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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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For our latest movie episode, Marc and Jordan cover the Warner Animation feature film...though technically the credit for this one goes to Turner's animation department with Cats Don't Dance. Released in early 1997 to literally no fanfare, its failure at the box office was engineered by a studio who had no interest in its success [sound familiar?] Yet the cult following for this animated tribute to 40s Hollywood and 50s musicals has persisted to this day, and we're going to take a look at why.
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