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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 movie Starman? This is the continuation of the story. Turns out Jenny had a kid after Starman left and he is stuck on his own in an orphanage. Having trouble with the kids he claps on to his special metal space ball his dad left behind and, unknowingly, calls his dad who comes to help. Taking the image of a dead photographer he stumbles upon, the Starman meets his son and is immediately on the run from the Feds. This sets up the one season series where they try to find Jenny and escape the Feds. Take a listen!
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