Category Archives: Movies

Thursday Open Thread | Blaxploitation Movies Week

Posted on September 12, 2013 by rikyrah

Today is Ladies Day. Can’t talk Blaxploitation and Ladies without talking about Pam Grier and Tamara Dobson. Pam Grier…Pam Grier…Pam Grier.. Brought it! Was fierce, beautiful, proud, smart, sexy and Black in every movie she made. She gave us the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread|Blaxploitation Movies Week

Posted on September 11, 2013 by rikyrah

Today’s movies are a trilogy that helped define the era and ushered in a Black Hero Original: John Shaft..complete with an Oscar Winning theme song and two sequels. Shaft is a 1971 American “blaxploitation” film directed by Gordon Parks, released … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Blaxploitation Movies Week

Posted on September 10, 2013 by rikyrah

Today’s films are a trio put together by Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier: Uptown Saturday Night, Let’s Do It Again, and A Piece of the Action. Uptown Saturday Night Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 comedy film written by Richard … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Blaxploitation Movies Week

Posted on September 9, 2013 by rikyrah

I never liked the word- Blaxploitation. I always thought it was invented to disrespect the movies that came out during that time. Look back at the body of movies that came out during that time and compare them to the … Continue reading →

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3CHICS Reviews ‘ Lee Daniels’ The Butler’

Posted on August 18, 2013 by rikyrah

I went to see The Butler, and since I know Ametia’s going to see it too, I thought we’d write our own thoughts about the movie. I really liked it. I had trepidation going into it, but came out of … Continue reading →

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Video | First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Film Workshop for Students “42” | Jackie Robinson

Posted on April 2, 2013 by rikyrah

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during the “42” film workshop in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 2, 2013. Workshop participants included, from left, Brian Helgeland, Chad Boseman, Harrison Ford, Rachel Robinson, and moderator Paulette Aniskoff. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | The Movies of John Hughes

Posted on March 28, 2013 by rikyrah

Today, we continue to remember the films of the late John Hughes. Today – Some Kind of Wonderful Plane, Trains and Automobiles Some Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 American romance film starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Lea … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | The Movies of John Hughes

Posted on March 27, 2013 by rikyrah

Today, we continue to remember the films of the late John Hughes. Today – 1986 with both Pretty in Pink AND Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Pretty in Pink Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | The Movies of John Hughes

Posted on March 26, 2013 by rikyrah

Today, we continue to remember the films of the late John Hughes. Today – The Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming of age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | The Movies of John Hughes

Posted on March 25, 2013 by rikyrah

Most of my formative weekends were spent in a darkened movie theater. And, one of the most influential filmmakers during those years was the late John Hughes. John Wilden Hughes, Jr.[1] (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an … Continue reading →

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