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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Mighty Morphin Forgotten Failures 11: For Whom The Bell Trolls
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Remember Mr. Ticklesneezer? Oh boy, if you don’t, you must have repressed the memory. Mr. Ticklesneezer is an unforgettable character. A real tragic archetype, like Lennie in Of Mice And Men. Meanwhile Rita Repulsa laments her rigorous childhood, Billy wastes his genius on a pathetic volcano, and Trini auditions for Puppet Master VI.
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Remember Mr. Ticklesneezer? Oh boy, if you don’t, you must have repressed the memory. Mr. Ticklesneezer is an unforgettable character. A real tragic archetype, like Lennie in Of Mice And Men. Meanwhile Rita Repulsa laments her rigorous childhood, Billy wastes his genius on a pathetic volcano, and Trini auditions for Puppet Master VI.
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