The 1971 film "Shaft" will be coming to the Apollo Theater on Feb. 29, with its celebrated score performed live on stage.

The Apollo Theater announced today that it will screen the iconic MGM film Shaft (1971), as part of the Apollo Film series, on Saturday February 29th at 8:00 p.m. The screening will be accompanied ...

With “Shaft,” Mr. Parks translated his humanistic view of urban crime to the screen, inverting racial stereotypes: The film’s hero is black, while some of its villains are white.

Richard Roundtree, who played the title role in several Shaft movies, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, and his agency, Artists ...