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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Brendan and Gabi reunite to discuss Succession at the 2022 Emmys, speculation about the upcoming season, a recent trend in commentary about the show and other media that depict the super-wealthy, as well as our favorite films and television of the year. Financial Times: The ‘Succession’ effect: how TV dramas got angrier about the rich https://www.ft.com/content/b3a10aeb-184d-46b8-9d64-9f5ea8a0d659 Vanity Fair: Hollywood’s Eat-the-Rich Satires Need Sharper Teeth https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/hollywoods-eat-the-rich-satires-need-sharper-teeth Patrick Preziosi on Crimes of the Future: https://triplefeature.substack.com/p/body-words-cronenberg-kavan-delany The Film Comment Podcast: TÁR WÁRS https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-film-comment-podcast-tar-wars-with-jessica-kiang-and-nathan-lee-todd-fields-cate-blanchett/ RoyCast is a passion project and we incur minor ongoing expenses related to producing and hosting the podcast. However, we have no intention of paywalling the show. For those who would like to support you can do so here: roycast.square.site/
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Brendan and Gabi reunite to discuss Succession at the 2022 Emmys, speculation about the upcoming season, a recent trend in commentary about the show and other media that depict the super-wealthy, as well as our favorite films and television of the year. Financial Times: The ‘Succession’ effect: how TV dramas got angrier about the rich https://www.ft.com/content/b3a10aeb-184d-46b8-9d64-9f5ea8a0d659 Vanity Fair: Hollywood’s Eat-the-Rich Satires Need Sharper Teeth https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/hollywoods-eat-the-rich-satires-need-sharper-teeth Patrick Preziosi on Crimes of the Future: https://triplefeature.substack.com/p/body-words-cronenberg-kavan-delany The Film Comment Podcast: TÁR WÁRS https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-film-comment-podcast-tar-wars-with-jessica-kiang-and-nathan-lee-todd-fields-cate-blanchett/ RoyCast is a passion project and we incur minor ongoing expenses related to producing and hosting the podcast. However, we have no intention of paywalling the show. For those who would like to support you can do so here: roycast.square.site/
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