8/10/20 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Panther (1995)

Panther is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peeble’s novel Panther, produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The drama film portrays the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, tracing the organization from its founding through its decline in a compressed timeframe. It was the first narrative feature-film to depict the Black Panther Party. Continue reading

4/5/17 O&A NYC OUT WILDIN WEDNESDAY: Black Dynamite – “Sweet Bill’s Badass Singalong Song” or “Bill Cosby Ain’t Himself”

When BD’s old buddy, maverick “Sweet Sweetback” filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, gears up to shoot his next blaxploitation movie in the Community, everyone’s excited to help out – except Bill Cosby! Continue reading