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 Viewscreen - The Captains, DISCO Cooking, & The Cinematic Nature of Discovery
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From The Last Days of Disco Podcast Festival, originally airing on 3/31/24: Amy and Kelvin bring a PACKED episode of The Viewscreen for the Last Days of DISCO: Matthew Dempsey of The Food Replicator is back to cook us a Discovery-inspired dish Jeremiah Brown of Captain’s Couch will discuss the many different captains of Discovery. Mark White and Matt Jennings of Cinema Z will highlight the cinematic nature of Discovery.
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From The Last Days of Disco Podcast Festival, originally airing on 3/31/24: Amy and Kelvin bring a PACKED episode of The Viewscreen for the Last Days of DISCO: Matthew Dempsey of The Food Replicator is back to cook us a Discovery-inspired dish Jeremiah Brown of Captain’s Couch will discuss the many different captains of Discovery. Mark White and Matt Jennings of Cinema Z will highlight the cinematic nature of Discovery.
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