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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We all have favorite movies, the kind that we can slip into as if they were a favorite pair of shoes. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart share with you some of what they’re calling their "comfort movies"—the kinds of films that they go to over and over again.
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We all have favorite movies, the kind that we can slip into as if they were a favorite pair of shoes. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart share with you some of what they’re calling their "comfort movies"—the kinds of films that they go to over and over again.
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