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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Do you like scary movies? Hosts Al and Siena chat about two of their favorite movies THE EXORCIST (1973) & SCREAM (1996), which both changed the course of horror genre in their own rights. Listen in as they share all the gory details on how there was a serial killer on set, why Stu Macher has the best line delivery in Scream, and how both films are meta icons.
Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
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