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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103: Boondock Saints with Sean O'Connor
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Picture this. A College Dorm Room, the early 00s, weed smell pouring out of the bunk beds, not a book in its place. You look up on the wall and what do you see, A poster with no frame in sight, of a film starring a couple of cool dudes for a couple of "cool" dudes who just won't shut up about it. No, not Fight Club, not The Matrix either, this week on Podcast Like its 1999, we are talking The Boondocks Saints.
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Comedian, Head Writer and Dad Podcaster Sean O'Connor (A Little Late with Lily Singh) joins us to talk about one of the centerpieces of Bro Acclaimed Cinema.
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Picture this. A College Dorm Room, the early 00s, weed smell pouring out of the bunk beds, not a book in its place. You look up on the wall and what do you see, A poster with no frame in sight, of a film starring a couple of cool dudes for a couple of "cool" dudes who just won't shut up about it. No, not Fight Club, not The Matrix either, this week on Podcast Like its 1999, we are talking The Boondocks Saints.
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Comedian, Head Writer and Dad Podcaster Sean O'Connor (A Little Late with Lily Singh) joins us to talk about one of the centerpieces of Bro Acclaimed Cinema.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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