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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You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: RETRO TV HORROR MOVIE REVIEW: Don't Go To Sleep (1982) - YouTube On Terror On The Tube, Joel, Peter, and Allyson pick, at random, a made-for-TV horror/suspense movie that aired sometime during the decades of the 1970s, 80s, or 90s. In this episode we talk about Don't Go To Sleep from 1982. Originally released on ABC on Friday, December 10th, 1982, Don't Go To Sleep stars Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Robin Ignico, Oliver Robins, and Ruth Gordon. ................................................................................................................................................ Synopsis: A young girl begins seeing the ghost of her sister who died in an accident a year earlier. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Special thanks to Ross Bugden for the use of his music for the theme of this podcast under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find the track titled Something Wicked here.
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