Podcasts about Jamaa Fanaka

8 Movies again, annnnnnnd here goes.
1. (Halls of Anger 1970) Calvin Lockhart, a young Jeff Bridges and Janet MacLachlan star in this serious look at racism and teaching. Ed Asner makes yet another appearance too.
2. (Skin Game 1971) Same director here as the first movie. Rockford Files and Iron Eagle star with Mom from Webster in yet another film having a heavy dialogue about racism. This one tries to Trojan horse it in with some comedy, does it work, let's see. Oh look, Ed Asner.
3. (Aaron loves Angela 1975) Where the heck is Ed Asner, sigh. Gordon Parks jr. directs this rad 70's film lookin at young love and race, using Romeo and Juliet as a basic template. Irene Cara is in the house.
4.(Hard Times 1975) Warriors director Walter Hill is here, making a film where James Coburn needs to not gamble so much, damn, There's Charles Bronson and boxing too. Bronson is glowing and so expressive, an amazing on screen presence, NOT. 5. (Special Day 1977) Oh my, Italian cinema can be tricky, at least the 70's Italian films that we have seen which are few, but whoa, tricky is a too nice way of saying there's disgusting treatment of women in these films. This film, though not perfect, is an exception, and with some unexpected queer content. Sophia Loren is here, as well as Marcello Mastroianni (who appears to be in every Italian film ever) oh also the dean from Animal House. Special Day is directed by Ettore Scola. Pretty epic stuff.
6.(Skateboard the movie 1978) Silly, dumb, quickly made cash grab about Skateboarding, that I really like and even own the soundtrack. If you like the subject, and fun B movies, this is a win for me, let us tell you all about it. You might have more fun listening with the commentary track on, which means you'd have to buy it, and if yer that interested, you probably already have it. Teen heart throb Leif Garret is here and is the only one who can't skate great. Here also is Kathleen Lloyd of The Car.
7. (The Outsider 1979) Heavy film here about the troubles. It sure got some great images on film in Northern Ireland. Brits out!
8. (Penitentiary 1979) This is final film of rad director Jamaa Fanaka that we get to review. Here Sweet Pea tries to survive prison. Please see also Emma Mae 1976. 
ok enjoy the show, thanks for listening.


Bobby, Yobo, Terry, and Mike discuss Jamaa Fanaka's prison boxing epic, Penitentiary. On this epsiode we learn way too much about Mr. Goodbars, a new Yobo grift to become a professional boxer, what Nell's favorite candy bar would be, and more!

Espresso fueled review, coming your way, strap in my magical film fans. Six films today, and holy flipping flip, five of them begin with the letter B, wait, 4 1/2. Let's roll! Starting things off today is Robert De Niro in 1973's (Bang the the drum slowly) I know I shouldn't expect a baseball film to be amazing, but the the bingo Darth Vader Richard Pryor one seemed to do ok, also it's well made and we certainly find things to talk about.  Next today is (Busting)1974. Here we have 2 mumbling and bumbling vice cops, played by 70's fav Elliot Gould and Robert Blake, former little rascal and probably another famous person who got away with murder. Very icky, though I think they again got him on a civil suit. Clean up yer trash Hollywood. Film is directed by Peter Hyams who also wrote this quintessential 70's L.A. film. I hope we can visit a location or 2 from this one sometime soon.  Moving on to (the Dion Brothers) 1974. Here is another film with 2 titles, it was originally called the gravy train, these damned films are always making things more confusing then they need to be. I was personally refreshed by the pure insanity of this one, not to build it up too much, but wow. Got a bootleg ish copy of this one, and it definitely needs a blu-ray a billion percent more than our last “Do not reccomend” film the night porter, Dominic shakes his head again, get it together people. This chaos stars Stacy Keach, Frederic Forrest, and Margo Kidder, with a story by jack Starrett. Film is about 2 brothers who give up their dead end jobs to rob an armed car so they can open up a high end seafood restaurant, and they don't seem to know shit about seafood. I do hope y'all can see this one someday, if ya know me I'll run it for you. Next up is (Black Moon) 1975. Imdb says that this is about a girl who goes to a mystical house to escape a gender war. Which as much as I like the film, makes it sound better than it is, to me, still nuts and fun to look at and go “WHAT?!”  Film is directed by a French guy, and that totally tracks. Onward to (Welcome home Brother Charles) 1975. This is the first of 3 films we're reviewing by rad director Jamaa Fanaka, 2 of which we are doin today. Here we have a very run of the mill plot about evil murderous LA cops and their attempt to brutally kill Charles, who survives and rids the world of these racists with his supernatural penis. Oh………. that doesn't sound boring, hmmm.  Jokes aside, yes this is another rad film that melted my brain. Not perfect, but I for one am happy it was written and filmed, and that we watched and reviewed this together.  Finally today we have the other Jamaa film ,(Emma Mae) 1976. many dvd's of this call it Black sister's revenge, again we acknowledge the confusion master, which is also the title of an amazing metal record as well. What to say about this Compton classic except, rad, very rad, and great. Also it's my best of the bunch and I do hope you enjoy our review, and all our reviews today. Please reach out and help spread the word if you can. Thank you as always for listening.

