ISAAC HAYES: Can you dig it? SHAPIRO: The film was a hit for then-floundering MGM Studios. "Shaft" inspired a number of other films that are referred to as Blaxploitation cinema. We're taking a moment ...
Yet the "Theme from Shaft," which would earn both Grammys and an Oscar, was just a snippet of the groundbreaking music for which Hayes -- who died Sunday at age 65 -- was responsible.He penned soul ...
This week, 1971’s Shaft kicks off a month of Monday night blaxploitation screenings at the Belcourt. But despite the props Shaft gets for being the most iconic and successful film of the ...