Showing posts with label Sugar Hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sugar Hill. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

HOW CAN THIS BE?

Some of you may know that my uncle, Paul Maslansky, is responsible for some of the greatest masterworks ever produced: The Police Academy films and Cop and a Half. Scorcese and Spielberg, cry yourselves to sleep because you couldn't touch that magic. That magic beats in my breast because I am genetically linked to it. And I put it to good use too, like making delicious peanut butter sandwiches and tying shoes.

So you can imagine how surprised I was when I found out that my uncle produced a Blaxploitation film called Sugar Hill well before his massive success in the comedy genre. This film seems to have contributed a new dash of pepper to Blaxploitation by introducing a voodoo element. It's about a chocolate temptress seeking revenge on the Italian Mafia with the help of a Voodoo Priestess. Sweet. My only question is why wasn't this film brought to my attention sooner? And how the hell did a Jew from Queens get involved in it? When I find out, you'll be the first to know. In the meantime, check out the trailer: