The cast of the 1975 film Cooley High reunited at the 13th annual TCM Classic Film Festival to spotlight the film’s breakthrough in Black-produced cinema. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 22: (L-R) ...
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Cooley High reaction: Cinepals say the 1975 classic blindsided them with its dark turn and its silence on race
We went into Cooley High expecting a breezy hangout movie and came out shaken by how dark it gets. Watching the 1975 film for the first time, we spent most of the runtime laughing at the gambling, the ...
Cooley High (1975) is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film. It follows two best friends, Preach and Cochise, on the cusp of adulthood in 1960s Chicago. The film explores their experiences navigating high ...
Michael Schultz’s 1975 film Cooley High is the rare teenage remembrance to consider the role of money in everyday life. There’s a reason for this distinction: The characters here are Black and live in ...
Some classic Black films are being added to the National Film Registry this year, including Richard Pryor’s acclaimed 1979 stand-up set. Some classic Black films have been selected for addition to the ...
When Michael Schultz decided to pursue filmmaking in the 1970s, there were very few directors in Hollywood who looked like him. Now, he wants to use his six-decade journey to inspire the next ...
At 83, the filmmaker behind “Cooley High” and “Car Wash” may be the longest-working Black director in history. His own story is a Hollywood epic. Among other career milestones, Michael Schultz was ...
Aidan King is a graduate of Fitchburg State University and loves writing and talking about both movies and TV. In his spare time, Aidan participates in an Improv comedy group. Today, Criterion has ...
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