Bones

"...Directed by: Ernest Dickerson. Starring: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Bianca Lawson, Ricky Harris, Clifton Powell, Michael T...."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Original Gangstas

"...Directed by: Larry Cohen. Starring: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Paul Winfield, Isabel Sanford, Ron O'Neal, Richard Roundtree,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Jackie Brown

Based on Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, this is a fairly straight-ahead, Seventies-styled caper film.

"...Directed by: Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Dines Out for Life and ASA

Everyone loves to eat out right?

"...celebrity guests. Project Runway’s Mondo Guerra and the notorious Pam Grier (of Jackie Brown and L Word fame) are..."

April 20, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Foxy Brown

Pam Grier stars in Foxy Brown, the film that would end up cementing Grier's image as the female icon of the Blaxploitation movement.

"...D: Jack Hill (1974); with Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig, Terry Carter, Juanita Brown,..."

July 6, 2001 Screens Review by Charles Conn

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Ice Cube, Clea Duvall, Pam Grier, Jason Staham, Natasha Henstridge and Lobo Sebastian. When..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sheba Baby

Not long after starring in two of the wildest blaxploitation films of all time -- Coffy and Foxy Brown -- Grier's career went in a much tamer direction.

"...D: William Girdler; with Pam Grier, Austin Stoker, D'Urville Martin, Dick Merrifield, Rudy Challenger...."

Jan. 17, 2003 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Jawbreaker

"...Starring: Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, P.J. Soles, Carol Kane, Pam Grier, Charlotte Roldan, Ethan Erickson, Chad Christ, Judy Evans..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two

"...what he meant until the stunning final shot of Pam Grier's face (and this is a movie told in..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Column by Louis Black

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...D: Quentin Tarantino; with Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Too Deep

"...LL Cool J, Nia Long, Hill Harper, Stanley Tucci, Pam Grier, Nas and Mya. … or perhaps not deep..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alice

Southern slavery drama with a twist

"...wreak a fiery vengeance, after a quick screening of Pam Grier’s Coffy, of course...."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Traffik

Sleazy modern exploitation falls off its poorly staked moral high ground.

"...In the dull first half, Patton (who has a Pam Grier vibe going on) vainly tries to make things..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gay Place

A radical week of queer events is full speed ahead!

"...Jackie Brown Hosted by ASA & Pam Grier Dining Out for Life never looked so fierce...."

April 20, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience

"...private detective John Shaft, 1972’s Curtis Mayfield-scored Superfly, or Pam Grier in Foxy Brown, empowering and notably profitable movies..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Illegal Tender

A throwback to the Eighties crime dramas and Seventies blacksploitation films, this Latino action thriller about family ties and blood feuds rarely transcends clichés.

"...preparing a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich to double-fisted gunfighter à la Pam Grier is a real stunner to behold. Whatever degree..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

For those of us nervously watching the erosion of civil liberties and human rights, the next film in the 'Independent Lens' series, 'Life Matters,' is something of a wistful homage to what seems to be of little value these days

"...straight Los Angeles women. The cast includes Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Laurel Holloman, and Eric Mabius, among others. The..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Idle Hands

"...and decapitated) to do? Vivica A. Fox makes a Pam Grier-ish cameo as a nymphomaniacal demon hunter, but the..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Switchblade Sisters

This nifty little movie is full of all the lurid teases, off-the-cuff production values, and trenchant topicality that make exploitation movies the fascinating cultural time capsules they are.

"...Doll House and The Big Bird Cage, the defining Pam Grier vehicles Coffy and Foxy Brown, and the ever-delightful..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love the Hard Way

"...Starring: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl, Pam Grier and Katherine Moennig. Made prior to Adrien Brody's..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

"...moments. Bucktown D: Arthur Marks (1975) with Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus Ramsulala, Carl Weathers..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

The Nine Best Video Releases of 1998

"...with Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, Fred Williamson, Allan Arbus..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.

"...Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, George Corraface, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier, Michelle Forbes, Bruce Campbell and Valeria Golina. It's..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Book Smarts

New academic tomes explore diverse film genres

"...16-minute video production that marries lesbian-bar footage from the Pam Grier blaxploitation opuses Sheba, Baby, and Foxy Brown with..."

July 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Put Your Weight on It

"...also reaping rewards from the resurgence -- most notably Pam Grier and Isaac Hayes -- but unlike other black..."

April 30, 1999 Screens Feature by Mike Emery

Poms

Because even Oscar-winners must make cheerleading comedies

"...Zara Hayes. Starring: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Celia Weston, Pam Grier, Phyllis Somerville, Rhea Perlman and Alisha Boe...."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review

Before The L Word Returns, Ilene Chaiken Looks Back

SXSW panel recap: "When Life Becomes Art"

"...Chaiken said nothing got more negative feedback than when Pam Grier’s character (Kit Porter) went through menopause. Chaiken said..."

March 12, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 4

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 23-31

"...Punch. It was fashioned as a comeback vehicle for Pam Grier, star of Foxy Brown, Coffy, and Friday Foster,..."

July 23, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Four Films in Search of a Cult

Retro releases and martial arts aim for new crowds

"...all a terrible misunderstanding. So they end up in Pamona, Calif., where they are frozen by some scientists, wake..."

April 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: That's Where I Wanna Be: Lenny!

This week's week of nuts is kicked off with OUTsider's first outing: MayDayGayDay

"...Shakur invites you to shake yr in honor of Pam Grier, who turns 65 next month. Sat., May 3,..."

May 2, 2014 Column

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