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 3: Full Metal Tetsuo
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Two weeks in the making and now yours for the taking! In our third episode, we (Josh and Coffin Jon) ponder the technophobia of Shinya Tsukamoto's seminal cyberpunk film Tetsuo - The Iron Man. Also included are our Netflix Instant recommendations, Twitter question about postmodern film, listener feedback, and more film talk then you might care to listen to but too bad because the show is free and really, what else are you doing on a Friday night anyway? Links: Tetsuo Kabei: Our Mother Chocolate 10k Bullets Shutting Out the Sun Show Girls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies VCinema contact info and links: Contact: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Voicemail: (206) 338-3864 Facebook Twitter: @vcinemashow (Coffin Jon) @variedcelluloid.net (Josh)
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Two weeks in the making and now yours for the taking! In our third episode, we (Josh and Coffin Jon) ponder the technophobia of Shinya Tsukamoto's seminal cyberpunk film Tetsuo - The Iron Man. Also included are our Netflix Instant recommendations, Twitter question about postmodern film, listener feedback, and more film talk then you might care to listen to but too bad because the show is free and really, what else are you doing on a Friday night anyway? Links: Tetsuo Kabei: Our Mother Chocolate 10k Bullets Shutting Out the Sun Show Girls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies VCinema contact info and links: Contact: vcinema@variedcelluloid.net Voicemail: (206) 338-3864 Facebook Twitter: @vcinemashow (Coffin Jon) @variedcelluloid.net (Josh)
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