained...
- 2/17/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Raven Jackson started out as a poet, a background that is at the heart of her eloquent, imagistic first feature. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt presents the life of a Black woman in the rural South through elegantly composed vignettes. On paper, that approach sounds too precious to live. As the story follows Mack from her girlhood in the 1970s across several decades, the film has minimal dialogue and a narrative that offers fragments of her life in time-shifting episodes. But miraculously, all its elements come together. Jackson’s risky, beautifully realized film puts a pure artistic vision on screen.
Jackson has cited Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust as an influence, and, as in that groundbreaking 1991 film, each scene is so deliberately composed that it conveys a wealth of information and emotion. Jomo Fray’s lush cinematography, shot on 35 mm, grounds the story in the landscape of woods,...
Jackson has cited Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust as an influence, and, as in that groundbreaking 1991 film, each scene is so deliberately composed that it conveys a wealth of information and emotion. Jomo Fray’s lush cinematography, shot on 35 mm, grounds the story in the landscape of woods,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Caryn James
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roger E. Mosley, best known for playing Theodore "Tc" Calvin on the original Magnum P.I., has died.
His daughter, Ch-a Mosley, revealed the sad news on Facebook on August 7.
“Roger E. Mosley, my father, your friend, your ‘coach Mosley’ your ‘Tc’ from Magnum P.I., passed away at 1:17am," the statement reads.
"He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully,” she wrote. “We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would Hate any crying done in his name."
"It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too."
"My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands. Rest easy.”
No cause of death was given, but Ch-a previously said her father was involved in a car crash that...
His daughter, Ch-a Mosley, revealed the sad news on Facebook on August 7.
“Roger E. Mosley, my father, your friend, your ‘coach Mosley’ your ‘Tc’ from Magnum P.I., passed away at 1:17am," the statement reads.
"He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully,” she wrote. “We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would Hate any crying done in his name."
"It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too."
"My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands. Rest easy.”
No cause of death was given, but Ch-a previously said her father was involved in a car crash that...
- 8/8/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the CBS television series “Magnum P.I.,” died early Sunday morning. He was 83 years old. No further details about Mosley’s death are available at this time.
Mosley’s daughter confirmed the news of his death through a tribute post on her Facebook.
“Roger E. Mosley, my father, your friend, your ‘coach Mosley’ your ‘Tc’ from Magnum P.I., passed away at 1:17am,” she wrote. “He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully. We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would hate any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands.
Mosley’s daughter confirmed the news of his death through a tribute post on her Facebook.
“Roger E. Mosley, my father, your friend, your ‘coach Mosley’ your ‘Tc’ from Magnum P.I., passed away at 1:17am,” she wrote. “He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully. We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would hate any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands.
- 8/7/2022
- by Thania Garcia
- Variety Film + TV
Roger E. Mosley, best known for playing helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin on the CBS crime drama Magnum, P.I., died early Sunday morning. He was 83.
His daughter, Ch-a Mosley, confirmed the news via Facebook writing: “He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully. We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would Hate any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years.
His daughter, Ch-a Mosley, confirmed the news via Facebook writing: “He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully. We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would Hate any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years.
- 8/7/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
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Roger E. Mosley, who portrayed Theodore “T.C.” Calvin, the helicopter pilot and buddy of Tom Selleck’s character on all eight seasons of the original Magnum, P.I., died Sunday. He was 83.
Mosley died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of injuries incurred in a car accident in nearby Lynwood three days earlier, his daughter, Ch-a, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On the big screen, Mosley was at his most memorable as blues and folk singer Huddie Ledbetter (“The Midnight Special”) in the period piece Leadbelly (1976), directed by Gordon Parks. In his review, Roger Ebert wrote that Mosley played the part “with great strength” and called the film “one of the best biographies of a musician I’ve ever seen.”
Mosley also was a standout in blaxploitation films, playing the angry brother of the fresh-out-of-prison Goldie (Max Julien) in the classic The Mack...
Roger E. Mosley, who portrayed Theodore “T.C.” Calvin, the helicopter pilot and buddy of Tom Selleck’s character on all eight seasons of the original Magnum, P.I., died Sunday. He was 83.
Mosley died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of injuries incurred in a car accident in nearby Lynwood three days earlier, his daughter, Ch-a, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On the big screen, Mosley was at his most memorable as blues and folk singer Huddie Ledbetter (“The Midnight Special”) in the period piece Leadbelly (1976), directed by Gordon Parks. In his review, Roger Ebert wrote that Mosley played the part “with great strength” and called the film “one of the best biographies of a musician I’ve ever seen.”
Mosley also was a standout in blaxploitation films, playing the angry brother of the fresh-out-of-prison Goldie (Max Julien) in the classic The Mack...
- 8/7/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roger E. Mosley, best known as the helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum P.I., died early Sunday morning. No cause of death was given.
Mosley was on the original Magnum P.I. for its eight-year run, appearing in 158 episodes, then came back to the rebooted CBS series for a cameo as a different character.
