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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(Originally posted on June 2, 2023) This week, we've got the first of our community/catching up on things podcast! Let us know what you think of this! What you'd like to see more of from it or, maybe, you'd like to see that we never do it again! Anyway, in this one, we discuss the long history of SNL episodes lost to various writers strikes, answer a few questions from the audience, and discuss Evil Dead Rise & Let Me Die A Woman.
Music:
Austin TV - Hasta Las Hifas, Un Micelio
Tennis - Let's Make a Mistake Tonight
L'Impératrice - Anomalie bleue
Ginger Root - Over The Hil
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