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22 Sep 2021, 11:34 pm

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mel ... 58148.html

A significant film maker has joined the stars.


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22 Sep 2021, 11:42 pm

Oh damn, the father of blaxploitation cinema and a pioneer in unsimulated sex scenes, I didn't realize he was that old. RIP.


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23 Sep 2021, 12:05 am

As good an excuse to listen to Earth, Wind, and Fire as any.

Here is the theme song of his seminal movie. One of the coolest instrumentals ever in pop history.