1970’s throwback remake of “Black Dynamite” Kicks off this month for screenings all across the country. The movie stars, Michael Jai White,Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson,Salli Richardson,Kym Whitley,Brian McKnight. Actor Michael Jai White thinks the negative connotation surrounding the term “blaxploitation film” is a bunch of jive.

“The problem I have with the word is that it seems to encompass movies that don’t fall under that category,” White said. “As soon as you hear the title ‘Shaft’ people think ‘blaxploitation’ and that is absolutely unfair because that film was made before the term even existed.”

White, the star and co-writer of the new movie “Black Dynamite,” would rather people focus on what he views as the positives of the genre of 1970s urban action films starring African-American actors.

His new movie, which opened in limited release last weekend and will start going wider, follows the exploits of Black Dynamite, a former CIA agent who takes to the streets after his brother is killed by the mafia, orphanages are flooded with drugs and some bad malt liquor finds its way into the ‘hood.

It is both a spoof of, and homage to, the genre whose films like “Black Caesar,” “The Mac,” “Foxy Brown,” and “Superfly” have developed a cult following over the years.

Film Screenings Dates and Times
November 13 – 19 – Columbia, MO
Ragtag Cinema
10 Hitt Street
Columbia, MO 65201

http://www.ragtagfilm.com

November 13 & 14 – Springfield, MO
Moxie Cinema LLC
431 S. Jefferson, #108
Springfield, MO 65806

http://www.moxiecinema.com

November 13 & 14 – Fort Collins, CO
Lyric Cinema
300 E Mountain Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80524

http://www.lyriccinemacafe.com

November 13 & 14 – Spokane, WA
The Magic Lantern Theatre
25 W. Main Ave
Spokane, Washington 99201

http://www.magiclanternspokane.com

November 20 – San Francisco, CA
Castro Theatre
A presentation of the Oakland Underground Film Festival
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

http://www.castrotheatre.com/

November 20 & 21 – Minneapolis, MN
Uptown Theatre
2906 Hennepin Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Minneapolis/UptownTheatre.htm

November 21 – Oakland, CA
Grand Lake
A presentation of the Oakland Underground Film Festival
3200 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

http://www.renaissancerialto.com/

December 4 & 5 – Houston, TX
River Oaks
2009 West Gray
Houston, TX 77019

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Houston/RiverOaksTheatre.htm

December 11 & 12 – Denver, CO
Esquire Theater
590 Downing St
Denver, CO 80218

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Denver/EsquireTheatre.htm

January 2 – Rochester, NY
Dryden Theatre
900 East Ave
Rochester, NY 14607

http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/

January 9 – San Diego, CA
Ken Cinema
4061 Adams Ave
San Diego, California 92116

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanDiego/KenCinema.htm