Born in Los Angeles, he lived in the Watts neighborhood and attended Jordan High School
In addition to Magnum P.I., he appeared on the television shows Love Boat, Night Gallery, Sanford and Son, Kung Fu, Kojak, McCloud, The Rockford Files, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Starsky and Hutch, You Take the Kids, Night Court, Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, Walker, Texas Ranger, Rude Awakening, Las Vegas, Fact Checkers Unit and many more.
Mosley’s film credits included several Blaxploitation films, including The Mack, Hit Man, Sweet Jesus, Preacherman, Darktown Strutters and The River Niger.
Mosley was on the original Magnum P.I. for its eight-year run, appearing in 158 episodes, then came back to the rebooted CBS series for a cameo as a different character.
Born in Los Angeles, he lived in the Watts neighborhood and attended Jordan High School
In addition to Magnum P.I., he appeared on the television shows Love Boat, Night Gallery, Sanford and Son, Kung Fu, Kojak, McCloud, The Rockford Files, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Starsky and Hutch, You Take the Kids, Night Court, Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, Walker, Texas Ranger, Rude Awakening, Las Vegas, Fact Checkers Unit and many more.
Mosley’s film credits included several Blaxploitation films, including The Mack, Hit Man, Sweet Jesus, Preacherman, Darktown Strutters and The River Niger.
- 8/7/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Carol Speed, who lit up the screen in the cult blaxploitation film The Mack, died on Jan. 14 in Muskogee, Okla. She was 76 and her family announced her death in a statement published online, but did not specify the cause.
Speed came to filmgoer attention in the 1970s in a series of blaxploitation movies, but broke through in 1973’s The Mack, in which she played the girlfriend and head prostitute of star Max Julien, who died earlier this month. That led Speed to television roles on TV shows, including Julia and Sanford and Son.
Her other big role was in the horror film Abby in 1974, playing the title character, who is possessed by an ancient Nigerian devil known as Eshu. The film was a hit among moviegoers after its Christmas Day release. But Warner Bros. sued, claiming it stole the plot of its film The Exorcist. The litigation led to Abby being pulled from theaters,...
Speed came to filmgoer attention in the 1970s in a series of blaxploitation movies, but broke through in 1973’s The Mack, in which she played the girlfriend and head prostitute of star Max Julien, who died earlier this month. That led Speed to television roles on TV shows, including Julia and Sanford and Son.
Her other big role was in the horror film Abby in 1974, playing the title character, who is possessed by an ancient Nigerian devil known as Eshu. The film was a hit among moviegoers after its Christmas Day release. But Warner Bros. sued, claiming it stole the plot of its film The Exorcist. The litigation led to Abby being pulled from theaters,...
- 1/29/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Viertel, whose 34 years with Broadway’s Jujamcyn Theaters included stints as both the Creative Director and, more recently, Senior Vice President, announced his retirement today, effective as of the end of 2021.
In a statement, Viertel said, in part, “as the song says, the days grow short when you reach September, although I feel like I’m really only in mid-August. Still, it was time to move along, with gratitude for everything Jujamcyn has given me.” Viertel said he is working on a new book and will continue to serve as a freelance creative consultant on other projects.
See his full statement below.
Viertel joined Jujamcyn in 1987, launching his career there that would include involvement in numerous award-winning and acclaimed productions, including such era-defining stagings as Into The Woods, M. Butterfly, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam and The Secret Garden. He’d also play an instrumental role in...
In a statement, Viertel said, in part, “as the song says, the days grow short when you reach September, although I feel like I’m really only in mid-August. Still, it was time to move along, with gratitude for everything Jujamcyn has given me.” Viertel said he is working on a new book and will continue to serve as a freelance creative consultant on other projects.
See his full statement below.
Viertel joined Jujamcyn in 1987, launching his career there that would include involvement in numerous award-winning and acclaimed productions, including such era-defining stagings as Into The Woods, M. Butterfly, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam and The Secret Garden. He’d also play an instrumental role in...
- 1/11/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Max Julien, the actor best known for his lead performance in the 1973 blaxploitation classic ‘The Mack’, passed away aged 88. An official cause of death was not immediately available, reports variety.com. News of Julien’s death was confirmed by his friend, comic book writer and filmmaker David F. Walker. Walker posted a tribute to the […]...
- 1/3/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Max Julien, an actor best known for his lead performance in the 1973 blaxploitation classic “The Mack,” died on Saturday. He was 88 years old.
An official cause of death was not immediately available.
News of Julien’s death was confirmed by his friend, comic book writer and filmmaker David F. Walker. Walker posted a tribute to the late actor on his Instagram.
“I met Max in 1996,” Walker wrote. “He was a great human being and we had so many amazing conversations. He was brilliant and hilarious and charismatic. R.I.P.”
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Released in 1973, “The Mack” co-starred Julien and Richard Pryor. Julien plays John “Goldie” Mickens, an ex-convict on a mission to make a name for himself by becoming the biggest pimp in Oakland, Calif, teaming up with Pryor’s Slim to build a criminal enterprise. The two find...
An official cause of death was not immediately available.
