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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Get polarized with this new "Ernest Goes to Jail" Extra! We talk more about Felix, the parallels between Ernest and James Bond, Bruce Arntson's musical contributions, and Jim Varney's comically oversized hands.
In this extra:
- Jim Varney “Jail” interview
- Ernest and James Bond: the parallels
- Secret Agent Ernest
- Jim Varney has hands like the “Clerks” cartoon
- The song stylings of Bruce Arntson
- Mr. Pendlesmythe: is terrible
47 episodes
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Get polarized with this new "Ernest Goes to Jail" Extra! We talk more about Felix, the parallels between Ernest and James Bond, Bruce Arntson's musical contributions, and Jim Varney's comically oversized hands.
In this extra:
- Jim Varney “Jail” interview
- Ernest and James Bond: the parallels
- Secret Agent Ernest
- Jim Varney has hands like the “Clerks” cartoon
- The song stylings of Bruce Arntson
- Mr. Pendlesmythe: is terrible
47 episodes
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