Richard Roundtree’s two-fisted detective tale burst on the scene announcing that a craze called Blaxploitation was on the way. No matter that the movie is somewhat slow and drab — John Shaft was the identification figure denied black audiences for 60 years, a hero who takes no guff from nobody and consistently tells The Man where to head in. Even bigger was the music theme by Isaac Hayes, which transforms Shaft’s casual stroll through Times Square into an iconic image of the 1970s. Criterion’s presentation of Gordon Parks’ smash hit has the original feature in 4K Uhd and in Blu-ray with the first sequel Shaft’s Big Score! in Blu-ray only.
Shaft
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1130
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 100 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 21, 2022 / 39.95
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Sherri Brewer,...
Shaft
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1130
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 100 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 21, 2022 / 39.95
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Sherri Brewer,...
- 6/18/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Shaft’s Big Score! / Shaft in Africa
Blu ray
Warner Archive
1972, 1973 / 2.35 : 1 / 104, 112 Min.
Starring Richard Roundtree, Vonetta McGee, Frank Finley
Directed by Gordon Parks, John Guillermin
Released in 1971 during a notoriously divisive presidential campaign, Shaft was both a middle finger to the powers that be and a sexually charged Black Power taunt – a combination that convulsed 42nd Street audiences while scaring the bejesus out of your average Nixon voter.
For that grindhouse crowd, Richard Roundtree, not Nixon, was The One and his portrayal of the street-smart detective reached far beyond The Deuce – director Gordon Parks’ film cost only $500,000 but brought in 13 million at the box office. Sequels were just around the corner.
A year later Shaft’s Big Score! reunited Parks, Roundtree and screenwriter Ernest Tidyman while quadrupling the budget in the bargain – the streets are still mean but the volatile mood swings that made the 1971 film a cultural touchstone...
Blu ray
Warner Archive
1972, 1973 / 2.35 : 1 / 104, 112 Min.
Starring Richard Roundtree, Vonetta McGee, Frank Finley
Directed by Gordon Parks, John Guillermin
Released in 1971 during a notoriously divisive presidential campaign, Shaft was both a middle finger to the powers that be and a sexually charged Black Power taunt – a combination that convulsed 42nd Street audiences while scaring the bejesus out of your average Nixon voter.
For that grindhouse crowd, Richard Roundtree, not Nixon, was The One and his portrayal of the street-smart detective reached far beyond The Deuce – director Gordon Parks’ film cost only $500,000 but brought in 13 million at the box office. Sequels were just around the corner.
A year later Shaft’s Big Score! reunited Parks, Roundtree and screenwriter Ernest Tidyman while quadrupling the budget in the bargain – the streets are still mean but the volatile mood swings that made the 1971 film a cultural touchstone...
- 5/28/2019
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Forget All Singing! – All Dancing! Tonight’s bill of fare is wall-to-wall high grade crime action. Roy Scheider leads a great cast in an all-New Yawk tale of gangsters, kidnapping and betrayal. The police tactics of Scheider’s special felony crime squad would today land them all in jail, but they’re all stand-up guys. And buckle up for one of the best, most realistic pre-cgi auto chase scenes ever filmed.
The Seven-Ups
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1973 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Ken Kercheval, Larry Haines, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Joe Spinell.
Cinematography: Urs Furrer
Film Editors: Jerry Greenberg, John C. Horger, Stephen A. Rotter
Stunt Coordinator: Bill Hickman
Original Music: Don Ellis
Written by Sonny Grosso, Alexander Jacobs, Albert Ruben
Produced by Philip D’Antoni, Kenneth Utt, Barry J. Weitz
Directed...
The Seven-Ups
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1973 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Ken Kercheval, Larry Haines, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Joe Spinell.
Cinematography: Urs Furrer
Film Editors: Jerry Greenberg, John C. Horger, Stephen A. Rotter
Stunt Coordinator: Bill Hickman
Original Music: Don Ellis
Written by Sonny Grosso, Alexander Jacobs, Albert Ruben
Produced by Philip D’Antoni, Kenneth Utt, Barry J. Weitz
Directed...
- 3/24/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Leo Burnett Sydney has launched a new ad for whisky brand Johnnie Walker.
The cinematic spot shows a man walking through an old house of luxury and opulence – representing the quality of ingredients that go into the drink – with the tagline “where flavour is king”.’
it follows a campaign last year attempting to make the brand less serious.
Credits:
Agency: Leo Burnett Sydney Chief Creative Officer: Andy Dilallo Creative Director: Vince Lagana Creative Director: Grant McAloon Client Services Director: Peter Bosilkovski Account Director: Claire Kesby-Smith Agency TV Producer: Rita Gagliardi Production Company: Exit Films Director: Mark Molloy Producer: Alice Grant VFX and Post Production: Alt.vfx, Brisbane. VFX Supervisor: Colin Renshaw VFX Producers: Lily Crowley & Marnie Ellis VFX team : Rowan Cassidy, Brendan Savage, Sarah Collier, Chris Conception, Richard Pritchard, Nick Angus, Andrew Palmer, Matthew Chance, Carlo Managhan, Urs Furrer Grade: Andrew Clarkson, Method Studios Editor: Peter Sciberras, Method Studios Music Composer: Ramesh Sathiah,...
The cinematic spot shows a man walking through an old house of luxury and opulence – representing the quality of ingredients that go into the drink – with the tagline “where flavour is king”.’
it follows a campaign last year attempting to make the brand less serious.
Credits:
Agency: Leo Burnett Sydney Chief Creative Officer: Andy Dilallo Creative Director: Vince Lagana Creative Director: Grant McAloon Client Services Director: Peter Bosilkovski Account Director: Claire Kesby-Smith Agency TV Producer: Rita Gagliardi Production Company: Exit Films Director: Mark Molloy Producer: Alice Grant VFX and Post Production: Alt.vfx, Brisbane. VFX Supervisor: Colin Renshaw VFX Producers: Lily Crowley & Marnie Ellis VFX team : Rowan Cassidy, Brendan Savage, Sarah Collier, Chris Conception, Richard Pritchard, Nick Angus, Andrew Palmer, Matthew Chance, Carlo Managhan, Urs Furrer Grade: Andrew Clarkson, Method Studios Editor: Peter Sciberras, Method Studios Music Composer: Ramesh Sathiah,...
- 10/8/2012
- by Georgina Pearson
- Encore Magazine
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