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Dorothi Fox
Dorothi Fox (born January 8, 1930) is an American actress who has starred in television, film and on stage. Born in New York City, she started her career in African-American theatre before moving to the big screen in the 1970s appearing in blaxploitation films such as Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972) and ''The Wiz'' (1978) as well as the comedy ''Bananas'' (1971) and the political thriller ''Three Days of the Condor'' (1975). Her career continued into the 21st century with roles in television productions including the ''Onion News Network''. Early life Fox hails from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Career Dorothi Fox began her career with the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) in 1966 as head usher. She made her debut on Broadway in “The Last of Mrs. Lincoln” by James Prideaux. She acted extensively with the New Federal Theatre of Woodie King Jr. and with numerous other theatrical troupes. Fox moved to the big screen in the 1970s starring in films of the blaxploitati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch. He claimed the genre was "proliferating offenses" to the black community in its perpetuation of stereotypical characters often involved in crime. The genre does rank among the first after the race films in the 1940s and 1960s in which black characters and communities are the protagonists and subjects of film and television, rather than sidekicks, antagonists or victims of brutality. The genre's inception coincides with the rethinking of race relations in the 1970s. Blaxploitation films were originally aimed at an urban African-American audience but the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines. Hollywood realized the potential profit of expanding the audiences of bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strapped
''Strapped'' is a 1993 American television crime drama film produced by HBO Showcase. The film was directed by Forest Whitaker and is the cinematic debut of Bokeem Woodbine. It features several rappers including Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, Busta Rhymes, Yo-Yo and Kool Moe Dee. Plot Diquan Mitchell, a 19-year old ex-con, attempts to turn his life around and start legitimate work. At the beginning of the film, Mitchell witnesses an argument between two youths Chucky and Pharaoh in the stairwell of his apartment building upon arriving home. Deciding not to expose the youth who did the shooting to law enforcement, Mitchell takes the handgun used in the killing from him and tells him to run. Mitchell lives in a Brooklyn public housing project apartment with his mother, grandmother, and two sisters, and has a girlfriend named Latisha Jordan, who is 8 months pregnant. Mitchell's girlfriend who is also an ex-felon gets caught selling crack cocaine to an undercover New York officer. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Adequate
''That's Adequate'' is a 1990 mockumentary comedy film documenting a fictional Hollywood studio, Adequate Film Studios. Narrated and hosted by Tony Randall, the film features an all-star cast including James Coco (in his final film role), Robert Downey Jr., Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, Bruce Willis and Ben Stiller. It was also the last movie for actress Ina Balin, who had appeared in Hurwitz's previous films such as '' The Projectionist'' and '' The Comeback Trail''. Premise ''That's Adequate'' is a documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio. Cast References External links * * * 1989 films 1989 independent films American parody films American independent films American mockumentary films 1980s parody films Films directed by Harry Hurwitz 1989 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hitter (film)
''The Hitter'' is a 1979 American blaxploitation action film directed by Christopher Leitch and written by Christopher Leitch and Ben Harris. The film stars Ron O'Neal, Sheila Frazier, Adolph Caesar, Bill Cobbs, Dorothi Fox and Alfie Brown. The film was released in February 1979, by Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises. Plot An ex-professional boxer who killed a man in the ring (O'Neal) tries to make a new start when teaming up with a fast talking but ageing hoodlum (Caeser) and an ex-call girl (Frazier) but soon get more than they bargained for when crossing an adversary from their past. Cast * Ron O'Neal as Otis * Sheila Frazier as Lola * Adolph Caesar as Nathan * Bill Cobbs William Francisco Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in movies such as Louisiana Slim in '' The Hitter'' (1979), Water in ''The Brother from Another Planet'' (1984), and as Lewis Coleman on ''I'll Fly Aw ... as "Louisiana Slim" * Dorothi Fox as Mabel * Alfie B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonfly (1976 Film)
''One Summer Love'', originally titled ''Dragonfly'', is a 1976 romantic drama film directed by Gilbert Cates from a screenplay by N. Richard Nash. It stars Beau Bridges and Susan Sarandon and features Mildred Dunnock and Ann Wedgeworth. Plot After being released from a mental hospital, Jesse (Bridges) sets out to find and rejoin his off-beat family. While doing so, he meets a pretty young woman named Chloe ( Sarandon) who works in a movie theatre, and they fall in love, which resolves his psychological problems. Cast *Beau Bridges as ''Jesse Arlington'' * Susan Sarandon as ''Chloe Farna'' * James Noble as ''Dr. Lee'' *Harriet Rogers as ''Mrs. Patterson'' * Ann Wedgeworth as ''Pearlie Greyhound'' * Linda Miller as ''Willa Arlington'' *Martin Burke as ''Lonny Arlington'' *Michael B. Miller as ''Gabe'' *Mildred Dunnock Mildred Dorothy Dunnock (January 25, 1901 – July 5, 1991) was an American stage and screen actress. She was twice nominated for an Academy Award: first '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Hooker (film)
