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Horace Jackson (filmmaker)
Horace Jackson is an American screenwriter, filmmaker and educator. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, the youngest son of 21 children, Jackson described his upbringing as "a tough life". Jackson graduated high school at John B. Stetson School in Kingston, Pennsylvania. His father, a coal yard worker, along with his mother wanted their children to obtain a college education. Jackson attended Temple University theological school for one semester before moving to California becoming a Baptist preacher, a job he later left to pursue film making. Later, he attended Los Angeles City College for three years. Career Jackson's first film, '' Living Between Two Worlds'' debuted in 1963, a film he independently financed. The film was publicized as the first full-length feature film independently financed, written and produced by African Americans with an all African American cast. While the low budget film performed well, it did not earn money personally for Jackson s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell James Franklin
Wendell James Franklin (1916 – July 22, 1994) was an American film executive, who was the first Black member of the Directors Guild of America starting in 1960. He held several job roles in his career including film and television series director, assistant director, producer, and as a stage manager for live television series. Career In his early career Franklin was the parking lot attendant for a film studio, followed by work as a stage manager for television series such as '' The Jerry Lewis Show'', ''The Nat King Cole Show'', ''This is Your Life'', and '' Queen for a Day''. He served as an assistant director to over forty three Hollywood films and television series, including '' Funny Girl'' (1968), '' The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965), and '' The Bill Cosby Show'' (from 1969 to 1971). In 1971, Franklin directed the Blaxploitation Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African American Cinema
African American cinema is loosely classified as films made by, for, or about Black Americans. They are an example of Black film. Historically, African American films have been made with African-American casts and marketed to African-American audiences. The production team and director were sometimes also African American. More recently, Black films featuring multicultural casts aimed at multicultural audiences have also included American Blackness as an essential aspect of the storyline. Segregation, discrimination, issues of representation, derogatory stereotypes and tired tropes have dogged Black American cinema from the start of a century-plus history that roughly coincided with the century-plus history of American cinema. From the very earliest days of moving pictures, major studios used Black actors to appeal to Black audiences while also often relegating them to bit parts, casting women as maids or nannies, and men as natives or servants or either gender as a "magical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Tough
''Tough'', also known as ''Johnny Tough'', is a 1974 blaxploitation film about a young teenager who rebels against authority. The film is a homage to ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). Cast * Dion Gossett as Johnny Banes * Christopher Townes as Chris * Renny Roker as Phil Banes * Rich Holmes as Mr. Bishop * Sandy Reed as Denise Banes * Philip Hadler as David * Detra Piernas as Bonnie * Mary Bailey * Shawn Bailey Reception A. H. Weiler of ''The New York Times'' called the performances from the young actors "natural and convincing," but found that the film "states its intentions honestly but superficially. The emotion generated is rarely equal to the drama's good intentions." Gene Siskel of the ''Chicago Tribune'' gave the film zero stars out of four, calling it a "shameful mess" that blended "a simplistic plea for adults to understand that their behavior influences children" with "a nasty collection of juvenile thrill scenes." Kevin Thomas of the ''Los Angeles Times'' was positive and call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bus Is Coming
''The Bus Is Coming'' is a 1971 American drama film, directed by Wendell James Franklin, starring Mike B. Simms and Burl Bullock. This Blaxploitation film also goes by the name ''Ghetto Revenge.'' Plot The film is about the death of a prominent Black community member Joe Mitchell, who served on the school board. "The Black Fist," a local black power political organization wants to hold a rally in response to Mitchell's death because the "town must pay it's dues". Billy Mitchell, Joe's brother returns from the Vietnam War and investigates Joe's death. He becomes aware of a gang of racist cops, and eventually joins The Black Fist group to seek revenge. Cast * Mike B. Simms as Billy Mitchell * Burl Bullock as Michael * Stephanie Faulkner as Tanya * Morgan Jones as Tim Naylor * Robert Brubaker as Chief Jackson * Sandra Reed as Miss Nickerson Reception Howard Thompson of ''The New York Times'' called the film "strong, probing and impressively balanced". ''TV Guide'' wrote that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atlanta Voice
The ''Atlanta Voice'' is an African-American community newspaper serving the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. The paper is published weekly on Fridays. Founded in 1966 by Ed Clayton and J. Lowell Ware, the paper now distributes 40,000 copies via 600 metropolitan locations and offers digital content via a website and social media. Today, the paper is published by Janis Ware, J. Lowell Ware's daughter, who took over the paper after her father's death in 1991. The paper's motto is "A people without a voice cannot be heard." The Atlanta Voice is a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group of more than 200 Black-owned media companies in the United States. History The Atlanta Voice was created by Ed Clayton and J. Lowell Ware in 1966 out of the basement of Ware’s house. According to Ware's daughter, the paper was established "out of the Civil Rights movement," and is considered to be the only paper that regularly featured Martin Luther King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliver Us From Evil (1976 Film)
''Deliver Us From Evil'' is a 1976 American film directed by Horace Jackson Horace Jackson (March 29, 1898 – January 26, 1952) was an American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the silent film, silent and sound film eras. Jackson also worked as a set designer early in his career. Life and career Born Horace Ath .... References External links * 1977 films 1977 drama films American drama films Dimension Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-rated
The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture's suitability for certain audiences based on its content. The system and the ratings applied to individual motion pictures are the responsibility of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), previously known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 1945 to 2019. The MPA rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law; films can be exhibited without a rating, although most theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films. Non-members of the MPA may also submit films for rating. Other media, such as television programs, music and video games, are rated by other entities such as the TV Parental Guidelines, the RIAA and the ESRB, respectively. Introduced in 1968, following the Hays Code of the classical Hollywood cinema era, the MPA rating system is one of various motion picture rating systems that are used to help parents de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tough (film)
''Tough'', also known as ''Johnny Tough'', is a 1974 blaxploitation film about a young teenager who rebels against authority. The film is a homage to ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). Cast * Dion Gossett as Johnny Banes * Christopher Townes as Chris * Renny Roker as Phil Banes * Rich Holmes as Mr. Bishop * Sandy Reed as Denise Banes * Philip Hadler as David * Detra Piernas as Bonnie * Mary Bailey * Shawn Bailey Reception A. H. Weiler of ''The New York Times'' called the performances from the young actors "natural and convincing," but found that the film "states its intentions honestly but superficially. The emotion generated is rarely equal to the drama's good intentions." Gene Siskel of the ''Chicago Tribune'' gave the film zero stars out of four, calling it a "shameful mess" that blended "a simplistic plea for adults to understand that their behavior influences children" with "a nasty collection of juvenile thrill scenes." Kevin Thomas of the ''Los Angeles Times'' was positive and call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Los Angeles Times
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compton High School
Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District. History The school opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and was later re-established as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after Compton College separated from the high school district and opened its new campus at 1111 East Artesia Boulevard in 1953. During the 1960s, there was a dramatic transition from a white student body to one which was predominantly African-American. Contrary to popular belief, Compton High School is hardly a "black" high school today. After the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, many black people left South Los Angeles and moved to the Antelope Valley, the Inland Empire, or the San Joaquin Valley. Today, Compton High School is over eighty percent Latino as Mexican immigrants settled in South Los Angeles. New Campus Ground broke on a new high school campus on May 7, 2022 and is expected to open in 2025. Designed by DLR Group, the facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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