News of Julien’s death was confirmed by his friend, comic book writer and filmmaker David F. Walker. Walker posted a tribute to the late actor on his Instagram.
“I met Max in 1996,” Walker wrote. “He was a great human being and we had so many amazing conversations. He was brilliant and hilarious and charismatic. R.I.P.”
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Released in 1973, “The Mack” co-starred Julien and Richard Pryor. Julien plays John “Goldie” Mickens, an ex-convict on a mission to make a name for himself by becoming the biggest pimp in Oakland, Calif, teaming up with Pryor’s Slim to build a criminal enterprise. The two find...
- 1/2/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Max Julien, best known for his starring role in the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack, died Saturday on his birthday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friends. He was 88 and no cause of death has been revealed.
“A statement from his public relations team praised his character. “During Julien’s decades-long career, he was known for being bold, honest and straightforward. He would live and speak his own truth both professionally and privately. He was thought of as a rare ‘man among men.”
Julien’s role in The Mack became a classic, snips of it oft-quoted in hip-hop by such stars as Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy and LL Cool J, among others.The film saw Julien play the part of “Goldie,” an ambitious young pimp from Oakland who faces off with corrupt cops and drug dealers after his release from prison. Richard Pryor plays his sidekick,...
“A statement from his public relations team praised his character. “During Julien’s decades-long career, he was known for being bold, honest and straightforward. He would live and speak his own truth both professionally and privately. He was thought of as a rare ‘man among men.”
Julien’s role in The Mack became a classic, snips of it oft-quoted in hip-hop by such stars as Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy and LL Cool J, among others.The film saw Julien play the part of “Goldie,” an ambitious young pimp from Oakland who faces off with corrupt cops and drug dealers after his release from prison. Richard Pryor plays his sidekick,...
- 1/2/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Range Media Partners has signed Simon Rex, who has a promising awards season ahead of him after his star-making role in Sean Baker’s acclaimed feature Red Rocket for A24 and FilmNation.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to a rapturous response, followed by the Telluride Film Festival and the Deauville American Film Festival, where it was recognized with the Jury Prize and the Critics Prize. It also is an official selection for the 2021 AFI Fest in November.
Rex, who was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Performance for his role, continues to be recognized throughout the current festival circuit. Critics have lauded Rex’s performance, with many considering this to be a breakthrough, career-defining moment for him. Red Rocket will debut theatrically December 3.
Rex is following that up with FilmNation’s Down Low alongside Zachary Quinto, Lukas Gage,...
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to a rapturous response, followed by the Telluride Film Festival and the Deauville American Film Festival, where it was recognized with the Jury Prize and the Critics Prize. It also is an official selection for the 2021 AFI Fest in November.
Rex, who was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Performance for his role, continues to be recognized throughout the current festival circuit. Critics have lauded Rex’s performance, with many considering this to be a breakthrough, career-defining moment for him. Red Rocket will debut theatrically December 3.
Rex is following that up with FilmNation’s Down Low alongside Zachary Quinto, Lukas Gage,...
- 10/27/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The writer/director returns to talk about his favorite Blaxploitation movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Trick Baby (1972)
The Exorcist (1973) – Oren Pelli’s trailer commentary
The Untouchables (1987)
Predator (1987)
Purple Rain (1984) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Loved One (1965) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Live And Let Die (1973)
Enter The Dragon (1973) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Green Hornet (1974)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary
The Last Dragon (1985) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Dead Presidents (1995)
Hell Up In Harlem (1973) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
Black Caesar (1973) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
Shaft (1971) – Bill Duke’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
Coffy (1973) – Jack Hill’s trailer commentary
Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary
Boxcar Bertha (1972) – Julie Corman...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Trick Baby (1972)
The Exorcist (1973) – Oren Pelli’s trailer commentary
The Untouchables (1987)
Predator (1987)
Purple Rain (1984) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Loved One (1965) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Live And Let Die (1973)
Enter The Dragon (1973) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Green Hornet (1974)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary
The Last Dragon (1985) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Dead Presidents (1995)
Hell Up In Harlem (1973) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
Black Caesar (1973) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
Shaft (1971) – Bill Duke’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
Coffy (1973) – Jack Hill’s trailer commentary
Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary
Boxcar Bertha (1972) – Julie Corman...
- 8/3/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Gregory Jacobs, the charismatic, affable Digital Underground rapper-producer who performed as Shock G and Humpty Hump, died Thursday at the age of 57. Jacobs’ father confirmed the musician’s death to TMZ, though a cause of death remains unknown.
“34 years ago almost to the day we had a wild idea we can be a hip-hop band and take on the world through it all the dream became a reality and the reality became a nightmare for some,” Digital Underground’s Chopmaster J wrote on Instagram. “And now he’s awaken from...
“34 years ago almost to the day we had a wild idea we can be a hip-hop band and take on the world through it all the dream became a reality and the reality became a nightmare for some,” Digital Underground’s Chopmaster J wrote on Instagram. “And now he’s awaken from...
