Gordon parks sequel to his 1971 blaxplotation success seems to fall short of the popularity and status of the original. The film was produced by the fremantle corporation and past america inc. Shaft is one of the landmark characters and films not just of 1970s blaxploitation cinema but all of pop culture. The original motion picture soundtrack but stereo is written above side 1 and side 2. The duo find themselves in all sorts of scenarios from stopping hit men out to kill them true story to beating up a purse snatcher who turns out to be a high ranking cop not so true story. Gordon parks celebrity profile check out the latest gordon parks photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. While this transfer has some issues im confident this is the best the film has ever looked, so i wont bitch too much. Just like the first movie, there are 2 viewing options. In an overly reverent gesture to the original film, he brings back richard roundtree the original shaft as the current shaft s samuel l. The film is elevated from mediocrity by the acting. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. But, as the hyped update with samuel l jackson is on the way, shaft s big. He is best remembered for his photo essays for life magazine, where he was the first black staffer, and as the director of the 1971 film shaft.
C smith theme song blowin your mind which is almost a continuation of the original isaac hayes theme has appeared on a few blaxploitation compilations, but the rest of it remains out of print. First black american to write and score a major hollywood film by moses kamuiru. Gordon parks contact sheet, memphis, tennessee 1968 artsy. The television film is based on the autobiography twelve years a slave by solomon northup.
It is an adaptation of tidymans novel of the same name and its the first entry in the shaft film series. Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends. Isaac hayes shaft anthology his big score and more mp3 320. But parks enduring contribution was breaking down the barriers of racism in hollywood. And there is shaft, somewhere in the middle, invincible and cunning. But parks the learning tree remains, to this day, the only nonexploitation film directed by a black. Gordon parks biography life, family, children, wife, school. Private detective john shaft runs afoul of feuding mobsters as he searches for the truth behind a friends death. With neat locales, a smart dialogue, and a funky soundtrack by issac hayes, shafts big score is a movie that definitely defines the word cool. Its more of a mainstream actionmonster flick with hints of blaxploitation, but for the most part it works.
Richard roundtree moses gunn drew bundini brown addeddate 20191029 19. Shaft generated a hit theme song, two sequels the first, 1971s shaft s big score, was also helmed by parks and a tv series. Shafts big score 1972 shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends. Directed by gordon parks and written by lorenzo semple jr. Solomon northups odyssey is directed by gordon parks, who also composed the film score with kermit moore. His father was a vegetable farmer, and the family lived modestly. Gordon parks keeps improving, as a technician, and shafts big score is far more ambitious and professional than the original shaft. The learning tree was a deep and humanistic portrait of growing up black in america. Funk, soundtrack isaac hayes, gordon parks, johnny pate. But it is also more mechanical and more exploitative of the material. Richard roundtree reprises his most popular role, who is in neck deep in trouble as he tries to avenge the death of an old friend. Shafts big score by gordon parks album, soundtracks. To be honest, i made my shaft debut with big score.
Shaft triple feature shaft, shafts big score, and shaft. Smith 02 the other side 03 smart money 04 the search. Parke was a selftaught artist who later became the first. Shaft s big score gordon parks 1972 from the shaft anthology. This time director gordon parks uses panavision, surrounds his hero with a talented cast, and pours on the special effects. But, as the hyped update with samuel l jackson is on the way, shafts big score and the next film, shaft in africa, may become more wellknown. This pioneering 3cd set features the previously unreleased original soundtrack to the 1971 shaft along with music from the sequel, shafts big score. Starring richard roundtree, moses gunn, drew bundini brown, joseph mascolo. A major commercial success, the gritty nyclensed black detective story was one of the key early films in the 70s blaxploitation movement. Shaft s big score sees richard roundtree return as the iconic john shaft as well as gordon parks return as the films director he also scores the film as he and isaac hayes, who scored the first film, had a falling out, but the film doesnt have the same feel as the first film. Download on amazon the other side play on apple music. The life of blues and folk singer huddie leadbetter, nicknamed leadbelly is recounted. Then theres the white mafioso who wants to muscle into the action. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s.
Mar 07, 2006 find films and movies featuring gordon parks on allmovie allmovie. Official theatrical movie poster for shaft s big score. All the others including parks shaft and shafts big score, now at the roosevelt have depended on sex, violence and action to sell. Mar 03, 2020 gordon parks, in full gordon roger alexander buchanan parks, born november 30, 1912, fort scott, kansas, u. There is also a cameo appearance by gordon parks, the director of the original, and of course, isaac hayes theme song is back. Watch it full screen on side a, or slicker in widescreen on side b. Gordon parks sequel to his 1971 blaxplotation success seems to fall short of the. And so it becomes less responsible, less detailed, less personal, less serious and less fun.
