In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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The Marmoset Chronicles - A Personal Retrospective explicit
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We know, it's been done before. You already know about The Marmoset Chronicles, the 8-movie saga by reclusive visionary director Laz Patillo. You already know how it became a cultural touchstone from 1970 to 1986, affecting everything in its wake. So why another podcast on it? This show is simply a personal retrospective; a discussion of why we (hosts Kirsten and Jay) love these movies so dearly and what they've meant to us growing up through today.
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We know, it's been done before. You already know about The Marmoset Chronicles, the 8-movie saga by reclusive visionary director Laz Patillo. You already know how it became a cultural touchstone from 1970 to 1986, affecting everything in its wake. So why another podcast on it? This show is simply a personal retrospective; a discussion of why we (hosts Kirsten and Jay) love these movies so dearly and what they've meant to us growing up through today.
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