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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The fellas sit down, do some shots, and throw some movies into the ring in a cinematic duel to the death for the first time in nearly two years. It feels good to be back to the format again. On the card for today’s bout:
Brokeback Mountain, Her, Portrait of a Lady On Fire, Secretary, The Jerk, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, The Man with Two Brains, Roxanne, The Love Bug, Two-Lane Blacktop, Christine, and Maximum Overdrive.
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