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Friday, September 19, 2008

Emma Mae [a.k.a. Black Sister's Revenge] (1976)































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A naive woman from the Deep South moves in with her Aunt and family in Watts, California. Initially finding herself at odds with her surroundings, Emma eventually gains acceptance from a local drug addict and dealer. But when he's arrested and jailed, she plans a daring bank robbery to bail him out...

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Black Mama, White Mama (1973)









































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Lee (Grier), a tough prostitute and Karen (Markov), a revolutionary, are admitted to a tough women's prison where almost immediately they clash. Packed off to a maximum security prison, their transport is ambushed by Karen's guerilla friends and the two escape into the Filipino jungle. Chained together and with differing escape plans, their clash intensifies as Lee wants to retrieve a stash of stolen cash to get her off the island and Karen wants to re-join her revolutionary group. Escape isn't easy as they come up against a series of obstacles including a corrupt cop, a bounty hunter, a sadistic Drug Lord and guerillas who threaten to turn everything upside down.