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 45 - Could Not Possibly Fail
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The film that could not possibly fail... your deadicated hosts review Edgar G Ulmer's 1934 pre-code classic THE BLACK CAT, bringing together Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, with third wheels David Manners and Julie Bishop. Hungary and Austria collide in this film about a satanic cultist by a Czech director. To contextualize this conflict, we cover Austria-Hungary's role in World War One. It's relevant, we promise! Context setting 00:00; synopsis 34:32; discussion 43:31; ranking 1:19:55
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The film that could not possibly fail... your deadicated hosts review Edgar G Ulmer's 1934 pre-code classic THE BLACK CAT, bringing together Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, with third wheels David Manners and Julie Bishop. Hungary and Austria collide in this film about a satanic cultist by a Czech director. To contextualize this conflict, we cover Austria-Hungary's role in World War One. It's relevant, we promise! Context setting 00:00; synopsis 34:32; discussion 43:31; ranking 1:19:55
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