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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In Episode 143, hosts Alyce and Laura dig* deep to find Star Wars and Star Wars-adjacent news to discuss… outside of the Mando trailer, clearly we gotta get into that.
- Did you know Alyce is a low-key profesh cake decorator?
- They haven't even started making Space Balls 2 yet and they’re already spoofing The Force Awakens
- In a shameless effort to distract us from the Jimmy Kimmel firing fiasco (before it all got resolved), Disney dropped a trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu.
- Are Star Wars fans reading too deep into this picture from the Ahsoka season 2 set? No way, Star Wars fans have never done that…
- Filming has officially wrapped on season 2 of the Ahsoka series (via SWNN)
- Bryce Dallas Howard discusses directing in Star Wars and why she keeps coming back (People via SWNN)
- Remember when they canonized snow cones in Star Wars?
- TV Tangent Corner
- Kiera Knightley is down for more Sabé stories, but the sequel trilogy era may not be the best option… (via Screenrant)
- Coincidence or conspiracy? Sabé isn’t the only former handmaid who recently discussed the possibility of returning to a galaxy far, far away! (HappySadConfused podcast via Jedi News)
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