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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THE WIZARD OF GORE & THE GORE GORE GIRLS
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This week we're looking at two films from the Godfather of Gore Herschel Gordon Lewis. First up we cut some ladies in half in THE WIZARD OF GORE. Then some dancers start to get tenderized in THE GORE GORE GIRLS. After that we chat about Fred Durst, What We Do In The Shadows, and Suburbia.
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This week we're looking at two films from the Godfather of Gore Herschel Gordon Lewis. First up we cut some ladies in half in THE WIZARD OF GORE. Then some dancers start to get tenderized in THE GORE GORE GIRLS. After that we chat about Fred Durst, What We Do In The Shadows, and Suburbia.
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