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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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Remember the 90s? Let’s all head back there with some slacker comedies from 1994. First up, we learn what college is really like on those liberal campuses with all the protesting in PCU. Then, we try to overtake the media in the name of metal in AIRHEADS.
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