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The top 5 “worst” blaxploitation films ever made

If you thought the likes of Dolemite, Shaft, Cleopatra Jones, Truck Turner, Sheba Baby and Trouble Man were of a dubious quality, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

This November we’re showing Jim Kelly’s Black Samurai which, despite the presence of midget hit men and a killer vulture, is not regarded as one of the high points of the blaxploitation genre. However, it is by no means the worse…
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SOLD OUT: BLACK SAMURAI (1977) – 21st November, Templegate Dojo, Temple Meads

Listen up you jive turkeys! We’re showing Jim Kelly’s cult blaxploitation/martial arts movie Black Samurai at an actual Bristol dojo! Can you dig it? Continue reading SOLD OUT: BLACK SAMURAI (1977) – 21st November, Templegate Dojo, Temple Meads

Masters of Bedminster: We have the power!

Last night in Victoria Park, Bedminster, the Bristol Bad Film Club sent the people of Bristol back to the 80s with a special nostalgia-fest outdoor screening of Masters of the Universe. Allow me to set the scene.

We couldn't have asked for a more perfect evening
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect evening

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HERCULES IN NEW YORK (1969) – 24th July 2014, Redgrave Theatre, Clifton

“Ha, ha, ha. You have strucked Hercules!” – Come see Arnie, and his loose grasp of English, in his first ever starring role. 

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