Black New York | Shaft (Day 2)
Shaft redefined the city on screen, placing Richard Roundtree’s John Shaft at the center of Harlem with confidence, intelligence, and unmistakable authority.
Richard Roundtree
Shaft and Boomerang | Two Milestones, One Legacy
Two films, two decades apart, Shaft and Boomerang, changed the face of Black cinema forever. From Roundtree’s iconic streetwise cool to Murphy’s polished, professional swagger, these classics remind us that Black style has always moved the culture forward, on screen and beyond.
Reel Reviews | Thelma (Sundance ’24)
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
In Memorium | 2023
“Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before, / I know I’ll often stop and think about them, / In my life I love you more.”
The Return of “Shaft”
Over four decades ago, Richard Roundtree exploded onto the screen playing the iconic “black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks” in [read more]
Trailer Park | Being Mary Jane
The trailer for the upcoming BET movie event, Being Mary Jane has been posted online. We wrote earlier that we are eager to see this [read more]
Reel Clips | Being Mary Jane
We can’t believe we’re saying this but we are really looking forward to the premiere of the upcoming BET pilot and series, Being Mary Jane [read more]
Conversations | Richard Roundtree
by Tim Gordon and Cameron Turner This article originally appeared on reelimagesmagazine.com on March 10, 2002 Back in 1971, a fashion model auditioned for a [read more]