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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Hollywood Steve and your pal anna dive deep into the mockbuster The Amazing Bulk. We talk ripping off The Incredible Hulk, killer editing, and Stanley Kubrick. I hate dust! I don't want it building up in my home.
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