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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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Lisa and Charles Adrian get into the Netflix-produced modern classic To All The Boys I've Loved Before.
Year: 2018
Writer: Sofia Alvarez
Based on the novel by: Jenny Han
Director: Susan Johnson
Stars: Lara Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Andrew Bachelor, Trezzo Mahoro, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Israel Broussard, John Corbett
Show notes:
In this episode we get lost in the weeds of our synopsis, sail through the meet-cute, obstacles and happy ending, and land on the one thing that would make this film better.
We mention the TV show Pretty Little Liars (2010-2017), in which Janel Parrish played Mona Vanderwaal. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars and watch Charles Adrian talk to Vera Chok about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exrw-iaYTxk.
We also mention the TV shows Golden Girls (1985-1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls), Bridgerton (2020) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgerton) and Never Have I Ever (2020) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Have_I_Ever_(TV_series)), the film She's All That (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_All_That) and the novel that sparked a thousand rom coms: Jane Austin's Pride And Prejudice (1813) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice).
In the previous episode of this podcast, we talked about the film 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You).
Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com).
Thank you for listening!
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