The Dryden will screen Dolemite (D'urville Martin, U.S. 1975, 83 min., 35mm).

Rudy Ray Moore is Dolemite, a man with no compunction about using violence to regain control of his nightclub. Queen Bee, the Reverend, and kung fu—fighting prostitutes join him in his heroic struggle against hoods, corrupt politicians, and assorted production equipment used to make the film itself. Quentin Tarantino wishes he could make 'em like this. "Dolemite is not a good movie in any of the traditional ways, but the over-the-topness of the character combines with the crappiness of the filmatism and the funkiness of the music and clothes, causing a chemical reaction that can burn through metal." — Outlaw Vern (2008)

[source: Dryden website, 2015-Aug-11]