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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Zach Eastman talks about Mel Brooks
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Actor and director Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926. And on his birthday, I sat down with another director, Zach Eastman to talk about Brooks' career. Mel wrote such movie classics as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, and The Producers. We also went over some of Zach's projects like The Boy Who Stares and Twombley. Eastman says he prefers to direct drama because it comes easier, but he appreciates Mel's work. As do I, that is why we talked for hours. Zach’s latest project: https://thinkshorts.com/17365/leather-brown The Boy Who Stares : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtqeTWuooQs&t=24s Appearance on Zach's show talking about The Shop Around the Corner https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-19-the-shop-around-the-corner-or-the-legend-of-pepi/id1540142449?i=1000517315513 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hope-sears/message
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Actor and director Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926. And on his birthday, I sat down with another director, Zach Eastman to talk about Brooks' career. Mel wrote such movie classics as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, and The Producers. We also went over some of Zach's projects like The Boy Who Stares and Twombley. Eastman says he prefers to direct drama because it comes easier, but he appreciates Mel's work. As do I, that is why we talked for hours. Zach’s latest project: https://thinkshorts.com/17365/leather-brown The Boy Who Stares : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtqeTWuooQs&t=24s Appearance on Zach's show talking about The Shop Around the Corner https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-19-the-shop-around-the-corner-or-the-legend-of-pepi/id1540142449?i=1000517315513 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hope-sears/message
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