The Grooved Pavement
A not-so-jive Blaxploitation movie review podcast talk show hosted by Phan Media creator, Phanatiks Entertainment owner & Hudsy TV co-founder Shawn Strong along with Newburgh native genius & educator Decarius McClearn. The show is more than a review of the Blaxploitation era of the '70s but an analysis. An exploration of the exploitation period. But not just the entertainment aspect of it but also the politics that had its hand in it before and during the makings of this cultured cinema genre. We are talking about the movies' cast, music, and today's continual connections, trivia, TV shows, and more.https://linktr.ee/Thegroovedpavement
The Grooved Pavement
Episode 9: Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song
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Shawn Strong & Decarius McClearn
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Shawn Strong and Decarius McClearn discuss and review Melvin Van Peebles' third feature, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song," a 1971 American blaxploitation film written, co-produced, scored, edited, directed by and starring Melvin Van Peebles. His son Mario Van Peebles also appears in a small role, playing the title character as a young boy. The film tells the picaresque story of a poor Black man fleeing from the white police authorities.
Although we couldn't show many clips, we spoke about it. And how we felt about it.
Hosts Shawn Strong and Decarius McClearn