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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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BOATS THIS WEEK (SEP 23-29, 2024) — AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies shows us how Benedict Arnold's treason was discovered back on September 24th, 1780. The next day, on Wednesday this week, marks the anniversary of Operation Market Garden coming to a close, which we see in the classic film A Bridge Too Far. And then The Godfather, Part III has a key plot point surrounding a very real event that happened on September 26th, 1978: The death of Pope John Paul I.
This week's movie premiere to compare with history is the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans, which has its 24-year anniversary this Sunday.
Until next time, here's where you can continue the story.
Events from this week in history
- Tuesday: Turn: Washington's Spies | BOATS #139
- Wednesday: A Bridge Too Far
- Thursday: The Godfather, Part III
Birthdays from this week in history
- Wednesday: Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty | BOATS #156
- Thursday: T.S. Eliot in Tom & Viv
- Friday: Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici in Medici
Historical movies releasing this week in history
- Sunday: Remember the Titans
Mentioned in this episode
- Turn: Washington's Spies: The "Treason House" where Arnold and Andre met this week in history
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