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. 153 - The Bold Type; Friends from College - Movie & TV Reviews
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Two new series take a look at friendship: is one "The Big Chill" of the social media generation? Hollister opens with a Burning Question. At 5:58: The Bold Type (Freeform). 3 millennials finding their way at a women's magazine called "Scarlet". Created by Sarah Watson; inspired by (and Executive Produced by) former Cosmo editor Joanna Coles. Starring Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy and Melora Hardin as their positive role model boss. 19:38: From Scarlet to Crimson: Friends from College (Netflix). 6 Harvard friends regroup 20 years later. Created by Harvard alumni (and husband and wife) Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. Starring Keegan-Michael Key (Don't Think Twice), Annie Parisse, Jae Suh Park, Fred Savage, Nat Faxon, Cobie Smulders, Greg Germann, and Billy Eichner. 41:10: Hollister & O'Toole take on some icons. This week's #ListOfSix: The 6 Most Miscast Leads - and Who Should Have Played The Role Instead.
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Two new series take a look at friendship: is one "The Big Chill" of the social media generation? Hollister opens with a Burning Question. At 5:58: The Bold Type (Freeform). 3 millennials finding their way at a women's magazine called "Scarlet". Created by Sarah Watson; inspired by (and Executive Produced by) former Cosmo editor Joanna Coles. Starring Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy and Melora Hardin as their positive role model boss. 19:38: From Scarlet to Crimson: Friends from College (Netflix). 6 Harvard friends regroup 20 years later. Created by Harvard alumni (and husband and wife) Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. Starring Keegan-Michael Key (Don't Think Twice), Annie Parisse, Jae Suh Park, Fred Savage, Nat Faxon, Cobie Smulders, Greg Germann, and Billy Eichner. 41:10: Hollister & O'Toole take on some icons. This week's #ListOfSix: The 6 Most Miscast Leads - and Who Should Have Played The Role Instead.
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