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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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Welcome to episode number 309! Tonight we will be taking a look at Werner Herzog's version of Dracula, from 1979, his film is titled Nosferatu: The Vampyre. Klaus Kinski stars as the cursed vampire, Dracula in this moody yet stylish take on the classic tale based on Bram Stoker's famous novel, Dracula. In this film, Count Dracula purchases property in Harker's village and moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only Harker's fiance, Lucy, a woman who is pure of heart, can bring an end to his reign of horror.
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