#John Shaft

[worldwide-blackfolk]

Samuel Jackson in the passing of Richard Roundtree: The passing of Richard Roundtree is a real blow. Loved being around him, learning, working, laughing & feeling Blessed to have an idol live up to who I expected him to be!! Thanks for making us feel REAL GOOD about ourselves!

Rest In Power‼️‼️‼️👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾🤎🤎

[odinsblog]

Shaft (1971), starring Richard Roundtree

[cantsayidont]

October 2015. I was a bit dubious about this miniseries, which is an origin story of John Shaft, Ernest Tidyman's private investigator character who later featured in a trio of blaxploitation movies (perhaps best known today for the first film's Isaac Hayes soundtrack), but it's pretty decent. The plot breaks no new ground for the genre: John Shaft is a Vietnam veteran and former boxer who becomes a private detective and ends up trying to avenge the murder of his girlfriend, even though it means bucking the mob and the city's corrupt cops in the process. However, it's refreshingly straightforward and appropriately tough-minded, resisting any impulse to self-mockery. If you like the movies, it's not a bad companion piece. (I've never read the Tidyman novels.)

The interior art is by Bilquis Everly, less fanciful than her recent Wonder Woman and Supergirl work, but with a nice flair for real-world characters that suits the gritty mood. Maybe the biggest complaint is that her Shaft doesn't look anything like Richard Roundtree, who played the character in the movies and TV show. Walker's notes at the end say this was deliberate, to bring the character closer to the description in the novels (and one supposes there were likeness rights issues as well), but if you're mainly familiar with the movies — which are of course part of the blaxploitation canon — it's hard not to feel the character doesn't really look like John Shaft, even a somewhat younger John Shaft.

[astralbondpro]

Shaft (1971) // Dir. Gordon Parks

[gone2soon-rip]

RICHARD ROUNDTREE (1942-Died October 24th 2023,at 81.Pancreatic cancer). American actor, noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019,which kickstarted the Blaxploitation films of the 70's. For his performance in the original film, Roundtree was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1972.He is often regarded as a trailblazer and inspiration for future black actors,including Samuel.L.Jackson,who played the title role of Roundtree's character's nephew,in the 2000 film,Shaft,wihich co-starred Roundtree in his original character role. His other films included the cult 1976 disaster film,Earthquake,and the 1995 psychological thriller,Se7en,starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman,and the epic historical civil rights miniseries,Roots. Richard Roundtree - Wikipedia

[can-ya-dig-it-777]

Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. You were a bad Mutha Fucka and we could definitely dig it! R.I.P.

[mycroftholmesian]

A Toast 🥃 RIP Richard Roundtree

Always and Forever John Shaft 🖤

[bradycarlson]

Everything you need to know about the character you learn in the opening four minutes of the movie. Yes, the amazing Isaac Hayes does that, yes the well-thought-out film sequence does that, but most of all Richard Roundtree does that.

[alltrekvarnews]

Richard Roundtree, Estrella de 'Shaft', M uere a los 81 años...

[schlock-luster-video]

On January 4, 1973 Shaft's Big Score debuted in France.

[cinemaquiles]

Blaxploitation em cinco filmes essenciais para conhecer esse movimento cinematográfico

[dolly-macabre]

Everytime I try using 'shaft' in my writing, my brain automatically goes *funky bass line* ♫♬SHAFT♬♫

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[maedior]

"Well, if he's worth 10, I'm worth 20."

Richard Roundtree, 1942-2023.

[eliah]

[tygerland]

Filmmaker John Singleton (1968-2019). Los Angeles, California, 1991, by Aaron Rapoport.