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Isaac Hayes used his performance
at the 1972 Oscars, when he became
the first Black Best Song winner, to show his Hot Buttered Soul grandeur
to the entire planet. For me, watching at home, and thrilled by watching Hayes turn slave chains
into superstar chain mail, it felt like a comet
crashing into the Earth, an alteration of the atmosphere, letting us know
things would never be the same. It was a dizzying, thrilling mix that introduced an element that made
Black film culture more attractive than films from the so-called mainstream. That element was heroism. Now, cockroach, let's run that shit down
from the top again
at the 1972 Oscars, when he became
the first Black Best Song winner, to show his Hot Buttered Soul grandeur
to the entire planet. For me, watching at home, and thrilled by watching Hayes turn slave chains
into superstar chain mail, it felt like a comet
crashing into the Earth, an alteration of the atmosphere, letting us know
things would never be the same. It was a dizzying, thrilling mix that introduced an element that made
Black film culture more attractive than films from the so-called mainstream. That element was heroism. Now, cockroach, let's run that shit down
from the top again
Full Transcript
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Isaac Hayes used his performance
at the 1972 Oscars,
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when he became
the first Black Best Song winner,
00:00:08.999 --> 00:00:11.844
to show his Hot Buttered Soul grandeur
to the entire planet.
00:00:11.928 --> 00:00:13.971
For me, watching at home, and thrilled
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by watching Hayes turn slave chains
into superstar chain mail,
00:00:18.685 --> 00:00:21.521
it felt like a comet
crashing into the Earth,
00:00:21.604 --> 00:00:23.815
an alteration of the atmosphere,
00:00:23.898 --> 00:00:27.235
letting us know
things would never be the same.
00:00:28.653 --> 00:00:30.078
It was a dizzying, thrilling mix
00:00:30.863 --> 00:00:34.534
that introduced an element that made
Black film culture more attractive
00:00:34.617 --> 00:00:37.203
than films from the so-called mainstream.
00:00:37.286 --> 00:00:38.996
That element was heroism.
00:00:39.998 --> 00:00:43.209
Now, cockroach, let's run that shit down
from the top again.
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
