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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Ep. 56 – Wait, Where Are We Now?
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Show Notes & Links:
- Azhur Saleem debuts as DW director
- Alain Resnais made Last Year at Marienbad
- Satsumas are rare in Oz
- We do love Ruth Doctor (fugitive) & Jo Martin
- Though this is not really an example of Ebert's law
- The Weeping Angels were introduced in Blink...
- In which we learn the Angels have the phone box
- We don’t know much about the Mouri
- Bell does not have a tamagotchi
- Hopefully, one day, people will need COVID explained
- The YW was *almost* on board with The Timeless Child
We are also at handwavium.net & on Twitter @handwavium
59 episodes
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Manage episode 316092227 series 121737
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Show Notes & Links:
- Azhur Saleem debuts as DW director
- Alain Resnais made Last Year at Marienbad
- Satsumas are rare in Oz
- We do love Ruth Doctor (fugitive) & Jo Martin
- Though this is not really an example of Ebert's law
- The Weeping Angels were introduced in Blink...
- In which we learn the Angels have the phone box
- We don’t know much about the Mouri
- Bell does not have a tamagotchi
- Hopefully, one day, people will need COVID explained
- The YW was *almost* on board with The Timeless Child
We are also at handwavium.net & on Twitter @handwavium
59 episodes
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