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.20: The Blues Brothers
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The Blues Brothers was brought to us due to the passing of Aretha Franklin. We thought it would be nice to sit and watch this film and honor her in our movie geek way and enjoy this film in the process. We also answer another question of the week and complete a joint ranking of our Top 6 movie on-screen duos. Enjoy our review of The Blues Brothers. Rate and Comment on any platform - Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-geek-proud-a-movie-podcast/id1376962157?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/movie-geek-proud Google Play: https://player.fm/series/movie-geek-proud-a-movie-podcast Podbean: https://mgppodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2k4WEPr6a5jI8uwkqGD8 Follow us on these platforms for updates - Twitter: @mgnppodcast Instagram: moviegeekandproud Second Podcast Instagram - brunchwiththehalliwells Twitter - @bwthpodcast Join the movie geek community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mgppodcast Becoming a patron you receive bonus and extended content, shout outs on our episodes, participate in polls to shape this show the way you like it, help pick out movies to review in future episodes and more starting as low as $1.00. Check it out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mgppodcast/message
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The Blues Brothers was brought to us due to the passing of Aretha Franklin. We thought it would be nice to sit and watch this film and honor her in our movie geek way and enjoy this film in the process. We also answer another question of the week and complete a joint ranking of our Top 6 movie on-screen duos. Enjoy our review of The Blues Brothers. Rate and Comment on any platform - Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-geek-proud-a-movie-podcast/id1376962157?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/movie-geek-proud Google Play: https://player.fm/series/movie-geek-proud-a-movie-podcast Podbean: https://mgppodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2k4WEPr6a5jI8uwkqGD8 Follow us on these platforms for updates - Twitter: @mgnppodcast Instagram: moviegeekandproud Second Podcast Instagram - brunchwiththehalliwells Twitter - @bwthpodcast Join the movie geek community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mgppodcast Becoming a patron you receive bonus and extended content, shout outs on our episodes, participate in polls to shape this show the way you like it, help pick out movies to review in future episodes and more starting as low as $1.00. Check it out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mgppodcast/message
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