Birmingham Cinema City Star

Panama City began as three 640-acre homesteads in the late 1800s and was incorporated in 1909. The seat of Bay County, this thriving port city of nearly 156,000 is home to Tyndall Air Force Base and the Naval Coastal Systems Center. This volume contains more than 200 vintage postcard views of Panama City from its earliest years through the 1970s. Scenes of neighboring Panama City Beach include early beach institutions like the Hangout at Long Beach Resort, Jenkins Drive In, Mitties Tavern, and Little Birmingham. Those who remember the Fo'C'sle Grille at the Verde Mer Cottages in Laguna Beach deserve a gold star.

Tougher than "Shaft" and smoother than "Superfly," this high voltage sequel to "Black Caesar" explodes with enough action to incinerate New York City. Packed with machine gun mayhem and riveting adventure, "Hell Up In Harlem" is nothing less than a modern day tribute to the classic 30's gangster film. Fred Williamson ("Original Gangstas") is Tommy Gibbs, a fearless, bullet-proof tough guy who blasts his way from the gutter to become the ultimate soul brother boss. When he steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and official on the mob's payroll, he becomes the most hunted man in the city. Enlisting the aid of his father and an army of Harlem hoods, Gibbs goes from defense to offense, launching a deadly attack on his enemies that sets off a violent chain reaction all the way from Harlem to the Caribbean, climaxing in one of the hottest turf war shoot-outs in Hollywood history. Co-starring Julius W. Harris ("Darkman") and Margaret Avery ("The Color Purple"), the film also features songs by 70's soul superstar, Edwin Starr, making this blasting action pic a thrill-a-minute experience and a must-see Soul Cinema masterpiece.