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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The Grifters (1990) R | 1h 50min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 25 January 1991 (USA) A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend--both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. Director: Stephen Frears Writers: Jim Thompson (novel), Donald E. Westlake (screenplay) Stars: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening
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The Grifters (1990) R | 1h 50min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 25 January 1991 (USA) A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend--both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. Director: Stephen Frears Writers: Jim Thompson (novel), Donald E. Westlake (screenplay) Stars: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening
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