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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Scott is joined by our friend and Warner Bros. Executive James Pettit to take you behind the scenes of Lauren Graham’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
A BFF cameo from Connie Britton, but hear how Scott is connected and goes way back with the Friday Night Lights star.
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