- 4/23/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Who shot Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls? It’s crazy to think that a Hollywood movie can solve a homicide the Los Angeles Police Department couldn’t crack. But conspiracy-minded “City of Lies” — which opens 24 years and 10 days after the rap legend’s murder on March 9, 1997 — suggests that the Notorious B.I.G.’s death isn’t unsolved at all, but a cover-up of epic proportions.
According to buck-the-system screenwriter Christian Contreras (who cooks up lines like “There’s no such thing as law. There’s never been one that can overcome man’s nature”), the LAPD had a pretty good idea of who did it and deliberately chose to let the case go cold. That’s a bombshell if true and downright irresponsible if not — and not this critic’s place to speculate as to which — although one thing is certain: Such claims should make for a far more...
According to buck-the-system screenwriter Christian Contreras (who cooks up lines like “There’s no such thing as law. There’s never been one that can overcome man’s nature”), the LAPD had a pretty good idea of who did it and deliberately chose to let the case go cold. That’s a bombshell if true and downright irresponsible if not — and not this critic’s place to speculate as to which — although one thing is certain: Such claims should make for a far more...
- 3/18/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
UTA has signed Xolo Maridueña, who plays Miguel Diaz in Cobrai Kai, The Karate Kid sequel series.
Maridueña, who also featured in NBC drama Parenthood, has signed with agency in all areas.
This comes as Maridueña is set to star in season three of the karate drama, which has moved from YouTube to Netflix. The series, in which he plays Diaz, the top student at the Cobra Kai Dojo, recently debuted its first two seasons on Netflix following the shift and will launch the third season in January.
On Parenthood, which aired for six seasons on NBC between 2010 and 2015, he played Victor Graham, the adopted son of Erika Christensen’s Julia Braverman-Graham and Sam Jaeger’s Joel Graham.
His other television credits include guest roles on Major Crimes, Twin Peaks, Rush Hour and Mack and Moxy.
In film, he featured in Dealin’ with Idiots, directed and starring Jeff Garlin alongside...
Maridueña, who also featured in NBC drama Parenthood, has signed with agency in all areas.
This comes as Maridueña is set to star in season three of the karate drama, which has moved from YouTube to Netflix. The series, in which he plays Diaz, the top student at the Cobra Kai Dojo, recently debuted its first two seasons on Netflix following the shift and will launch the third season in January.
On Parenthood, which aired for six seasons on NBC between 2010 and 2015, he played Victor Graham, the adopted son of Erika Christensen’s Julia Braverman-Graham and Sam Jaeger’s Joel Graham.
His other television credits include guest roles on Major Crimes, Twin Peaks, Rush Hour and Mack and Moxy.
In film, he featured in Dealin’ with Idiots, directed and starring Jeff Garlin alongside...
- 11/18/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the final match in the run of The Rascalz in Impact Wrestling. The Rascalz get the main event in a tag match with World Champion Rich Swann, who stares at his ass when he pees. I’m excited to see this match, but I don’t care about mountain goats. I’m ready to invent electric gummy pants and this show is on the road…To Rhode Iiiiiiiiiiiisland, Because It’S All There, Black And White, Clear As Crystal! You Stole Fizzy-lifting Drinks And Bumped Into A Ceiling That Now Has To Be Washed And Sterilized, So You Get Nothing! You Lose!!! Good Day, Sir!!!!!!!!! Here comes Impact.
Match #1: Moose def. Willie Mack – No Disqualification Match (Referee Stoppage) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
At Turning Point, Moose got...
Match #1: Moose def. Willie Mack – No Disqualification Match (Referee Stoppage) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
At Turning Point, Moose got...
- 11/18/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the Gift of the Gods battle royale, as well as a big main event, so let’s get to it, before I croak.
Match #1: Jake Strong beat Big Bad Steve, Aerostar, Pj Black, Hernandez, Dante Fox and King Cuerno – Battle Royale Match For #1 Contendership To The Gift of the Gods Title
My Take: 2 out of 5 - This was a squash that made the other wrestlers look weak, but made Strong look like an embodiment of his name. There isn’t much to say about all of this, other than I hate it when other athletes get ignored for one person. Strong doesn’t need to be put over other people like this and would have been better off being booked based off of his successes in the WWE. Strong could...
Match #1: Jake Strong beat Big Bad Steve, Aerostar, Pj Black, Hernandez, Dante Fox and King Cuerno – Battle Royale Match For #1 Contendership To The Gift of the Gods Title
My Take: 2 out of 5 - This was a squash that made the other wrestlers look weak, but made Strong look like an embodiment of his name. There isn’t much to say about all of this, other than I hate it when other athletes get ignored for one person. Strong doesn’t need to be put over other people like this and would have been better off being booked based off of his successes in the WWE. Strong could...
- 10/19/2018
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Proud Mary, starring Taraji P. Henson as a Mafia hitwoman, pays more than a little homage to "blaxploitation" films of the past. The genre — which featured mostly African-American characters, extreme violence and irresistible R&B soundtracks — went mainstream with 1971's Shaft.