We continue our 2023 series on independent African American auteurs that made landmark films with Jamaa Fanaka's Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975).  Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook 

Jamaa Fanaka, one of the more successful member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, made a trilogy of raw, in your face action dramas about the prison system in the late 70's to mid 80's, and that is the focal point of today's episode. Enjoy another exciting episode of SCREEN WEENS. 00:00 Intro and Other Watches This Week21:33 Question Time33:15 Penitentiary48:23 Penitentiary II57:53 Penitentiary III1:06:29 Outro and Picks for Next Week

Jamaa Fanaka was a filmmaker from LA. His short filmography is absolutely insane. Welcome home Brother Charles and Emma Mae are on the docket. Email: motionpicturemassacre@gmail.com Voicemail: 732-639-1435

Episode 40: We go one fucking hour on Jamaa Fanaka's unsung EMMA MAE (1976), a portrait of a spitfire teenager from Mississippi trying to find her bearings in Compton while enduring big city culture shock, relationship heartache, and resorting to criminality all while standing up against the racist powers that be.

Mark is joined once again by Austin Trunick, author of THE CANNON FILM GUIDE, VOLUME I: 1980-1984 and THE CANNON FILM GUIDE, VOLUME II: 1985-1987, to discuss Jamaa Fanaka's PENITENTIARY III (1987), screening on 35mm at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater as part of "The AGFA Triple Ripper" on Friday, August 12, 2022, a collaboration with the American Genre Film Archive, also featuring DOUBLE AGENT 73 (1974), THE GATE II (1990). Mark and Austin talk about the film's roots, star Leon Isaac Kennedy, the best version of DEATH WISH II on home video, ogling vintage signage in HD, and more. Tickets available now at: https://mahoningdrivein.ticketleap.com/agfa2022/ Recorded 7/20/22 For more information on THE CANNON FILM GUIDE series, visit: http://www.cannonfilmguide.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide/ https://twitter.com/cannonfilmguide For exclusive additional podcasts, videos, sneak peeks, and on-site discounts, visit the Mahoning Drive-In Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/mahoningdrivein https://www.mahoningdit.com https://www.facebook.com/mahoningdriveintheater https://www.instagram.com/mahoningdriveintheater https://twitter.com/mahoningdit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mahoningdrivein/message

Nick and Dan find out you truly can't go home again with a look at Jamaa Fanaka's Welcome Home Brother Charles from 1975, a blaxploitation classic about systemic & individual racism, and America's disillusionment about its own penal fixation. TIMECODES 00:00:00 / Intro 00:02:14 / Theme Song 00:03:33 / Episode Start 00:05:35 / Film discussion: Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) 00:53:11 / Intermission 00:54:17 / Film discussion continues 01:31:15 / Segment: The A-List NOTES/LINKS Listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon, and wherever podcast feeds are pulled. Rate/review our podcast wherever you listen to it, to help us out. We appreciate your support! Follow us on Twitter (at) @projexpod and email us at projexploitation@gmail.com if you want to hit us up with your thoughts, reviews, suggestions, personal fears, social security number, or just want to talk film. We'd love to hear from you.

