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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Anniversary of Jim Kelly's Death

“When it comes I won’t even notice… I’ll be too busy lookin’ good” - Jim Kelly
(Jim Kelly)
Jim Kelly was born as James Kelly on May 5th, 1946 in Millersburg, Kentucky, USA. In high school Kelly played basketball, football and track. He attended the university of Louisville where he played football. He left his freshman year and he began to practice Shorin ryu karate. He began practicing karate in Lexington, KY. In 1967 Kelly got married.
(Kelly’s wedding)
In 1968 Kelly got divorced.  He also trained in Okinawan karate.
(Kelly in the early 1970’s)
In the early 1970’s Kelly became one of the most decorated world karate champions. In 1971 Kelly won four prestigious championships. He also won the World Middleweight Karate title at the 1971 Long Beach International Karate Championships. Kelly then opened his own dojo. Kelly taught actor Calvin Lockhart karate for a role in a film.
(Kelly in Melinda(1972))
Kelly was also a professional tennis player on the USTA Senior Men's Circuit.
(Kelly with a tennis racket)
Kelly became the 1st Black martial arts film star. In 1973 he was featured with Bruce Lee in the movie Enter The Dragon (1973).
(Kelly (Left) with Bruce Lee (Right))
In 1974 Kelly starred in the movie Black Belt Jones (1974).
(Kelly (Left) and Gloria Hendry (Right) in Black Belt Jones (1974))
Also in 1974 Kelly was in the film Three The Hard Way (1974).
(Kelly (Center) with Fred Williamson (Left) and Jim Brown (Right) in Three The Hard Way (1974))
In 1975 Kelly got married again. In 1976 he starred in Hot Potato (1976). From 1977 to 1978 Kelly starred in Black Samurai (1977), Death Dimension (1978), and Tattoo Connection (1978).In 1977 Kelly got divorced. In 1980 Kelly got married for the last time. After appearing in the movie One Down, Two to Go(1982) Kelly rarely appeared in movies. His last movie appearance was Afro Ninja (2009).
(Kelly in Afro Ninja (2009))
On June 29th, 2013 Jim Kelly died of cancer in San Diego, California, USA. He was 67 years old.
(Kelly in 2013)
Today is the 4th anniversary of his death. Take time to remember this great martial artist and actor today

Films Starring Jim Kelly
  • Melinda (1972) as Charles Atkins
  • Enter the Dragon (1973) as Williams
  • Black Belt Jones (1974) as Black Belt Jones
  • Three the Hard Way (1974) as Mister Keyes
  • Golden Needles (1974) as Jeff
  • Take a Hard Ride (1975) as Kashtok
  • Hot Potato (1976) as Jones
  • Black Samurai (1977) as Robert Sand
  • The Tattoo Connection (1978) as Jones
  • Death Dimension (1978) as Lt. Detective J. Ash
  • The Amazing Mr. No Legs (1979)
  • One Down, Two To Go (1982) as Chuck
  • Stranglehold (1994) as Executive #4
  • Ultimatum (1994) as Executive
  • Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (2004) as Executive #4
  • Afro Ninja (2009) as Cleavon Washington

Videos of Jim Kelly


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Friday, May 5, 2017

Happy Birthday Jim Kelly

“When it comes I won’t even notice… I’ll be too busy lookin’ good” - Jim Kelly
(Jim Kelly)
Jim Kelly was born as James Kelly on May 5th, 1946 in Millersburg, Kentucky, USA. In high school Kelly played basketball, football and track. He attended the university of Louisville where he played football. He left his freshman year and he began to practice Shorin ryu karate. He began practicing karate in Lexington, KY. In 1967 Kelly got married.
(Kelly’s wedding)
In 1968 Kelly got divorced.  He also trained in Okinawan karate.
(Kelly in the early 1970’s)
In the early 1970’s Kelly became one of the most decorated world karate champions. In 1971 Kelly won four prestigious championships. He also won the World Middleweight Karate title at the 1971 Long Beach International Karate Championships. Kelly then opened his own dojo. Kelly taught actor Calvin Lockhart karate for a role in a film.
(Kelly in Melinda (1972))
Kelly was also a professional tennis player on the USTA Senior Men's Circuit.
(Kelly with a tennis racket)
Kelly became the 1st Black martial arts film star. In 1973 he was featured with Bruce Lee in the movie Enter The Dragon (1973).
(Kelly (Left) with Bruce Lee (Right))
In 1974 Kelly starred in the movie Black Belt Jones (1974).
(Kelly (Left) and Gloria Hendry (Right) in Black Belt Jones (1974))
Also in 1974 Kelly was in the film Three The Hard Way (1974).
(Kelly (Center) with Fred Williamson (Left) and Jim Brown (Right) in Three The Hard Way (1974))
In 1975 Kelly got married again. In 1976 he starred in Hot Potato (1976). From 1977 to 1978 Kelly starred in Black Samurai (1977), Death Dimension (1978), and Tattoo Connection (1978).In 1977 Kelly got divorced. In 1980 Kelly got married for the last time. After appearing in the movie One Down, Two to Go(1982) Kelly rarely appeared in movies. His last movie appearance was Afro Ninja (2009).
(Kelly in Afro Ninja (2009))
On June 29th, 2013 Jim Kelly died of cancer in San Diego, California, USA. He was 67 years old.
(Kelly in 2013)
Today is his 71st birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday and rest in peace Jim Kelly.

