Released by: The Film Detective
Released on: January 31^st, 2017.
Director: Tommy Loo Chung
Cast: Ron Van Clief, Charles Bonet, Phillip Ko
Year: 1975
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The Movie:

New York born Ron Van Clief started his martial arts training at a young age and by the time that the kung-fu movie craze had swept across the ocean to American shores, he was ready to capitalize on his hard work and expertise. His first film, The...

Released by: Olive Films
Released on: June 21st, 2016
Director: Joseph Manduke
Cast: Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Laurence Fishburne, Keith Wilkes
Year: 1975
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This 1975 film from director Joseph Manduke is based upon a Ronald Fair novel by the name of Hog Butcher, and has a lot in common with another drama from the 70s often lumped in with the Blaxploitation genre, the excellent Cooley High. ...

Released By: Kino Lorber
Released On: February 2, 2016
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Casey, Steve James
Year: 1988
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The Movie: 1988 was the Year of the Parody, as two releases from December clearly show. First out of the gate was The Naked Gun, bringing the television success of Police Squad! to the big screen; and scant days later, Keenen Ivory Wayan...

Released by: Olive Films
Released on: April 21st, 2015
Directed by: Michael Schultz
Cast: Lawrence Hliton-Jacobs, Glynn Turman, Garrett Morris
Year: 1975
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Cooley High is often referred to as "The Black American Graffiti," and with good reason, for this 1975 character piece holds quite a bit in common with the George Lucas picture, released only three years prior. Both films are episodic in nature,...

Released By: Code Red
Released On: 08/16/2011
Director: Joaquin Romero Marchent, Larry Spangler
Cast: Fred Williamson, Claudio Undari, Isela Vega

The Film:

With the grindhouse theatres of yester-year essentially dead and gone, those of us who missed that wondrous era can thank companies like Code Red for keeping the memory alive. The Lawless Land Double Feature brings the cult classic Cut-Throats Nine and blaxploitation flick Joshua to...