Posts Tagged ‘Rudy Ray Moore’

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Film Review – Dolemite Is My Name

October 29th, 2019 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Dolemite Is My Name (2019) is the story of two prominent African American stars. The first is Rudy Ray Moore, a former record shop owner who made a name for himself in the 1970s in the standup circuit and would go on to produce and…

Can You Dig It?: The Culture and Importance of Blaxploitation Films

February 27th, 2015 | POSTED BY Benjamin Nason

“Am I Black enough for you?” Reverend Deke O’Mailey shouts to a crowd in Harlem. “Are you Black enough to hear me?” he asks back. It’s a moniker that becomes a self referential joke throughout the Blaxploitation movie Cotton Comes to Harlem, as other characters…