Petey Wheatstraw, 1977. Directed by Cliff Roquemore. Starring Rudy Ray Moore, Jimmy Lynch, Leroy Daniels, G. Tito Shaw, and Ernest Mayhand. SYNOPSIS: Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) was born during a tropical storm, and from the moment he took his first breath he could walk, talk and kick ass. He grows up to become a […]
Movie Review – Dolemite (1975)
Dolemite, 1975. Directed by D’Urville Martin. Starring Rudy Ray Moore, D’Urville Martin, Jerry Jones, Lady Reed and Hy Pyke. SYNOPSIS: After being released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, pimp Dolemite sets out to find and kill the man who set him up, the villainous Willie Green. As some of you might have […]
Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps and more join Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name
Last week it was announced that Eddie Murphy is set to star in Dolemite Is My Name, a biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, star of the blaxploitation film Dolemite, and now comes word of more additions to the cast. The film, which is being directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow), has added Wesley Snipes […]
Eddie Murphy to play Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name
Having been absent from the big screen since 2016’s Mr. Church, Eddie Murphy is gearing up for a return with Deadline reporting that he is set to portray Rudy Ray Moore, star of the blaxploitation film Dolemite, in a biopic entitled Dolemite Is My Name. Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow) is set to direct the […]
