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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Mike and Marcelo catch up on two 2023 Steven Soderbergh series, Full Circle and Command Z. They also talk about the Star Wars movies Soderbergh watched in 2024. Watch Command Z right now: CommandZSeries.com Watch Full Circle on Max. Listen to past episodes of Soderbergh Manifesto: TalkFilmSoc.com/Soderbergh
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