8/11/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Dolemite – Eddie Murphy

Dolemite Is My Name is Biographical Comedy Film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film stars Eddie Murphy as filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, who is best known for having portrayed the character of Dolemite in both his stand-up routine and a series of blaxploitation films, which started with Dolemite in 1975. Continue reading

4/28/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Iceberg Slim Story Comes To Life In Trick Baby

A gripping crime thriller based on the novel by Iceberg Slim. Directed by Larry Yust, this classic Blaxploitation Film dives deep into the world of con men, race, and survival in the gritty streets of Philadelphia.  Continue reading

1/6/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Five On The Black Hand Side

Mr. Brooks (Leonard Jackson) is an African-American barbershop owner who runs his household with an iron fist. One day, however, Mrs. Brooks (Clarice Taylor) tires of his stern approach and embraces a nonconformist attitude that’s more in line with that of their children, including the philosophical Booker T. (D’Urville Martin) and Gideon (Glynn Turman), a black militant. Continue reading