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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covering one minute of the film 'groundhog day' every friday, but sometimes having to include bonus episodes so progress will be slow and deliberate. exploring topics related to philosophy, filmmaking, religion, and the meaning of life, this show used to be part of an existential trilogy, but that no longer.
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