blaxploitation
‘The Mack’ Actor Max Julien Dies At 88
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Max Julien, an actor who made a star turn as Goldie in the Blaxploitation classic The Mack, has died. Beyond acting, Julien was also a designer and sculptor among many other creative pursuits. The news was broken by comic book writer, illustrator, and journalist David F. Walker via his Instagram account. Walker shared that he first met Julien back in 1996 and forged a strong friendship as a result. From Walker’s Instagram post: Jan. 1, 1945 – Jan. 1, 2022 I met Max back in 1996. He was a great human being, and we had so many amazing conversations. He was brilliant and hilarious and charismatic… R.I.P}} Julien was born Maxwell Banks in 1933 and was raised in Washington, D.C. His acting career began in New York City via Off-Bro...
Blaxploitation Classic ‘Blacula’ To Get A Reboot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LMPC / Getty The Blaxploitation genre got its start in 1971 with Melvin Van Peebles’ Sweet Sweetbacks BaadAsssss Song, and in the following year, Blacula hit theaters with much fanfare and influenced a wave of other films. The 1972 cult classic will get a new reboot and will follow the same plot as the original film. By way of an exclusive report from Variety, MGM, Bron, and Hidden Empire Film Group’s Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor are working on the Black horror revamp. The original film, starring William Marshall and Vonetta McGee, had a 1973 sequel in Scream Blacula Scream, and the reboot will follow the track of the preceding films and pick right up afterward in a major city suffering from a post-coronavirus pandemic according to the outlet. The descri...
