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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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Wearing a variety of fetching hats, JOHN MOSBY has worked in the entertainment industry for over thirty years and, in that time, has spoken to some of its key 'movers and shakers'.
Sometimes they have been faces you'd instantly recognise, sometimes they are the behind-the-scenes talents without whom those projects could not be made. Now, with 'Optimum Pitch' John catches up with some of those key figures to see how they and the industry have changed... and to find out what keeps driving them forward. In the first edition of 'Optimum Pitch',
John talks with acclaimed journalist, reviewer, editor and author PAUL SIMPSON about matters of life, death and the cosmic high points in between...
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