''The Happy Hooker'' is a 1975 American biographical comedy film directed by Nicholas Sgarro and starring Lynn Redgrave. It was adapted from the best-selling memoir by Xaviera Hollander. Plot As prostitutes are arrested in New York, a flashback begins to the life of one of them, a Dutch secretary Xaviera Hollander who moved to New York in hopes of marrying her fiancé Carl, whom she met whilst visiting her sister in South Africa. Observing how Carl does not help her take her bags off the airplane and his increasingly long morning routine and primping, Xaviera grows concerned he is not the man she thought he was. Her suspicions are confirmed when his mother insults her over dinner. Xaviera offers him a choice of her or his mother and he picks his mother. Xaviera finds work at the Dutch Embassy as a translator and secretary. She is asked on a date by Frenchman Yves and quickly falls in love with him and his extravagant lifestyle, as Yves has made a small fortune as a consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Fall (1974 Film)
''After the Fall'' is a 1974 American television film directed by Gilbert Cates and starred Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer, Bibi Andersson, Murray Hamilton, Nancy Marchand and Brooke Shields. It is an adaptation of Arthur Miller's 1964 semi-autobiographical play based on his marriage to Marilyn Monroe. The production was broadcast on NBC on December 10, 1974. Production Rights to the play were bought by MGM, which failed to make a movie. In 1967, the rights were bought by ''Doctor Zhivago'' producer Carlo Ponti, who intended to produce a film directed by Fred Zinneman starring his wife, Sophia Loren as Maggie and Paul Newman as Quentin. When that project failed, Paramount Studios acquired the rights, but the project wasn't realized until NBC made it for TV in 1974. According to the ''TV Guide'' 1974-75 Fall Preview edition, ''After the Fall'' was originally intended to be part of the 1973 TV season, and the December 1974 broadcast was a "year late". Faye Dunaway played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
''The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' is a 1971 American Crime comedy, crime comedy film directed by James Goldstone and written by Waldo Salt, based on the 1969 novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (novel), of the same name by Jimmy Breslin, which in turn was based on the life of gangster Joe Gallo. The film stars Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro and Irving Selbst. The film was released on December 22, 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Kid Sally Palumbo (Jerry Orbach) grows jealous of his older, mobster boss Baccala (Lionel Stander), who has little respect for the crew Palumbo commands. Baccala allows Kid Sally to supervise a six-day bicycle race (for the purposes of keeping the money generated), and among the 12 Italian cyclists brought into the city is Mario Trantino (Robert De Niro), a budding thief. When the bicycle race does not take place due to outside interference, Sally is demoted to serving Baccala as a chauffeur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American South
The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south. Historically, the South was defined as all states south of the 18th century Mason–Dixon line, the Ohio River, and 36°30′ parallel.The South . ''Britannica.com''. Retrieved June 5, 2021. Within the South are different , such as the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragicomedy
Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending. Tragicomedy, as its name implies, invokes the intended response of both the tragedy and the comedy in the audience, the former being a genre based on human suffering that invokes an accompanying catharsis and the latter being a genre intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter. In theatre Classical precedent There is no concise formal definition of tragicomedy from the classical age. It appears that the Greek philosopher Aristotle had something like the Renaissance meaning of the term (that is, a serious action with a happy ending) in mind when, in ''Poetics'', he discusses tragedy with a dual ending. In this respect, a number of Greek and Roman plays, for instance ''Alcestis'', may be called tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimah
The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre is the resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre. 2012–13 Season The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre became the resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York City's East Village when it transferred its first production, Strindberg's ''Playing with Fire'' (co-produced by the Negro Ensemble Company), there in June 2012 after an initial run at the New School's theatre in the West Village.''A Swedish Love Triangle, With Some Slight Revisions'' by Eric Grode, , May 28, 2012, ''Playing with Fire'' received three |