Max Julien, one of blaxploitation's biggest stars (he appeared opposite Richard Pryor in 1973's The Mack), was laying low in Rome in the early '70s when a voice in his head told him to "go home and write about something called 'Cleopatra Jones.' " Two days later, he was in...
Max Julien, one of blaxploitation's biggest stars (he appeared opposite Richard Pryor in 1973's The Mack), was laying low in Rome in the early '70s when a voice in his head told him to "go home and write about something called 'Cleopatra Jones.' " Two days later, he was in...
- 1/11/2018
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Today, director Michael Campus is best remembered as an alum of Blaxploitation, thanks mostly to 1973’s The Mack, which featured an early role for Richard Pryor, and the more obscure cult item The Education of Sonny Carson (1974).
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- 3/28/2017
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
[Press Release] Los Angeles -- Universal Music Enterprises has announced a rollout of 26 individual soundtrack albums on vinyl – including John Williams’ scores to E.T. and Jaws; Blaxploitation classics like Willie Hutch’s The Mack, J.J. Johnson’s Willie Dynamite, Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man and the hip-hop-flavored Juice; Oscar® winners such as The Godfather, Silence of the Lambs, Rocky and Good Will Hunting; and cult movies like Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Knights, John Landis’ Animal House, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, Amy Heckerling’s Clueless and Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. The rollout got underway on January 20, with the release of Willie Hutch’s classic, much-sampled soundtrack to the 1973 movie The Mack, starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor, which was originally released on...
- 3/3/2015
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
Abby (1974)
Director: William Girdler
Writers: William Girdler and Gordon Cornell Layne
Cast: William Marshall (Bishop Garnet Williams), Terry Carter (Rev. Emmett Williams), Austin Stoker (Det. Cass Potter), Carol Speed (Abby Williams), Juanita Moore (Miranda “Momma” Potter)
I pride myself on being a Blaxploitation fan, but I may have missed one of the high points in the genre. A good friend of mine and a trusted resource for solid film recommendations told me about this one. When I elaborate a little further about the cast and the plot, I almost need to turn in my Blaxploitation fan card. It’s almost unpardonable.
“Abby” came out in 1974. It’s a story of possession that debuted a year after another possession story that maybe you heard of. It actually was taken out of circulation for several years because Warner Brothers sued American International Pictures for directly ripping off “The Exorcist”. Maybe,...
Abby (1974)
Director: William Girdler
Writers: William Girdler and Gordon Cornell Layne
Cast: William Marshall (Bishop Garnet Williams), Terry Carter (Rev. Emmett Williams), Austin Stoker (Det. Cass Potter), Carol Speed (Abby Williams), Juanita Moore (Miranda “Momma” Potter)
I pride myself on being a Blaxploitation fan, but I may have missed one of the high points in the genre. A good friend of mine and a trusted resource for solid film recommendations told me about this one. When I elaborate a little further about the cast and the plot, I almost need to turn in my Blaxploitation fan card. It’s almost unpardonable.
“Abby” came out in 1974. It’s a story of possession that debuted a year after another possession story that maybe you heard of. It actually was taken out of circulation for several years because Warner Brothers sued American International Pictures for directly ripping off “The Exorcist”. Maybe,...
- 7/23/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Oscar-nominated actor who brought sensitivity and warmth to her most famous role in Imitation of Life
From its earliest days, Hollywood, which has always lagged behind wider social advances, limited the roles of black actors to stock, wide-eyed cowards, simpletons or servants, often referred to as "uncles" and "mammies". Juanita Moore, who has died aged 99, suffered from this limitation by having to play maids throughout most of her long career. However, Moore could have echoed what Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award, once said: "Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one."
Where McDaniel as Mammy, Scarlett O'Hara's lovable, sassy servant in Gone With the Wind (1939) was the apotheosis of the black maid, Moore's Oscar-nominated portrayal of Annie Johnson, housekeeper to the glamorous Broadway star Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) in Douglas Sirk...
From its earliest days, Hollywood, which has always lagged behind wider social advances, limited the roles of black actors to stock, wide-eyed cowards, simpletons or servants, often referred to as "uncles" and "mammies". Juanita Moore, who has died aged 99, suffered from this limitation by having to play maids throughout most of her long career. However, Moore could have echoed what Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award, once said: "Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one."
Where McDaniel as Mammy, Scarlett O'Hara's lovable, sassy servant in Gone With the Wind (1939) was the apotheosis of the black maid, Moore's Oscar-nominated portrayal of Annie Johnson, housekeeper to the glamorous Broadway star Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) in Douglas Sirk...
- 1/3/2014
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Now almost two decades old, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction almost singlehandedly changed the way Hollywood wanted to make movies in the '90s. Now, a comprehensive new book on the film -- Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece (by Jason Bailey from Voyageur Press) – reveals some intriguing casting near-miss and what if? details, from the possibilities of Daniel Day-Lewis as Vincent Vega (the role now owned by John Travolta) and Meg Ryan as Mia Wallace (the role now defined by Uma Thurman) to even Ellen DeGeneres starring in a supporting role...
