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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DBV 104: BLOOD FEAST!
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Listen in as we dive into the first "gore" film in history. It's Herschell Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST!!! We explore the exploitation film environment that birthed this movie that shocked audiences coast to coast! There's Egyptian lectures, inept cops, haphazardly composed scenes, and a big helping of gore and viscera! This is the first part in our four part look at the partnership between director Herschell Gordon Lewis and producer David F. Friedman!
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Listen in as we dive into the first "gore" film in history. It's Herschell Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST!!! We explore the exploitation film environment that birthed this movie that shocked audiences coast to coast! There's Egyptian lectures, inept cops, haphazardly composed scenes, and a big helping of gore and viscera! This is the first part in our four part look at the partnership between director Herschell Gordon Lewis and producer David F. Friedman!
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