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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235: That Wookiee Glint
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Art is in the eye of the beholder, whether or not intentionality matters when it comes to art, the difference between Monument Valley and a self-immolated monk, big boy TV, extensive examination of the film Take Shelter, little slices of cinematic spookery, predestination paradoxes, a coin-sized medal, and that Wookiee glint.
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Star Wars medal scene
Ansel Adams ice skaters
Take Shelter trailer
Intro music: Got Glint? by The Chemical Brothers
Outro music: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
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Links:
Star Wars medal scene
Ansel Adams ice skaters
Take Shelter trailer
Intro music: Got Glint? by The Chemical Brothers
Outro music: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
272 episodes
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Art is in the eye of the beholder, whether or not intentionality matters when it comes to art, the difference between Monument Valley and a self-immolated monk, big boy TV, extensive examination of the film Take Shelter, little slices of cinematic spookery, predestination paradoxes, a coin-sized medal, and that Wookiee glint.
Links:
Star Wars medal scene
Ansel Adams ice skaters
Take Shelter trailer
Intro music: Got Glint? by The Chemical Brothers
Outro music: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
…
continue reading
Links:
Star Wars medal scene
Ansel Adams ice skaters
Take Shelter trailer
Intro music: Got Glint? by The Chemical Brothers
Outro music: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
272 episodes
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