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 67: Jeffrey McCrann
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On this week's episode, we're celebrating a trailblazer in terror as we welcome Jeffrey McCrann, former development exec at FearNet and creator of the foundational and transgressively-titled queer genre blog "Faggoty Ass Horror." Among other things, Jeffrey discusses his life in the world of professional musical theater, how pushing boundaries landed him a job working with his heroes, and why we need weird voices in art now more than ever.
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On this week's episode, we're celebrating a trailblazer in terror as we welcome Jeffrey McCrann, former development exec at FearNet and creator of the foundational and transgressively-titled queer genre blog "Faggoty Ass Horror." Among other things, Jeffrey discusses his life in the world of professional musical theater, how pushing boundaries landed him a job working with his heroes, and why we need weird voices in art now more than ever.
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