Tag Archives: Isaac Hayes
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REWIND: Five blaxploitation theme songs in honor of Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree in 1971 film “Shaft.” Photo courtesy Silver Screen Collection. This coming Tuesday is Halloween, but our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman has requested I not do yet another Halloween column. So, to fill your Halloween music needs, here are all the ones I’ve written in the past: •…
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REWIND: ‘Mortal Kombat’ and soundtrack songs that actually aged well
“Mooooortal Kommmmmbattttt!” Ahem. “Mortal Kombat” 1995. This weekend is the movie event of the year (until next weekend, or until the new Matrix movie comes out), is the remake of “Mortal Kombat.” You may rightfully point out that the original 1995 “Mortal Kombat” movie is not exactly a classic.…