"When you lose your head, your ass goes with it." Deaf Crocodile (what a fun name) has debuted an official re-release trailer for a 1974 film titled Solomon King, which is re-releasing this fall. It will be premiering first at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. Detective Solomon King has to use all of his dirty tricks and experiences to get revenge on the people that murdered his girlfriend. It's a long-lost, independently financed Black urban crime-action film from director / actor / producer / writer Sal Watts, who also stars as Solomon, featuring a stunning soul-funk soundtrack, and incredible clothes from Watts's own fashion stores. Restored with the cooperation of the filmmaker's widow, Belinda Burton-Watts (also in the film), and utilizing one of the only surviving prints of the film from the UCLA Film&tv Archive with the original soundtrack elements (which had been stored in Burton-Watts's closet for decades), it's finally returning to...
- 8/22/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Deaf Crocodile released a trailer for their restoration of the long-lost black crime film, Solomon King. The wholly independant flick was the work of writer/director/actor/producer/ Sal Watts way back in 1973/74. At the beginning of the year Deaf Crocodile formally announced they had found the long-lost footage and restoration had begun. Solomon King is ready for public consumption and the first audience that will get to experience it will be at Fantastic Fest next month. From the looks of the trailer this will be a treat for those attending the festival and all audiences thereafter. Check it out below. Los Angeles-based arthouse genre label Deaf Crocodile is thrilled to release a new trailer of their long-awaited restoration of the lost, independently financed Black action...
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- 8/22/2022
- Screen Anarchy
‘Solomon King’ Trailer: Long Lost Blaxploitation Film Hits the Festival Circuit with New Restoration
Until recently, even the most dedicated grindhouse enthusiasts may not have recognized the name “Solomon King.” The 1974 thriller, which follows a Black ex-CIA agent who travels to the Middle East to avenge his girlfriend’s murder, was the only film directed by Sal Watts. Shot on location in Oakland with a cast of non-professional actors and costumes provided by a clothing store owned by the director, the movie is an early example of the DIY spirit that later came to define independent cinema.
The film was thought to be lost, but a highly successful Kickstarter campaign raised over 22,000 to restore it. Backers of the campaign will finally see the effort pay off this fall when Deaf Crocodile Films’ new restoration of “Solomon King,” complete with new color grading and significant audio improvements, premieres at Fantastic Fest in September. With today’s release of the new trailer, many are taking...
The film was thought to be lost, but a highly successful Kickstarter campaign raised over 22,000 to restore it. Backers of the campaign will finally see the effort pay off this fall when Deaf Crocodile Films’ new restoration of “Solomon King,” complete with new color grading and significant audio improvements, premieres at Fantastic Fest in September. With today’s release of the new trailer, many are taking...
- 8/19/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
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