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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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The co-commish, Mr. Ryan Marker, has been asking for a Draft of the films of great American auteur Robert Altman since the very beginning of Screen Drafts. Today, he's finally getting his wish. In PART ONE of the four part, 35-title ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT, Ryan and Clay are joined by guest GM Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd) and guest commish Alonso Duralde (Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas) to place picks 35-29 on what will be the longest list in the history of the show!
The ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT will continue with PART TWO in February 2026!
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