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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Episode 702: Radio On (1980)
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We continue Art House August with a look at Christopher Petit’s Radio On. Released in 1979, the film is a road movie about a London man investigating the death of his brother in Bristol. A deliberately paced black and white film, it became famous for the use of modern music on its soundtrack.
Ben Slater and Mark Begley join Mike to discuss this unusual film. Writer/director Chris Petit talks about how the film came together.
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Ben Slater and Mark Begley join Mike to discuss this unusual film. Writer/director Chris Petit talks about how the film came together.
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We continue Art House August with a look at Christopher Petit’s Radio On. Released in 1979, the film is a road movie about a London man investigating the death of his brother in Bristol. A deliberately paced black and white film, it became famous for the use of modern music on its soundtrack.
Ben Slater and Mark Begley join Mike to discuss this unusual film. Writer/director Chris Petit talks about how the film came together.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.
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Ben Slater and Mark Begley join Mike to discuss this unusual film. Writer/director Chris Petit talks about how the film came together.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.
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