Movie Starring Jim Kelly
  • Melinda (1972) as Charles Atkins
  • Enter the Dragon (1973) as Williams
  • Black Belt Jones (1974) as Black Belt Jones
  • Three the Hard Way (1974) as Mister Keyes
  • Golden Needles (1974) as Jeff
  • Take a Hard Ride (1975) as Kashtok
  • Hot Potato (1976) as Jones
  • Black Samurai (1977) as Robert Sand
  • The Tattoo Connection (1978) as Jones
  • Death Dimension (1978) as Lt. Detective J. Ash
  • The Amazing Mr. No Legs (1979)
  • One Down, Two To Go (1982) as Chuck
  • Stranglehold (1994) as Executive #4
  • Ultimatum (1994) as Executive
  • Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (2004) as Executive #4
  • Afro Ninja (2009) as Cleavon Washington

Videos of Jim Kelly

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Monday, March 20, 2017

Happy Birthday Spike Lee

“It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are” - Spike Lee
(Spike Lee)
Spike Lee was born as Shelton Lee on March 20th, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. As a child his family moved to Brooklyn, NY. He then got the nickname “Spike” as a child.
(Lee in high school)
Lee attended Morehouse college in Atlanta, GA. He graduated with a BA from Morehouse in Mass Communication. In 1985 Lee began on his 1st feature film She’s Gotta Have It. The film released in 1986 and earned $7 million at the US box office.
(Lee in She’s Gotta Have It (1986))
In 1989 Lee’s film Do the Right Thing (1989) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
(Lee in Do the Right Thing(1989))
In 1990 Lee’s film Mo’ Better Blues was accused of antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League and several film critics. Lee denied the charges, Lee said that he would not release an anti semitic film because Jews run Hollywood. In 1991 Lee taught a course at Harvard about filmmaking. In 1993 Lee began to teach at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In the mid 90’s Lee produced TV commercials for Levi’s jeans. Also Spike Lee joined with Michael Jordan to promote Air Jordan sneakers.
(Michael Jordan (Left) and Lee (Right))
In 1997 Lee’s film 4 Little Girls was nominated for the Best Feature Documentary Academy Award. In 2007 Spike Lee was honored with the San Francisco Film Society's Directing Award. In 2008 he received the Wexner Prize. In 2012 after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Spike Lee was one of many people who used Twitter to circulate a message which claimed to give the home address of the shooter George Zimmerman.
(Lee in 2012)
In 2013 Lee won The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. In 2015 Lee received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his contributions to film. Lee is the director, writer, and producer of the MyCareer story mode in the video game NBA 2K16.
(Lee in 2015)
Today is his 60th birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday Spike Lee.

Spike Lee’s filmography
  • Joe’s Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
  • She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
  • School Daze (1988)
  • Do the Right Thing (1989)
  • Mo’ Better Blues (1990)
  • Jungle Fever (1991)
  • Malcolm X (1992)
  • Crooklyn (1994)
  • Clockers (1995)
  • Lumiere and Company (1995)
  • Girl 6 (1996)
  • Get on the Bus (1996)
  • 4 Little Girls (1997)
  • He Got Game (1998)
  • Freak (1998)
  • Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998)
  • Summer of Sam (1999)
  • Pavarotti and Friends for the Guatemala and Kosovo (1999)
  • The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
  • Bamboozled (2000)
  • A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
  • The Concert for New York City (2001)
  • 25th Hour (2002)
  • Jim Brown: All American (2002)
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
  • She Hate Me (2004)
  • Sucker Free City (2004)
  • Inside Man (2006)
  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
  • Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
  • Passing Strange (2008)
  • Kobe Doin’ Work (2009)
  • If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise (2010)
  • Red Hook Summer (2012)
  • Bad 25 (2012)
  • Oldboy (2013)
  • Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (2013)
  • Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
  • Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife (2014)
  • Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store (2014)
  • Chi-Raq (2015)
  • Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Videos of Spike Lee

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