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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Angels in Americathon 2: In Vitro
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Second acts tend to be downers. And since In Vitro is the second act of Millennium Approaches (the first play of the gay fantasia Angels in America), it’s a bit of a downer. Everyone is either breaking up with their SO’s in bad faith, or getting all intestinal with their AIDS infections, or both! At least this chapter introduces Belize, who enters glitteringly with his fabulous coat and graceful air to salve our already weary emotional states. We’re two episodes in and we still haven’t looked up the production designer. Sounds like we’re right on track for the second installment of our Angels in Americathon!
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Second acts tend to be downers. And since In Vitro is the second act of Millennium Approaches (the first play of the gay fantasia Angels in America), it’s a bit of a downer. Everyone is either breaking up with their SO’s in bad faith, or getting all intestinal with their AIDS infections, or both! At least this chapter introduces Belize, who enters glitteringly with his fabulous coat and graceful air to salve our already weary emotional states. We’re two episodes in and we still haven’t looked up the production designer. Sounds like we’re right on track for the second installment of our Angels in Americathon!
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