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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, Eric and Josh are joined by Sam from the Mayfair's Absent Friends Shadow Cast, to celebrate surviving another year of Halloween Month Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings! They also discuss: Vincent Price on The Muppet Show and Scooby Doo, people listening to the podcast, people getting caught trying to sneak in beer, trick or treaters, Satanic panic, Crispin Glover, being left handed, the Disney Vault, Freddy Got Fingered, and more! Plus, they mention the movies screening the week of Friday November 14 - Thursday November 20: Left-Handed Girl, No! YOU’RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance, It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine., What Is It?, Audiophile, It Was Just An Accident, The Long Walk, and The Nest!
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