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‘Dolemite’ Is Set in the 1970s, but It’s Really About Showbiz Today

#EddieMurphy #Dolemite #Netflix Rudy Ray Moore was “breezy and funny” in his standup comedy,  Variety  declared in a 1970 review at the California Sahara nightclub in South Central L.A. Five years later, a  Variety  film critic saw Moore’s “Dolemite” and sighed “Dull-emite is a more apt title.” Netflix’s “ Dolemite Is My Name ” covers Moore’s career in those years, and the film is a total winner, yet a mass of contradictions. First, the dialogue features a steady stream of raunch and vulgarities but audiences describe the film as sweet. Second, “For a movie that took 15 years to make, this one happened very fast,” says Larry Karaszewski, who wrote the socko script with Scott Alexander. Third, while Netflix’s film is set in the 1970s, it’s really about today. Moore battled industry indifference and racism, and ended up starring in films, starting with the 1975 “Dolemite.” Alexander adds that the movie is about “black performers who are segregated, who are not given the same