1971 introduced moviegoers to an iconic character, John Shaft. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THEME FROM SHAFT") UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL GROUP: (Singing) Shaft. ISAAC HAYES: Can you dig it? SHAPIRO: The film was a ...

In 1971, Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black wrote a blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks that would be tagged as culturally significant. Alongside the movie's popularity, ...

The blaxploitation movies of the '70s are great, but they're not, for the most part, good. These were cheap movies, made quickly. The editing was slapdash. The dialogue was hokey. A lot of the lead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it came to the creation of the hit track, Hayes only took on the project after the film's producer promised him an audition ...