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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Super Spook (1974)


















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Leonard Jackson (Five on the Blackhand Side, The Color Purple) is Super Spook! He doesn't fit the mold of your typical handsome black action hero. He's short, old, and out of rhythm from the cats up in Harlem. After a Harlem numbers lady (Virginia Fields) is robbed in Central Park, her daughter  hires Super Spook to solve her case before the mob and a crooked undercover cop (Tony King, Report to the Commissioner, Hell Up In Harlem) come down on her mom. Can Super Spook find the robber named Hi-Yo (Bill Jay) before the crooked cops do? Or will Super Spook be caught in the non-stop lunacy with strange and odd people as he tries to unravel the mystery.

Super Spook was created by a group of independent Black filmmakers. Eight of them went out and made history by ad-libbing a movie with no money, no script, no crew, and no equipment, and filmed it in 9 days in 1972. It became one of the first real independent Black motion pictures, with music videos, in the history of Black Cinema.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Death Journey (1976)
























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Storyline
Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Williamson) is a no-nonsense tough guy. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train, and airplane. At every turn, Crowder and the witness face a variety of attacks, including gunfire and knife-wielding villains. At ease with the ladies, Crowder manages the entire journey with shirt unbuttoned and stogie clenched firmly in his teeth.

Friday, July 6, 2012

The Baron (1977)





















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Storyline
Jason's gotta finish what he's started...and he needs big money-fast! His big mistake is to borrow money from his old street buddy, "Cokeman". The problem is, Cokeman is tied to mob-man Joey and Joey is bad, real bad...and he wants the money back. He'll even kill for it! Jason uses all of his wits and charm to keep ahead of Joey who is plain ruthless. When the two finally meet, only one will walk away. The Baron is loaded with surprises, taut suspense and memorable performances.