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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- Netflix released the trailer of The Cuphead Show
- Encanto’s ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ beats Frozen’s ‘Let It Go’ as the highest-charting Disney animated song since 1995
- Aardman revealed new info for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and the 2nd Wallace & Gromit movie
- Roku is making a Weird Al Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe
- Microsoft acquires Activision for $68.7 billion
297 episodes
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Today’s episode includes:
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- Netflix released the trailer of The Cuphead Show
- Encanto’s ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ beats Frozen’s ‘Let It Go’ as the highest-charting Disney animated song since 1995
- Aardman revealed new info for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and the 2nd Wallace & Gromit movie
- Roku is making a Weird Al Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe
- Microsoft acquires Activision for $68.7 billion
297 episodes
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