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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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Marc and Jordan cover three different Robert McKimson Daffy Duck shorts that features Daffy paired with a love interest. That's it, that's the theme of this one. Is it that shocking that we didn't especially like these? Be it a noir-ish takedown of a femme fatale in The Super Snooper, a beachside show of machismo in Muscle Tussle or a European spy caper in Boston Quackie, McKimson and his crews have no shortage of things to groan at.
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