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By Frederick I. Douglas“ClcowPrn -,rtnr ” '' ~-ring Baltimore’s own Ta* mara Dob on as Cito. film is power-packed with action, thrills and intrigue. Part of new genre of movies featuring Black super-women, it is particularly interesting because of the positive image conveyed abou* Black women.Cleo is a government agent with international authority to combat the nefarious heroin trade, her main enemy being Momma, ths lesbian h»ad of world-wide drug syndicate. Played by Shelley Winters, Momma takes a severe beating from Cleo who is a master of Karate, Kung Fu and good old fashioned street fighting. While “Cleopatra Jones” is marred bycliches like the cur ch.ve scene, it is worth seeing because it is concerned with takin g realistic steps to halt crime and drug addiction in the Black commu-SOUL TRAINSinger A1 Green and the dynamic duo Mel and Tim board the Soul Train this week to bring TV audiences 60 minutes of pure pleasure.A1 Green sings two of his finest tunes “Ca'l Me” and “I’m Still In -Love Wi’h Trou. Mel and Tim do their thing too. They sing and rap with Don Cornelius the executive producer and hostBlack Flicksn:ty The movie features an exce’icnt score written by Joe Simon.“Shaft In Africa” — Richard Roundtree is at it again - beating up all the men and making love to all the laides in sight. But this 'time it seems more belie-voablc with Shaft rebl’v coming on strong to fight the 20th century slave trade. Hired by the king of an African nation who e sonc-was murdered by the slave-traders. Shaft goes to Africa, allows himself to Ik? captured and subsequently learns enought about the operation that had been stealing men from Africa to ncrform the lowliest tasks imnginah’c in France and other European countries.The most fascinatingthing about this flick is that it places a very urbane private dctoct’vc smack dab in the middle of the jungle where he is forced to fight to survive in a culture that is light years mvav foom his usual’ turf. Rapidly ris-of the show.The musical-dancc-vario-ty show, aside from featuring soul music performers and teen-age dancing, also features a cameo appearance by a leading television. motion picture or sports personality. A Crcate-A-Dance award is presented to the couple in the Soul Train gang performing the most creative new dance.inn to the top of the charts is the theme song from the movie “Are You Man. Enough,” sung by the Four Tops and scored by Johnny Pate. As the movie proves beyond a doubt, Sahft is man enough to cope with the Mafia and anyone else that dares stand in his way.“Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off” — When Jim Brown hits somebody you don’t exoect them to wake up (or a long time. He Is the most convincing super hero on the scrcch these days - Black or White. The cat Is huge, he stnys In good shape and has a face that looks like it was chiseled out of granite. It's not Just because you remember that he was an all-star football player -- he just looks like a guy that doesn't have to take anybody’s c—.Shooting, flthglnt and stomping across the screen. Slaughter is alter a list that will involve mujor politl-cans and lawmen in a pow-c fill syndicate that controls tumbling, prostitution and drugs on the West Coast. To accomplish this goal and to avenge the death of hll lady love. Slaughter leaves a .pile of corpses In his wake that makes the My Lai massacre look like a picnic. Crammed to the hilt with action and adventure, it is nlso an exciting, well-made movie that definitely gives you your money’s worth. To lop It all off, the background beat to all these happenings Is provided by the Godfather of Soul. James Brown.
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Tue, Aug 07, 1973
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