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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… And that’s why we stopped making pennies. Hosts Sonia Mansfield and Margo D. dork out about 1980’s SOMEWHERE IN TIME, starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer.
Also discussed: Superman (in theaters), One Night in Idaho: The College Murders (Amazon), The Idaho Student Murders (Peacock), Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (Hulu), The Gilded Age (HBO), And Just Like That (HBO), Who Killed Robert Wone? (Peacock), and Drop (Peacock).
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Also discussed: Superman (in theaters), One Night in Idaho: The College Murders (Amazon), The Idaho Student Murders (Peacock), Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (Hulu), The Gilded Age (HBO), And Just Like That (HBO), Who Killed Robert Wone? (Peacock), and Drop (Peacock).
Dork out everywhere …
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