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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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This week we dive into the wild and intense Russian Roulette scene from Michael Cimino's debut film about a group of young men from Pennsylvania getting shipped to Vietnam and realizing that war is not everything they signed up for. Fascinating scene and conversation. Enjoy!
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