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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’re gathered around the table and an ungodly amount of delicious food to talk about all the things we haven’t over the last two months: Hasbro’s Haslab Ecto-1, Mondo’s Real Ghostbusters figures, Waxwork Records’ Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire vinyl soundtrack release, a Cleanin’ Up the Town book, and so much more! Once we’re done with all of those courses, we’ll get to the dessert that we saved for last: is Dan Akyroyd hanging up Ray Stantz’s skates? Chris and Troy don’t think so, but we’ll do our best to decrypt his encoded message!
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