Vincent and Len debate which celebrities have skills in Spades (and give birth to their next TeePublic design) then launch into a spirited defense of writer-director Jamaa Fanaka's PENITENTIARY (but not so much for the lead actor in the flick). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your favorite asshole, Derek Gordon, is back - with a video reaction and full breakdown of the trailer to the 1983 Chuck Norris action film, LONE WOLF MCQUADE! Of course - this kick ass movie required some deep diving into the IMDB rabbit hole, where another old school gem was discovered, by the name of Jamaa Fanaka's PENITENTIARY 2!!! ...but it gets BETTER! While doing time in this Grindhouse flick, we may have also discovered the secret origins of CLUBBER LANG! You can bet every hair on your ass that there is going to be future full-length watch-a-longs of BOTH these movies! The more people that demand it in the comments,  the more motivated Derek will be to do it sooner! ********************************************* For the full video experience, SUBSCRIBE to the MIDNIGHT HUSTLE YouTube channel at: https://bit.ly/2T0cNoH FOLLOW Midnight Hustle and Derek Gordon on social media at: MH Twitter: https://twitter.com/MidnightHustles DG Twitter: https://twitter.com/YoDerekGordon MH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnight.hustle DG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekgordon_onair  

The Cucalorus Film Festival, out of Wilmington, North Carolina (home of David Lynch's Blue Velvet!) is a film festival that loves inclusion — but not competition.In this episode, chief instigating officer Dan Brawley and host and curator Aaron Hillis talk about the origins of the festival, how to get into it, and how to watch some fantastically weird movies from Hillis' secret vault, for free.You can watch Wednesday, Nov. 18's Secret Convulsions screening here.And Sunday, Nov. 22's Secret Convulsions screening here.Plus: Listen to Dan Delgado's The Industry podcast for more on Jamaa Fanaka and Cannon Films. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss the career of independent Writer/Director Jamaa Fanaka, his lifelong struggle making films, and his role in the L.A Rebellion. His features under discussion include Welcome Home, Brother Charles, Emma Mae, and the Penitentiary trilogy. On this week's patreon, we discuss the James Bond 'Comedy' Casino Royale (1967). Become a Patreon subscriber for $5 a month and get an exclusive episode every week! www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub If you have any questions or comments that are Godzilla related, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com

Jamaa Fanaka was the most prolific college filmmaker of all time. Once he left college he found Hollywood to not be so inclusive. He decided to fight the industry with a series of lawsuits that would ultimately cost him his career. Filmmakers Zeinabu Davis, Lexi Alexander, and Maria Giese help tell this story along with Jamaa's attorney Irving Meyer. Show notes and sources listed here: https://industrypodcast.org/articles See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys welcome Jamaa Fanaka into their hearts over a few cold brews and friendship. Discussion: 1975's Welcome Home Brother Charles and 1979's Penitentiary.

Tune into the Gruesome Twosome of Flesh Wound Radio this Friday, March 30th at 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST (or anytime shortly after we wrap live) On this all Vinegar Syndrome spectacular we tackle the new Blu-Rays of Alexander Cassini's gory surreal 1991 flick Star Time, and Jamaa Fanaka's blaxsploitation double feature of Welcome Home Brother Charles and Emma Mae. In addition Flesh Wound After Dark returns w/ Alex Derenzy's Babyface 2, Confessions Of A Teenage Peanut Butter Freak, and the new double feature Women At Play and Good Girls Bad Girls. Don't miss it gents and be sure to join the Flesh Wound Radio FB page and download us on itunes, Stitcher, and Spreaker.

