1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In part 3 of the July – September 2024 installment of UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR, Film Forum’s Repertory Artistic Director Bruce Goldstein has a lively, free-wheeling conversation with Odie Henderson, chief film critic of The Boston Globe, about our upcoming festival BLAXPLOITATION, BABY!, opening Friday, August 16, and continuing for a week with 16 genre classics from the early 1970s, including SHAFT, SUPER FLY, COFFY, CLEOPATRA JONES, and much more.&amp;nbsp; The festival coincides with the publication of Henderson’s new book, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation, available for purchase at our concession during the festival. &amp;nbsp;Odie will appear in person at Film Forum to introduce screenings of FOXY BROWN, WILLIE DYNAMITE, and BLACK CAESAR – with a book signing follow Friday night’s show of FOXY BROWN. As a young man, Odie attended every single movie in Film Forum’s -- and the world’s – very first Blaxploitation festival in 1995, programmed by Bruce and pioneering author and film historian Donald Bogle, who also collaborated on the current series. &amp;nbsp;Justin Simien’s 4-part documentary HOLLYOOD BLACK, based on Bogle’s book, premiered this week on MGM+. Film Forum Presents https://filmforum.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/32594202/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/176298677