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 95: Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (1963)
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Elizabeth Taylor had nearly as many problems with her health during production of Cleopatra as she had costume changes. Although she negotiated a sweet deal to star as the legendary queen, the pressure from studio executives, investors, and insurance agents was ruinous. They made bad decisions that endangered her life. And then the affair with Burton nearly ended it--twice. Elizabeth Taylor rose above calamity like a queen.
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Elizabeth Taylor had nearly as many problems with her health during production of Cleopatra as she had costume changes. Although she negotiated a sweet deal to star as the legendary queen, the pressure from studio executives, investors, and insurance agents was ruinous. They made bad decisions that endangered her life. And then the affair with Burton nearly ended it--twice. Elizabeth Taylor rose above calamity like a queen.
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