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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Våren 2024 mottok vi den triste nyheten at B-filmlegenden Roger Corman hadde gått bort. Han ble hele 98 år og har levd et liv mange av oss kan bli misunnelige på. Helt siden 50-tallet har han underholdt oss med sine filmer, alt fra monster, cowboy og mafia-filmer til tenåringsdrama, skrekk og sci-fi filmer.Corman opererte utenfor Hollywood-systemet (nesten) hele karierren, men på tross av det hadde ikke Hollywood vært det samme uten Roger Corman. Filmbyen er full av talentfulle mennesker som fikk sin start i "The school of Corman".I denne episoden tar vi en kikk på Roger Cormans karriere og diskuterer hans filmer. Med: Chris, Kurt og JørgenVignett fremført av: Filmjunkiene v/Ivar Nikolai Fallet & Aleksander U. Serigstad
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