So, Funk of Titans is a rhythm-based platformer that looks something like the Bit Trip Runner series. You play as the brother Perseus (“Boomshakalaka,” adds the announcer, as if it’s a surname), in ...

The Blaxploitation film era is, for better or worse, a cornerstone in the foundation of modern Black history. The subgenre, a portmanteau of Black and exploitation, came at critical time between the ...

Almost 45 years after the original, a new look at the blaxploitation film “Dolemite” is making its way to Netflix. Featuring a star-studded cast including Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, and Chris Rock, ...

(The Root) — The much-anticipated cartoon version of Black Dynamite, the blaxploitation satirical film that hit theaters in 2009, finally made its debut on the Cartoon Network last Sunday. (The show ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Blaxploitation Is Going Highbrow With an Anti-Trump Twist The Hollywood Reporter's guest columnist Kareem Abdul- Jabbar offers an analysis of how the genre of classic '70s films ...

`Malibu’s Most Wanted” tells the story of a suburban Jewish guy so enamored with the gangsta rap culture that he threatens to torpedo his father’s run for governor if he doesn’t straighten up. So two ...

When Halle Berry and Denzel Washington won Oscars in this year’s much discussed Black Hollywood moment, they paid their respects to Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier, not to Pam Grier and Richard ...

The description of the film is as follows: Blacula is an ancient African prince who is cursed by Dracula after he fails to agree to end the slave trade. Blacula is entombed and awakens 200 years later ...

FLASH BACK HALF A CENTURY. New York City is at its grittiest state in years. As our movie opens, a camera hovers above Times Square before slowly panning down and zooming in. Theater marquees show ...

*Get ready to groove with the baddest films of the ‘70s! We’re thrilled to partner with Shout! TV for an exciting giveaway to celebrate their all-day Blaxploitation marathon streaming on June 14.

It's been a minute but Hell Razah is back with his old moniker and ready to attack the hip-hop world once again. The Sunz of Man emcee has teamed up with favored Queens producer Ayatollah for their ...