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 ...
…
continue reading
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 492690477 series 1441287
Content provided by David Corkery and The Cinemile. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by David Corkery and The Cinemile or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Cathy is hosting a weekly mini-series where she’ll break down each episode of And Just Like That... S3 with guests - new episodes every Saturday. This week she’s joined by Deirdre O’Shaughnessy, opinion editor and podcaster at The Irish Examiner.
The article Cathy wrote this week tracking wealth from SATC to AJLT is here.
The podcast Cathy mentions about women having affairs is called She Wants More available here.
Listen to Deirdre’s podcast Cork Crime and Jail Time here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
440 episodes