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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Salvador (1986) with Leftist Squidward
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This week I'm joined by Thomas (Leftist Squidward on TikTok) to discuss a film with a historical perspective: Oliver Stone's Salvador. The film went mostly unnoticed at the time and even since has little resurgence. There is however, a lot to going on in the 1979-1980 period in El Salvador and we delve into the film as well as the history. You can follow Thomas online: https://linktr.ee/thomsky TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leftistsquidward Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thomsky/ Left of the Projector: Subscribe: https://leftoftheprojector.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5T9O1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LeftoftheProjectorPod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leftoftheprojector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leftoftheprojectorpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lotp_pod/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftoftheprojector/support
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This week I'm joined by Thomas (Leftist Squidward on TikTok) to discuss a film with a historical perspective: Oliver Stone's Salvador. The film went mostly unnoticed at the time and even since has little resurgence. There is however, a lot to going on in the 1979-1980 period in El Salvador and we delve into the film as well as the history. You can follow Thomas online: https://linktr.ee/thomsky TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leftistsquidward Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thomsky/ Left of the Projector: Subscribe: https://leftoftheprojector.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5T9O1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LeftoftheProjectorPod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leftoftheprojector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leftoftheprojectorpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lotp_pod/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftoftheprojector/support
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