Related: 5 Shocking Truths About the Making of 'Pulp Fiction'
After being reduced to playing third wheel to talking babies and dogs in the Look Who's Talking movies, Travolta's career was practically flatlining before the role of Vincent Vega gave him a second lease on life in Hollywood. But the role originally was meant for Michael Madsen, who played...
Related: 5 Shocking Truths About the Making of 'Pulp Fiction'
After being reduced to playing third wheel to talking babies and dogs in the Look Who's Talking movies, Travolta's career was practically flatlining before the role of Vincent Vega gave him a second lease on life in Hollywood. But the role originally was meant for Michael Madsen, who played...
- 11/15/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
When director Michael Campus’s The Mack was released in 1973, it played in only 22 theaters. Even though it did decent business in its limited run, the drama starring Max Julien, Don Gordon, and Richard Pryor about a man who returns from prison to become the king of the pimps in Oakland seemed destined to remain a cultural blip. It wasn’t even released on video.
But then people got hold of the wonderful soundtrack, Quentin Tarantino started touting it as one of his favorites and wrote it into Tony Scott’s True Romance, prolific rappers like Jay-z and Dr. Dre...
But then people got hold of the wonderful soundtrack, Quentin Tarantino started touting it as one of his favorites and wrote it into Tony Scott’s True Romance, prolific rappers like Jay-z and Dr. Dre...
- 9/27/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
After all the debates, controversies, and stereotype accusations have cleared, looking back on Blaxploitation cinema today it’s easy to see healthy portions of the crime and action genres. Using these genres and the struggles of the black community, these films were created for those that wanted to see African American characters on the big screen not taking shit from the man, “getting over”, and–above all else—being the heroes in movies. In the documentary Baad Asssss Cinema, Samuel L. Jackson gives his take on the heroes of Blaxploitation: “We were tired of seeing the righteous black man. And all of a sudden we had guys who were…us. Or guys who did the things we wanted those guys to do.”
The unsung supporting players in these films that backed Fred Williamson and Pam Grier and many other stars were people acting and making a living off of it.
The unsung supporting players in these films that backed Fred Williamson and Pam Grier and many other stars were people acting and making a living off of it.
- 12/4/2012
- by Gregory Day
- SoundOnSight
There is a fine line between stereo-typing and the honest portrayal of criminals in cinema. Films such as Public Enemy (1931), Goodfellas, and both versions of Scarface (1932 and 1983) are examples of films both under attack and praised for its portrayal of criminals. Brian De Palma’s version of Scarface especially divides audiences and critics as to whether the character of Cuban import Tony Montana is a racial caricature or an honest look at greed and corruption. Blaxploitation cinema’s portrayal of criminals is no different drawing criticism from the African-American community, especially Rev. Jesse Jackson and the NAACP. The pimps and drug pushers in Blaxploitation cinema are considered just the same, walking the line of stereo-type and being socially conscious.
#5 The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)
Written by Mikel Angel
Directed by Matt Cimber
“Your cash ain’t nothin’ but trash.”
The Baron is a Sunset Blvd pimp that pushes his women to...
#5 The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)
Written by Mikel Angel
Directed by Matt Cimber
“Your cash ain’t nothin’ but trash.”
The Baron is a Sunset Blvd pimp that pushes his women to...
- 11/4/2012
- by Gregory Day
- SoundOnSight
Jackson Leads Tributes To Williams
Samuel L. Jackson has led tributes to actor Dick Anthony Williams, who died at the age of 73 last week.
Williams appeared in several movies, including Edward Scissorhands, The Jerk and Spike Lee's drama Mo' Better Blues.
He also starred in a string of Broadway shows, and his turn in What the Wine-Sellers Buy won him the 1974 Drama Desk Award, but he will perhaps be best remembered for his role as 'pretty Tony' in 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack.
In a post on Twitter.com, Jackson writes, "Rip, Dick Anthony Williams! Truly an Acting Muttuhf**Kuh! Pretty Tony, to those who know!"
The Wire star Wendell Pierce adds, "An actor who embodied what a journeyman artist is: persistent, innovative, and transcendent, Dick Anthony Williams has died. Rip."
Williams' cause of death is unknown as WENN went to press.
Williams appeared in several movies, including Edward Scissorhands, The Jerk and Spike Lee's drama Mo' Better Blues.
He also starred in a string of Broadway shows, and his turn in What the Wine-Sellers Buy won him the 1974 Drama Desk Award, but he will perhaps be best remembered for his role as 'pretty Tony' in 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack.
In a post on Twitter.com, Jackson writes, "Rip, Dick Anthony Williams! Truly an Acting Muttuhf**Kuh! Pretty Tony, to those who know!"
The Wire star Wendell Pierce adds, "An actor who embodied what a journeyman artist is: persistent, innovative, and transcendent, Dick Anthony Williams has died. Rip."
Williams' cause of death is unknown as WENN went to press.
