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 5: Brian Nickels
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This is a very special episode, Brian ‘Sonny’ Nickels was an amazing stunt performer and an incredible person. Unfortunately we lost Brian earlier this year to cardiac arrest, he was a special friend, loving father and husband, with an amazing energy and passion for life. In this episode Brian tells us about both his professional and unlicensed boxing careers, what it’s like to fight Tom Hardy and what stuntmen get up to in the background of fight scenes! He may be gone, but will never be forgotten, loved and missed by everyone he met. We hope you enjoy this episode, with some tears and laughter.
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This is a very special episode, Brian ‘Sonny’ Nickels was an amazing stunt performer and an incredible person. Unfortunately we lost Brian earlier this year to cardiac arrest, he was a special friend, loving father and husband, with an amazing energy and passion for life. In this episode Brian tells us about both his professional and unlicensed boxing careers, what it’s like to fight Tom Hardy and what stuntmen get up to in the background of fight scenes! He may be gone, but will never be forgotten, loved and missed by everyone he met. We hope you enjoy this episode, with some tears and laughter.
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