Shafts big score gordon parks 1972 never enough rhodes. Shaft s big score was made on a larger budget than shaft, and the quality shows. Shaft trilogy big score, in africa soundtracks, extras, 1971, 1972, 1973, divx avi 3. What was missing here for me was isaac hayes score.
Mosley, paul benjamin, madge sinclair, james brodhead. Richard roundtree and gordon parks on the set of shaft. In this installment, shaft investigates the murder of a wellrespected harlem figure and funeralhome director, cal asby robert kyahill, who is blown to smithereens after. Original motion picture soundtrack by gordon parks on amazon music. Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on. Gordon parks rare images by gordon parks of the jim crow.
Parks worked for the farm security administration and the office of war information before becoming the first black staff photographer at life magazine. Gordon parks who had a long remarkable career as photographer, and himself appearing as a croupier here demonstrates he is also good at presenting impressive action scenes, especially the chase scenes at the end of the film. Gordon roger alexander buchanan parks november 30, 1912 march 7, 2006 was an american photographer, musician, writer and film director, who became prominent in u. Wow, what a sequel movie shaft s big score is its full of action, from start to finish, actionpacked, and more shooting than ive ever seen in my life. John shaft is back as the ladyloved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.
Original motion picture soundtrack by gordon parks now. Original motion picture soundtrack by gordon parks on deezer. There is also a small gold buckle seen on the leather hat band. The gordon parks foundation permanently preserves the work of gordon parks, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, books, and electronic media and supports artistic and educational activities that advance what gordon described as the common search for a better life and a better world. Original motion picture soundtrack, an album by gordon parks on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The foundation is a division of the meservekunhardt foundation.
Early life on november the 30th of 1912, gordon roger alexander buchanan was born in fort scott, kansas. Born gordon roger alexander buchanan parks, november 30, 1912, in fort scott, ks. Jun 05, 20 theres no isacc hayes score this time around. He was the first black filmmaker to direct a studio picture, and his first film shaft helped create a genre. Shaft is the same private dick who is a sex machine to all. Original motion picture soundtrack, an album by gordon parks on spotify. The sequel to shaft, this action film follows the further adventures of detective. With neat locales, a smart dialogue, and a funky soundtrack by issac hayes, shaft s big score is a movie that definitely defines the word cool. A creative pioneer in several fields, gordon parks first became famous for his affecting photographs in the 1940s. When the camera moves to bumpys left, to include shaft, the hats brim is turned up in back, and the buckle is missing. For gordon parks, the first black director in the history of the hollywood film, it all began more than 30 years ago when he was an assistant bartender on the north coast limited between chicago and seattle.
Funk, soundtrack isaac hayes, gordon parks, johnny pate shaft anthology. Lou potter and sammart williams wrote the teleplay for the film. Cool black private eye john shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Gordon parks courtesy the gordon parks foundation gordon parks the youngest of 15 children, parks was born into poverty in 1912 in the segregated town of fort scott, kansas. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the gordon parks directed movie via subscription can be a. Not a bad sequel, it still has gordon parks at the helm and he even provides an interesting score. But being the renaissance man that he was, gordon parks himself did the score. Richard roundtree is on hand once again, portraying the cat whos a bad mutha. It is the second entry in the shaft film series, with both director gordon parks and screenwriter ernest tidyman reprising their roles from the first film. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Shafts big score was made on a larger budget than shaft, and the quality shows. Gordon parks score for the second shaft film seems to have fallen into some sort of soundtrack netherworld. Shafts big score gordon parks 1972 gordon parks score for the second shaft film seems to have fallen into some sort of soundtrack netherworld.
The pictures in the slide show are not necessarily in the proper order. With richard roundtree, moses gunn, charles cioffi, christopher st. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. John shaft goes james bond is this final entry in the shaft series. Groundbreaking american photographer, composer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. As bumpy faces shaft, the brim is turned down all the way around the hat. Blowin your mind, from shafts big score 1972 youtube. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Shaft is a 1971 american blaxploitation crime action film directed by gordon parks and written by ernest tidyman and john d. As i said earlier, i dont feel that shafts big score. With gordon parks and roundtree returning, with a bigger budget, shafts big score is fairly enjoyable. Starring richard roundtree and moses gunn, directed by the great gordon parks. Listen to your favorite songs from shaft s big score. This is the hurriedly produced sequel to gordon parks trendsetting hit gordon parks.
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