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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Knight of Cups, with Steven DeLay (Malick 7)
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Continuing their examination of the Weightless trilogy, Thomas and Steven explore Knight of Cups, Malick's 2015 film that dreamily depicts a screenwriter's search for meaning, as he wanders through the maze of Hollywood life. Analyzing the film's gnostic and tarot reference points, they again seek to discern whether Malick is subverting standard Hollywood spirituality with a distinctly Christian vision. Thomas theorizes that Malick's use of the tarot is a sly and sophisticated critique of Hollywood hedonism as well as the occult worldview that underpins it.
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Continuing their examination of the Weightless trilogy, Thomas and Steven explore Knight of Cups, Malick's 2015 film that dreamily depicts a screenwriter's search for meaning, as he wanders through the maze of Hollywood life. Analyzing the film's gnostic and tarot reference points, they again seek to discern whether Malick is subverting standard Hollywood spirituality with a distinctly Christian vision. Thomas theorizes that Malick's use of the tarot is a sly and sophisticated critique of Hollywood hedonism as well as the occult worldview that underpins it.
https://twitter.com/StevenDeLay4
https://stevendelay.com/
https://sunypress.edu/Books/L/Life-Above-the-Clouds
https://twitter.com/CinemaPsyop
https://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinema
http://psyop-cinema.com/
https://linktr.ee/psyopcinema
thomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.com
brett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com
…
continue reading
https://twitter.com/StevenDeLay4
https://stevendelay.com/
https://sunypress.edu/Books/L/Life-Above-the-Clouds
https://twitter.com/CinemaPsyop
https://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinema
http://psyop-cinema.com/
https://linktr.ee/psyopcinema
thomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.com
brett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com
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