Back to the Blu-rays we go as Erik and Sergio talk the 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead along with a number of wonderful new gems from Criterion. Sergio gets to talk about being in the minority of a film he loved in 2017 and then joins along with Erik in their love of the holiday’s surprise hit, Wonder. They get into the weeds a little talking about the first post-scandal Woody Allen film but get right out by talking about Sergio’s experience as an assistant director on Jamaa Fanaka’s Penitentiary as well as his first Blu-ray commentary track.   Criterion (Night of the Living Dead, Young Mr. Lincoln, I Daniel Blake, The Complete Monterey Pop Festival, Tom Jones) Universal (Marshall, Happy Death Day, American Made) Warner Bros. (The Long Long Trailer, The Belle of New York, The Hanging Tree) Lionsgate (Wonder) Kino (The Executioner’s Song, Blame It On Rio, The Way West, Intermezzo) Twilight Time (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Dragonwyck, My Cousin Rachel, Husbands & Wives) Vinegar Syndrome (Penitentiary)  

This time we hop in our ultralight aircraft and fire our uzis at the sky celebrating the only movie ever to feature a gangster ghetto airforce - STREET WARS (1992)! Plus: In Search of the Perfect Podcast, PG Boobs, Songs On Trial, What Movie Is This?, James Best, and panties galore! [Must see TV: Penitentiary I, II & III, Welcome Home Brother Charles (aka Soul Vengeance), Emma Mae (Black Sister's Revenge), and Street Wars aka Jamaa Fanaka's entire catalog. Watch them all ASAP for your own good.]

Hoy Trasnoche no es otro podcast de cine. Es "el otro" podcast de cine. Conducen Santiago Calori y Fiorella Sargenti. Esta semana: Raw, de Julia Ducournau, una película francesa de caníbales. La linkeamos con el nuevo extremismo francés y el cine italiano de canibalismo. En el portarretratos: Jamaa Fanaka, director de Welcome Home Brother Charles, donde estrangulan a un hombre con un pene. En el videoclub de Calu: el documental The Lost Arcade. Y en el glosario de Flor: aprendemos qué es "flapper". Hoy Trasnoche está presentado por Claro Video, la plataforma de video on demand y alquiler de películas online de Claro.

In this episode, Tyler is joined by fellow film student Dave Platt to talk about the Oscars, Jamaa Fanaka, and STAR WARS.

The dynamic duo has been reunited and this week we're covering a couple street level oddities of action, dance, knife throwing, and ghetto air forces.  This week's episode takes a look at Jamaa Fanaka's surreal Street Wars and we also see what happens when a hit song by Ruben Blades gets turned into a feature film called Pedro Navaja! Send in your feedback to cultofmuscle@gmail.com, check out cultofmuscle.tumblr.com, and head on over to http://www.redbubble.com/people/cultofmuscle/shop for our merchandise! Whatcha' Been Lifting- 0:00:00-1:25:30 Street Wars- 1:27:10-2:16:30 Pedro Navaja- 2:18:15-2:46:25 Feedback- 2:46:25-4:10:25

Welcome to yet another Tril-O-GGtMC episode and this time we have a special guest by the name of Miles from ShowShow!!!! This recording session was epic!!! We love Miles and ShowShow and have become great friends with him over the last year. We look forward to doing this again as we havent laughed this hard in ages. We cover Jamaa Fanaka's Penitentiary Trilogy which includes Penitentiary (1979) Penitentiary 2 (1982) and Penitentiary 3 (1987). Sit back and relax and enjoy!!! We had to cut some voicemails due to technical difficulty and space constraints. Our apologies in advance but we will play them next week....we promise. Adios!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ggtmc/message