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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342: "Don't Worry Fat Kids" - Joe's Apartment (1996)
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It's Ben's pick this week on Saturday Night Jive and since he's not bound by the rules of picking movies that relate to SNL we watched the Don Ho classic Joe's Apartment from 1996. A beautiful love story about a kid in the big city fighting against corporate greed and trying to make his way in a world that doesn't understand him. Also there's animated roaches that annoy and ruin every scene with their sped up voices. This movie stars Jerry O'Connell, Robert Vaughn, and the amazing thespians Don Ho and Pepa. MTV's first foray into feature films is a big old mess. It's also not that interesting to talk about so we spend the majority of the podcast talking about George driving his wife to an emergency room through a tornado and playing a new game based on the website Common Sense Media. Enjoy!
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It's Ben's pick this week on Saturday Night Jive and since he's not bound by the rules of picking movies that relate to SNL we watched the Don Ho classic Joe's Apartment from 1996. A beautiful love story about a kid in the big city fighting against corporate greed and trying to make his way in a world that doesn't understand him. Also there's animated roaches that annoy and ruin every scene with their sped up voices. This movie stars Jerry O'Connell, Robert Vaughn, and the amazing thespians Don Ho and Pepa. MTV's first foray into feature films is a big old mess. It's also not that interesting to talk about so we spend the majority of the podcast talking about George driving his wife to an emergency room through a tornado and playing a new game based on the website Common Sense Media. Enjoy!
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