- 2/20/2012
- WENN
Atlanta (Feb. 7, 2012) – Bounce TV (http://www.bouncetv.com), the nation’s first and only over-the-air broadcast television network for African-American audiences, has acquired the television rights to more African American-skewing motion pictures in two individual, multi-year licensing agreements with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Among the titles Bounce TV lands in their agreement with Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution: The Academy Award® winning Bird, directed by Clint Eastwood; the original Shaft (1971); Richard Pryor starring in Greased Lightning and The Mack with Max Julien; Bill Cosby & Sidney Poitier in Let’s Do It Again and 1997’s Rosewood. Bounce TV’s agreement with Paramount includes such titles as Critical Condition starring Pryor; Diana Ross in Mahogany as well as her classic 1972 performance as Jazz great Billie Holiday in Lady Sings The Blues; two Eddie Murphy comedies Best Defense and Vampire In Brooklyn, and Denzel Washington starring in the 1990 comedy Heart Condition.
- 2/7/2012
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
New to Netflix Streaming On Wednesday July 27th: Mad Men (seasons 1-4)
If there was a Flickchart for TV, Mad Men would definitely be up in the top 5.
New to Netflix Streaming On Saturday July 30th: Winter’S Bone (R | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #306
Times Ranked: 18200
Win Percentage: 58%
How Many Top-20′s: 40 Users
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Directed By: Debra Granik
Starring: John Hawkes • Jennifer Lawrence
Genres: Detective Film • Drama • Family Drama • Post-Noir
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The Other Side Of Heaven (PG | 2002)
Flickchart Ranking: #8082
Times Ranked: 325
Win Percentage: 31%
How Many Top-20′s: 2 Users
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Directed By: Mitch Davis
Starring: Christopher Gorham • Anne Hathaway
Genres: Drama • Adventure • Coming-of-Age • Adventure Drama
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New to Netflix Streaming On Sunday July 31st: Pitch Black (R | 2000)
Flickchart Ranking: #1065
Times Ranked: 98067
Win Percentage: 38%
How Many Top-20′s: 285 Users
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Directed By: David Twohy
Starring: Vin Diesel • Radha Mitchell • Cole Hauser • Keith David
Genres: Science Fiction • Horror • Monster Film • Sci-Fi Horror
Studios/Franchises: The Chronicles of Riddick
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Expiring from...
If there was a Flickchart for TV, Mad Men would definitely be up in the top 5.
New to Netflix Streaming On Saturday July 30th: Winter’S Bone (R | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #306
Times Ranked: 18200
Win Percentage: 58%
How Many Top-20′s: 40 Users
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Directed By: Debra Granik
Starring: John Hawkes • Jennifer Lawrence
Genres: Detective Film • Drama • Family Drama • Post-Noir
• • • • • • • •
The Other Side Of Heaven (PG | 2002)
Flickchart Ranking: #8082
Times Ranked: 325
Win Percentage: 31%
How Many Top-20′s: 2 Users
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Directed By: Mitch Davis
Starring: Christopher Gorham • Anne Hathaway
Genres: Drama • Adventure • Coming-of-Age • Adventure Drama
• • • • • • • •
New to Netflix Streaming On Sunday July 31st: Pitch Black (R | 2000)
Flickchart Ranking: #1065
Times Ranked: 98067
Win Percentage: 38%
How Many Top-20′s: 285 Users
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Directed By: David Twohy
Starring: Vin Diesel • Radha Mitchell • Cole Hauser • Keith David
Genres: Science Fiction • Horror • Monster Film • Sci-Fi Horror
Studios/Franchises: The Chronicles of Riddick
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Expiring from...
- 7/25/2011
- by Daniel Rohr
- Flickchart
As a spooftastic blaxploitation flick, the 2009 movie Black Dynamite hit us in all the right places. Thankfully, we'll be getting more of the eponymous hero via a new animated series.
We attended the Black Dynamite panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 to get a sneak peek at the new show and hear from the stars of the 2009 film: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Kym Whitley and Byron Minns, all of whom will be contributing voices to the animated version. Here's what we learned:
The panel included executive producer Carl Jones, director Scott Sanders, and stars Michael Jai White, Byron Minns and Kim Whitley. White said he had the idea for the character while filming Undisputed 2 in Bulgaria and listening to James Brown's "Superbad." He came home, did a photo shoot and showed it to Sanders, who was instantly hooked. While Black Dynamite is a meta-movie, about making the movie Black Dynamite,...
We attended the Black Dynamite panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 to get a sneak peek at the new show and hear from the stars of the 2009 film: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Kym Whitley and Byron Minns, all of whom will be contributing voices to the animated version. Here's what we learned:
The panel included executive producer Carl Jones, director Scott Sanders, and stars Michael Jai White, Byron Minns and Kim Whitley. White said he had the idea for the character while filming Undisputed 2 in Bulgaria and listening to James Brown's "Superbad." He came home, did a photo shoot and showed it to Sanders, who was instantly hooked. While Black Dynamite is a meta-movie, about making the movie Black Dynamite,...
