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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PODCAST: Da 5 Bloods Q&A with Spike Lee and Sam Mendes
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Back in 2020, we joined Spike Lee and Sam Mendes for a fantastic online Da 5 Bloods Q&A. Spike and Sam treated us to a fascinating discussion of the different cinematic elements employed in Da 5 Bloods, from aspect ratios to soundtrack, performance to script. This was a whirlwind tour of a fantastic new film — available to watch on Netflix now.
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101 episodes
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Back in 2020, we joined Spike Lee and Sam Mendes for a fantastic online Da 5 Bloods Q&A. Spike and Sam treated us to a fascinating discussion of the different cinematic elements employed in Da 5 Bloods, from aspect ratios to soundtrack, performance to script. This was a whirlwind tour of a fantastic new film — available to watch on Netflix now.
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