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 this episode, we travel to Las Vegas 2001 and the heist of the century, as we discuss the excellent movie Ocean's Eleven. Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon among many others, this was one of the biggest films of the 2000s, and still holds up today.
We also discuss:
- The not-so-great sequels, including Julia Roberts as Tess as Julia Roberts
- Don Cheadle's awful British accent
- What if the Frat Pack did Ocean's 11 instead of the Rat Pack?
- Clooney or Pitt?
- Was Terry Benedict all that bad?
- Brad Pitt's eating challenge
- The greatest comedy scene in cinema history starring Elliott Gould
Clips used:
- Ocean's Eleven (Warner Bros)
- Ocean's Twelve (Warner Bros)
- Ocean's 11 (1960) (Warner Bros)
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