Uptown Saturday Night - Spoiler Filled Minisode 004 - Racking Focus Podcast
Episode description
What happens when a thoughtful black actor takes the reigns of an action comedy in a culture awash in Blaxploitation Cinema? John is going to tell you as he discusses, Uptown Saturday Night, the first in a trilogy of films that look regular folks in the world of Black culture through a comedic lens, Sidney Poitier directs this absurd romp featuring an ensemble cast of actors who go for it while poking fun at the stereotypes of the cinema of the 1970s.
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Uptown Saturday Night is available on the Criterion Channel until April 30 and can be found on Youtube if you are lucky.
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