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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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Veteran Screen Drafts GMs Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography), and Drew McWeeny (The Hip Pocket) join us at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 best COMEDY films released in the 1970s! Sponsored by Booster Club Official Sponsor Frank Berman!
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