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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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PUBLIC VERSION. The terrifying trio of filmmakers behind THE LAST VIDEO STORE (Tim Rutherford, Cody Kennedy and producer/star/video store guru Kevin Martin) join Joe to discuss the making of their VHS culture/meta slasher film. From the films that got them interested in making movies themselves… to the impact that video stores had on them growing up… to their favorite FRIDAY THE 13TH films… to making films both short and long and how it all culminated in their grand thesis THE LAST VIDEO STORE (available now on Arrow Blu-Ray and Arrow TV)… to how Kevin played a heightened version of himself and made the “Video Store Clerk” character a hero instead of a zero… to seeing their film for the first time at FantasticFest 2023 and why they believe video store culture is making a comeback, this conversation is as fun and as geeky as it gets so put it in your VCR, sit back, and enjoy! (Just remember to please be kind and rewind.)
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