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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POPCORN ESCHATON 2 - Menashe, Everything Is Illuminated
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Popcorn Eschaton is a podcast in which two spiritual seekers attempt to enlighten themselves through film. Hosts Scott Thorough and John Arminio discuss movies dealing with spiritual subjects and themes, while also focusing on anti-colonial and leftist political topics. Music, philosophy, friendship, and what gives life meaning are all fair game. WE LOVE ART, BABY! Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/) On our second episode, we discuss Joshua Z. Weinstein's 2017 Yiddish language film Menashe and Liev Schreiber's 2005 film Everything Is Illuminated through our lenses which we are constantly working on.
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Popcorn Eschaton is a podcast in which two spiritual seekers attempt to enlighten themselves through film. Hosts Scott Thorough and John Arminio discuss movies dealing with spiritual subjects and themes, while also focusing on anti-colonial and leftist political topics. Music, philosophy, friendship, and what gives life meaning are all fair game. WE LOVE ART, BABY! Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/) On our second episode, we discuss Joshua Z. Weinstein's 2017 Yiddish language film Menashe and Liev Schreiber's 2005 film Everything Is Illuminated through our lenses which we are constantly working on.
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