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Saturday, November 10, 2012

A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)









Starring:
  • Roger Guenveur Smith
  • Georgina Keajra
Netflicks.com
Spike Lee employs his signature technique of combining film and archival footage to tell the story of the infamous co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, who rose to American awareness after being falsely imprisoned for murder. Adapted from Roger Guenveur Smith's award-winning one-man show, the film uses live stage footage to help create a more intimate portrait of the troubled cultural icon's life.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Vicente 'Tito' Sotto - T.N.T. Jackson (1975)


01. Main Title Theme
02. Fight 1
03. Fight 2
04. Loungin'
05. Drug Deal
06. You Want It Black, You Got It Black
07. Fight 3
08. Blax-Fu Battle
09. Final T.N.T Jackson Blax-Fu Symphony


blaxploitationpride.org
Here is a treat for the BP community. I extracted some killer shots from T.N.T Jackson. Well there is little to no info of this soundtrack being released, but doing some digging I came across who produced the music from the movie. The wiki page says Tito Sotto produced the music and this source here:

The soundtrack was never commercially available as far as I know. Composer was a Filipino guy, Vicente 'Tito' Sotto, who also composed the soundtrack for a whole string of movies and tv shows in the 70's. Dude is a famous tv presenter actor, composer, and a senator in the Philippines. He did the TNT Jackson soundtrack for Cirio H. Santiago, a big Filipino producer/director who did a few cross over kung fu exploitation flicks with an exotic locale for infamous b movie mogul Roger Cormans' New World Pictures in the 70's. Santiago and Corman also did a kung fu stewardess flick together, back to back with TNT Jackson, called Fly Me. which also has a very ill soundtrack. Soulstrut.com
The soundtrack score is killer and very funky. I would consider this a prime example of what Blax-Fu music is. Driven by the flute with a classic funky blaxploitation sound of the base guitar is pure enjoyment. 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Green Eyes (1977)









Starring:


Storyline
Paul Winfield (Trouble Man, Gordon's War) as Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck, who feels like a fish out of water in civilian life. Shunned by his family and friends and pushed aside by the establishment, Winfield decides to find the one person who truly needs him. That person is the Vietnamese child whom he fathered and left behind in Saigon. Burrowing through miles of red tape and wandering the bombed-out Vietnamese streets - Winfield searches for his lost son...

He Got Game (1998)





































"He Got Game" (1998) is a sports drama written and directed by Spike Lee and stars Denzel Washington and NBA champion Ray Allen. This movie marks the third time Lee and Washington linked up, and this was Allen's acting debut. Additional cast members include Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper, Bill Nunn, Lonette McKee, Jim Brown, and Ned Beatty. Public Enemy performed the soundtrack, which Def Jam Recording released. The album features the hit single, 'He Got Game,' but the overall album did not sell well. The movie is an underrated Lee classic that only gets discussed a little. It has a good story and many nostalgic moments seeing former college coaches and NBA players. 

Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Spike Lee

Starring Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper, Bill Nunn, Lonette McKee, Jim Brown, Ned Beatty, Zelda Harris, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Michele Shay, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Turturro, Arthur J. Nascarella, Travis Best, Walter McCarty, John Wallace, Rick Fox, Al Palagonia, Leonard Roberts

Jake Shuttleworth (Denzel Washington) has spent the last six years in prison after accidentally killing his wife during a violent domestic dispute, leaving his son, star basketball prospect Jesus Shuttleworth (Ray Allen), to fend for himself. One day, the prison warden (Ned Beatty) approaches Jake with an unusual offer: The governor will give Jake a week of parole to convince Jesus to attend the governor's alma mater, promising a shortened sentence if he succeeds.