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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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In BAD SHABBOS, David (Jon Bass) and his fiancée (Meg (Meghan Leathers) are anxious. Not about their future together. No, their stress comes from the fact that it’s time for them to attend his family’s traditional Shabbat dinner on New York’s Upper West Side. But things spiral entirely out of control when an accidental (or is it?) death takes place within the home. With Meg’s mother and father coming over to meet David’s parents for the first time, the family scramble to figure out how to handle this otherworldly situation while trying not to spend life in prison. In this 1on1, we speak to Robbins about 'managing family polarities' and the magic of Method Man.
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