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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Episode 3 - Spooked, Then Bored, Then Spooked Again (1932)
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In our third episode we're tackling 1932's most provocative horror film. We start with our old pal Tod Browning and his cult classic Freaks and then move onto European art house classic Vampyr (dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer). Both films are as subversive today as they were when they came out. Also: switchblades, the Ramones, and vampire face. Next week we stay in 1932 with The Mummy and White Zombie.
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In our third episode we're tackling 1932's most provocative horror film. We start with our old pal Tod Browning and his cult classic Freaks and then move onto European art house classic Vampyr (dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer). Both films are as subversive today as they were when they came out. Also: switchblades, the Ramones, and vampire face. Next week we stay in 1932 with The Mummy and White Zombie.
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