- 7/22/2011
- UGO TV
The Mack
Directed by Michael Campos
Screenplay by Max Julien, Richard Pryor & Robert J. Poole
1973, USA
Set in Oakland, California, The Mack was the highest-grossing blaxploitation film of its time, and the story behind the making of the film is perhaps more interesting than the actual movie itself. Rumour has it that screenwriter Robert J. Poole started developing the treatment and script on toilet paper while he was in prison, and later passed it on to Max Julien and Richard Pryor, who wrote the final draft. The film is notorious for featuring the first ever Players’ Ball, and along with Julien and Pryor, the film also featured real life criminals, including the legendary Ward brothers. The production was plagued with problems: Richard Pryor’s notorious behaviour and drug habit led him to be kicked off set after assaulting the director – Frank Ward was murdered during filming and The Black Panthers...
Directed by Michael Campos
Screenplay by Max Julien, Richard Pryor & Robert J. Poole
1973, USA
Set in Oakland, California, The Mack was the highest-grossing blaxploitation film of its time, and the story behind the making of the film is perhaps more interesting than the actual movie itself. Rumour has it that screenwriter Robert J. Poole started developing the treatment and script on toilet paper while he was in prison, and later passed it on to Max Julien and Richard Pryor, who wrote the final draft. The film is notorious for featuring the first ever Players’ Ball, and along with Julien and Pryor, the film also featured real life criminals, including the legendary Ward brothers. The production was plagued with problems: Richard Pryor’s notorious behaviour and drug habit led him to be kicked off set after assaulting the director – Frank Ward was murdered during filming and The Black Panthers...
- 4/14/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
This week, we resurrect the perverted stepsister of Sound on Sight we call Sordid Cinema for a special occasion: Grindhouse Wednesdays is putting on a special screening of Jack Hill’s classic blaxploitation flick Coffy at the Rialto Theater, and organizer / programmer Ben Godin is joining us to talk about the movie, after which we’ll be reunited with Mike Waldman in Toronto to discuss two more blaxploitation flicks: Foxy Brown (also by Hill) and Michael Campus’s The Mack.
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- 2/21/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Rumor had it that the DVD company was in financial trouble and was ready to go the way of the Dodo bird, but their latest blog proves that they are going stronger than ever and have a number of obscure films in the pipeline.
On 1/25, Code Red presents God’S Bloody Acre. Three brothers fanatically devoted to nature (one even has an afro!) attack a construction worker clearing nearby land for a natural park, only for them to cut him in half by accident with a bulldozer! Now that they’ve shed blood, there’s no turning back as these brothers are willing to risk their lives to protect their natural lifestyle from the ravages of civilization. Two unsuspecting couples camping in the area become their targets in an ultimate hunt that pits man against man and leads to rape and violence! It’s a Hick Rampage and Florida will...
On 1/25, Code Red presents God’S Bloody Acre. Three brothers fanatically devoted to nature (one even has an afro!) attack a construction worker clearing nearby land for a natural park, only for them to cut him in half by accident with a bulldozer! Now that they’ve shed blood, there’s no turning back as these brothers are willing to risk their lives to protect their natural lifestyle from the ravages of civilization. Two unsuspecting couples camping in the area become their targets in an ultimate hunt that pits man against man and leads to rape and violence! It’s a Hick Rampage and Florida will...
- 12/24/2010
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Here’s a quick recommendation for sci-fi fans seeking a vintage fix: Z.P.G. (Zero Population Growth) is a seriously underrated gem directed by Michael Campus. Campus has precious few other helming credits, with The Mack and The Education of Sonny Carson among them, but in this 1972 shocker that channels classic Orwellian themes, Campus’ debut proves to be admirably assured, resulting in a picture of extremely deliberate pacing while also indulging in many unsettling and near-experimental flourishes.
This particular dystopian future is one in which the curing of diseases has resulted in a population explosion of globe-threatening proportions, while the environment has been thoroughly violated by smog so thick travelers must wear oxygen masks when venturing outdoors. At the outset of the film, childbearing is officially outlawed on punishment of death. “Legal” babies are branded with a mark that’s visible when scanned by authorities, and citizens are encouraged to fink...
This particular dystopian future is one in which the curing of diseases has resulted in a population explosion of globe-threatening proportions, while the environment has been thoroughly violated by smog so thick travelers must wear oxygen masks when venturing outdoors. At the outset of the film, childbearing is officially outlawed on punishment of death. “Legal” babies are branded with a mark that’s visible when scanned by authorities, and citizens are encouraged to fink...
- 5/5/2010
- by Movies Unlimited
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Director William Girdler.s 1974 film Abby was a clone of The Exorcist with an all-black cast starring William Marshall, fresh off his triumph as Blacula, in the Max Von Sydow role. Shot for a meager $200k, Abby was an urban hit, grossing four million dollars in its first month of release. Apparently the powers-that-be at Warner Brothers, who had produced The Exorcist, thought Abby.s plot was too similar to that of their cash cow so successfully sued Girdler and the films distributor, American International. Aip was ordered to destroy all of their theatrical prints, and the film has never officially been licensed for home viewing. The Exorcist was the top grossing film of 1973 and spawned a virtual cottage industry of knock-off imitators, mostly from Europe, that flourished for the rest of the decade, so it seems an odd fate that Abby was singled out for legal punishment and remains...
- 4/1/2010
- by Tom
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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