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 on Columbo we have William Shatner guest starring as a famous TV detective who murders his producer/blackmailer. Very meta. Columbo like the guy, it seems, and genuinely likes hanging out with him even as he is trying to prove him guilty. Ward (Shatner) seems to have a little problem separating his TV persona from real life and tries to help Columbo. It's gets a little weird, but it is a lot of fun. Check it out!
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