The Criterion Collection released the original Shaft on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. The 4K edition keeps ‘70s film look, like 8MM home movies but in high definition and with all the colors of the era, plus ...

This weekend marks the 49th anniversary of the release of “Shaft.” Released in 1971, it grossed about $90 million in adjusted prices — a huge success, more than 25 times its cost. More importantly, it ...

Over the next decade, 'Shaft' spawned an estimated 200 similarly themed "blaxploitation" films plus five sequels, including Warner Bros.' June 14 release, 'Shaft,' starring Samuel L. Jackson and ...

LOS ANGELES -- Richard Roundtree, who broke cinematic ground with his lead role in the 1971 film "Shaft," has died at age 81, his manager confirms. Roundtree died from pancreatic cancer, his ...

Actor Richard Roundtree, best remembered for playing detective John Shaft, has died. Roundtree was 81 and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Co-stars and those influenced by him have paid ...

“Shaft” announced in 1971 a new kind of black screen icon. Hollywood tried to build on the Shaft name in 2000 with Samuel L. Jackson playing Shaft’s nephew. Now Jackson is back with another ...

Richard Roundtree, the actor best known for playing John Shaft across multiple Shaft projects, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 81. His agent Patrick McMinn confirmed the news to EW, stating, ...