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I lived through the ‘70s, so I’m familiar with blaxploitation. You know, “Shaft,” “Superfly,” 
“Cleopatra Jones,” “Foxy Brown,” “Sweet Sweetbacks Baadassss Song” and so many more. And all of them, in one way or another, were lampooned in “Black Dynamite,” which I saw tonight at the Magic Lantern. Starring Michael Jai White (“Spawn,” “Dark Knight”), “Black Dynamite” is an intentionally bad film. Slips in continuity, boom mikes descending into the frame, overheated dialogue, amateur acting, predictable story lines and crappy action. Well, that last one is a bit of a stretch since White, who’s built like a young Schwarzenegger, high kicks pretty well. The rest of it, though? Pretty much right on. And it makes watching the film fun … for a while/Dan Webster, Movies & More. More here.
Question: Which film starring an African American actor is your favorite?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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Liz on December 04 at 9:25 a.m.
Norbet. But then, I like tasteless movies that everybody else finds to be crass beyond belief.
I still wanna see “White Chicks” and “Little Man”. More tasteless fun.
hmoffsuite on December 04 at 9:42 a.m.
“Guess who’s coming to dinner”
florined on December 04 at 10:42 a.m.
Dang, HMO, I was going to say “In the Heat of the Night” but now I would have to flip a coin. But then I think of “Lilies of the Field.” Maybe I’ll just say anything with Poitier in it.
Fixer on December 04 at 11:19 a.m.
Denzel Washington in the “Man on Fire” remake.
spokelooneh on December 05 at 2:39 a.m.
They Call Me Mr. Tibbs
Training Day
In The Heat of the Night
Do The Right Thing
Lilllies of the Field
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
To Sir With Love
Men In Black
Pulp Fiction