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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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This week we talk about Long Shot, a movie that deserved a more memorable title. It stars Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen and is truly sweet and funny.
Our connection to Peri Gilpin is June Diane Raphael was in Long Shot and is also in Grace and Frankie with Lily Tomlin, who had a call in feature in an episode of Frasier, with our lord and savior Peri Gilpin!
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