Comments on: COUNTDOWN…THE TOP TEN BLAXPLOITATION VILLAINS – PART 2 http://worldofhurtonline.com/2009/09/11/the-top-ten-blaxploitation-villain-part-2/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:43:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Black Dynamite | World of Hurt http://worldofhurtonline.com/2009/09/11/the-top-ten-blaxploitation-villain-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Black Dynamite | World of Hurt Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:39:43 +0000 http://worldofhurtonline.com/?p=1286#comment-484 [...] The film’s creators have also done a fantastic job in marketing and promoting Black Dynamite.  Their grind has been noting less than impeccable.  They built strong word-of-mouth by becoming regular fixtures at various film festivals this year, where Black Dynamite earned “Official Selection” status at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival.  The movie’s director, Scott Sanders, has developed a strong presence on Facebook, and Black Dynamite himself has built solid followings on Facebook and Twitter by posting status updates and tweets in character: (Typical tweet: “Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez? Black Dynamite does not want to tweet about preteen cartoon shit.” or “Gotta remember to pack my travel nunchucks for Comic-Con this weekend.”)  Additionally, a viral ad campaign and website has been introduced around Black Dynamite’s mission of fighting drug dealers who try to push dope on children, appropriately titled: Fight Smack In The Orphanage (FSITO).  I mentioned this briefly in last week’s blog entry about The Top Ten Blaxploitation Villains. [...] [...] The film’s creators have also done a fantastic job in marketing and promoting Black Dynamite.  Their grind has been noting less than impeccable.  They built strong word-of-mouth by becoming regular fixtures at various film festivals this year, where Black Dynamite earned “Official Selection” status at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival.  The movie’s director, Scott Sanders, has developed a strong presence on Facebook, and Black Dynamite himself has built solid followings on Facebook and Twitter by posting status updates and tweets in character: (Typical tweet: “Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez? Black Dynamite does not want to tweet about preteen cartoon shit.” or “Gotta remember to pack my travel nunchucks for Comic-Con this weekend.”)  Additionally, a viral ad campaign and website has been introduced around Black Dynamite’s mission of fighting drug dealers who try to push dope on children, appropriately titled: Fight Smack In The Orphanage (FSITO).  I mentioned this briefly in last week’s blog entry about The Top Ten Blaxploitation Villains. [...]

]]> By: Jay Potts http://worldofhurtonline.com/2009/09/11/the-top-ten-blaxploitation-villain-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Jay Potts Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:46:26 +0000 http://worldofhurtonline.com/?p=1286#comment-482 Doug G.- Thanks. There was one cat who deserved at least an honorable mention: Dick Anthony Williams as "Pretty Toney," but the list was a little <em>The Mack</em>-heavy. Maybe I'll induct him as an Unsung BMF. Any thoughts on it? By the way, I'm glad you're healing up OK. - JEP Doug G.-
Thanks. There was one cat who deserved at least an honorable mention: Dick Anthony Williams as “Pretty Toney,” but the list was a little The Mack-heavy. Maybe I’ll induct him as an Unsung BMF. Any thoughts on it?

By the way, I’m glad you’re healing up OK.

- JEP

]]> By: Doug G. http://worldofhurtonline.com/2009/09/11/the-top-ten-blaxploitation-villain-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Doug G. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:53:45 +0000 http://worldofhurtonline.com/?p=1286#comment-481 Loved ever bit of this -- some great choices and some that I need to check out. (I'll be blaming any friction over the Netflix cue on you, by the way). Loved ever bit of this — some great choices and some that I need to check out. (I’ll be blaming any friction over the Netflix cue on you, by the way).

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