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. 161 - Home Again - Movie Review
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Wishing all our listeners safe havens; from cancellations to Emmy noms - is it the end of networks? One optimistic trend in 2017’s YTD box office tally. 9:32: Like Mother, like Daughter? Hollister & O'Toole debate Home Again, written & directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer; produced by romcom powerhouse Nancy Meyers. Starring Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies), Candice Bergen, Lake Bell, Pico Alexander (Indignation), Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, and Michael Sheen. 26:02: This week's #ListOfSix - 6 things we love about Nancy Meyers. Cheesecake, anyone?
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Wishing all our listeners safe havens; from cancellations to Emmy noms - is it the end of networks? One optimistic trend in 2017’s YTD box office tally. 9:32: Like Mother, like Daughter? Hollister & O'Toole debate Home Again, written & directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer; produced by romcom powerhouse Nancy Meyers. Starring Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies), Candice Bergen, Lake Bell, Pico Alexander (Indignation), Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, and Michael Sheen. 26:02: This week's #ListOfSix - 6 things we love about Nancy Meyers. Cheesecake, anyone?
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