It's on!  Author of the the superb compendium Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide Josiah Howard (who also curated all the chosen films for this midweek) will be in our cinema house to introduce & do a post screening discussion!  Welcome to BLAXPLOITATION MIDWEEK!

DOUBLE FEATURED (2-MOVIES-FOR-THE PRICE-OF-ONE, SEE ONE OR BOTH FOR THE SAME PRICE!) WITH THE WILLIAM MARSHALL DRIVE-IN CLASSIC BLACULA (1972)!

Priest is a prince of the streets, a charismatic businessman who wants out of cocaine-dealing. But a mysterious kingpin doesn’t want Priest to change his ways. And that triggers murder, revenge and double-crosses that push Priest into a corner — and heat the neighborhood to flash point.

Super Fly is one of the more enduring streetwise films of its era, due to the dynamic central performance of Ron O’Neal (Red Dawn, Original Gangstas), the sizzling score by Curtis Mayfield and the gritty direction of the late Gordon Parks, Jr. (Three the Hard Way, Aaron Loves Angela). Super Fly is super entertainment with an indelible message. It’s life on the edge, put together by talents who know just how sharp it can get.

"Classic blaxlpoitation film is still one of the best to come out of the genre. O'Neal gives a fine (but always funky) performance ... (a) terrific soundtrack."Larry Carroll, Countingdown.com

"Among the early and most sacred films in the Blacksploitation cannon, 1972's Super Fly is a towering pillar in many circles." - Ed Travis, Cinapse

"This is a quintessential blaxploitation film. And it's fun as hell to watch." - Ted Prigge, rec.arts.movies.reviews