During this year's Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, Action A Go Go's James David Patrick met filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. The director discusses his life, his career, and his seminal 1971 film.
Director Tim Story has announced that Jessie T. Usher will play the progeny of detective John Shaft in Son of Shaft, which is gearing up to begin production...
Black-oriented cinema (aka "Blaxploitation") was done in abundance in the 1970s. It started off good, but gradually descended into silliness ("Blacula" anyone?)...
