After hearing people use the term "neo-blaxploitation" to describe Luke Cage, it made me wonder if this genre will ever see the light of day again. Maybe the themes are starting to get weak but it's funny seeing these types films and wondering, "what would this look like if it was made today?" Also, Body Horror 101 when?
That's the first time I've heard it put like that, but I have heard that Luke Cage has strong blaxploitation elements. I think the genre was very much tied to a specific time and place, and it's unlikely to come again- it's as much about the 70s as anything else. That said, I also think we've seen great blueprints for how the themes raised by blaxploitation can be used in other work- John Singleton's Boyz n The Hood is a good example, and of course he made the remake of Shaft, but also movies like Moonlight show black filmmakers looking back at some of the more damaging character types that came out of blaxploitation (the pusher with a heart of gold- I'm looking at Juan) with a stricter, more structural eye. Body Horror 101 is a great idea. The Thing and The Fly were early classics in my film education. Maybe something on cosmic horror too? I'm sensing a series.
Cosmic horror would be dope.. too bad there's not a lot of Lovecraft movies out there. But if you were to do that you should talk about Carpenter's Apocalypse trilogy. It's the closest thing to Lovecraft.
You read my mind bud! Cosmic horror's a tough genre to capture onscreen. I think Fulci's City of the Living Dead manages it quite nicely in lots of ways.
Pam Grier, truly one of the great blactresses of all time. Wait, did I just say blactresses? Oh shit. Now I really wish I was paying attention when they taught us how to use the backspace key. Now if I can just hit Cancel instead of Comment ... D'OH!
Pam Grier is a true great. Knows how to turn a scene: if she'd come up now instead of in the 70s, she'd fit great in the Fast and Furious franchise (the better ones).
Do The Right Thing is usually grouped into a related film movement called New Black Realism- which includes Spike Lee's early work, along with Boyz in the Hood and New Jack City. They are usually characterised by a contemporary setting, Black-focused stories and characters; in some ways similar to blaxploitation but not 'genre' stories per se or indeed exploitation films. There are definitely some influences, and in the case of New Jack City, its director Mario van Peebles is the son of Sweetback director Melvin van Peebles. You might also include lighter films like Just Another Girl on the IRT.
Hey, thanks! Footage sources - mostly from DVDs, I also pulled some trailers from youtube. Research sources- I read a few papers/books and also watched some interviews (you can see sections of the National Visionary Leadership Project interview with Melvin van Peebles in here for instance). The best starting point IMO though is BaadAsssss Cinema, which is a TV doc about blaxploitation that really lays out the movement in an accessible way and has lots of great interviews. (It's directed by Isaac Julien, who is a fascinating filmmaker in his own right)
how do you mean? I googled this and can’t find specific info on it. I have seen I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, a blaxploitation parody by another Wayan brother (Keenan). FWIW, there’s a range of responses to blaxploitation by Black creators, as you’ll see in any community. Arguably the ‘New Black Realism’ movement, mentioned in this video, contains several responses to the Blaxploitation movement by now-prominent Black directors.
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“Grounded” = “based”, right ?
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Research has been ongoing on 60s beach party movies, but total lack of any available media makes it real fucking difficult. Open to suggestions!
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After hearing people use the term "neo-blaxploitation" to describe Luke Cage, it made me wonder if this genre will ever see the light of day again. Maybe the themes are starting to get weak but it's funny seeing these types films and wondering, "what would this look like if it was made today?"
Also, Body Horror 101 when?
That's the first time I've heard it put like that, but I have heard that Luke Cage has strong blaxploitation elements. I think the genre was very much tied to a specific time and place, and it's unlikely to come again- it's as much about the 70s as anything else. That said, I also think we've seen great blueprints for how the themes raised by blaxploitation can be used in other work- John Singleton's Boyz n The Hood is a good example, and of course he made the remake of Shaft, but also movies like Moonlight show black filmmakers looking back at some of the more damaging character types that came out of blaxploitation (the pusher with a heart of gold- I'm looking at Juan) with a stricter, more structural eye.
Body Horror 101 is a great idea. The Thing and The Fly were early classics in my film education. Maybe something on cosmic horror too? I'm sensing a series.
Cosmic horror would be dope.. too bad there's not a lot of Lovecraft movies out there. But if you were to do that you should talk about Carpenter's Apocalypse trilogy. It's the closest thing to Lovecraft.
You read my mind bud! Cosmic horror's a tough genre to capture onscreen. I think Fulci's City of the Living Dead manages it quite nicely in lots of ways.
Never seen City of the Living Dead... might need to check it out now. Thanks.
+BreadPitt no worries! It's on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, and the BFI Player. Arrow also do a typically excellent Blu ray of it.
Great video!
hey thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Pam Grier, truly one of the great blactresses of all time. Wait, did I just say blactresses? Oh shit. Now I really wish I was paying attention when they taught us how to use the backspace key. Now if I can just hit Cancel instead of Comment ... D'OH!
Pam Grier is a true great. Knows how to turn a scene: if she'd come up now instead of in the 70s, she'd fit great in the Fast and Furious franchise (the better ones).
Would Do The Right Thing also fit in this genre?
Do The Right Thing is usually grouped into a related film movement called New Black Realism- which includes Spike Lee's early work, along with Boyz in the Hood and New Jack City. They are usually characterised by a contemporary setting, Black-focused stories and characters; in some ways similar to blaxploitation but not 'genre' stories per se or indeed exploitation films. There are definitely some influences, and in the case of New Jack City, its director Mario van Peebles is the son of Sweetback director Melvin van Peebles. You might also include lighter films like Just Another Girl on the IRT.
Amazing video! Keep it up! I was wondering where you got your sources from?
Hey, thanks! Footage sources - mostly from DVDs, I also pulled some trailers from youtube. Research sources- I read a few papers/books and also watched some interviews (you can see sections of the National Visionary Leadership Project interview with Melvin van Peebles in here for instance). The best starting point IMO though is BaadAsssss Cinema, which is a TV doc about blaxploitation that really lays out the movement in an accessible way and has lots of great interviews. (It's directed by Isaac Julien, who is a fascinating filmmaker in his own right)
What do you think about marlon wayans taking an anti- blaxpoitation approach?
how do you mean? I googled this and can’t find specific info on it. I have seen I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, a blaxploitation parody by another Wayan brother (Keenan).
FWIW, there’s a range of responses to blaxploitation by Black creators, as you’ll see in any community. Arguably the ‘New Black Realism’ movement, mentioned in this video, contains several responses to the Blaxploitation movement by now-prominent Black directors.
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