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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Sping In Your Step - "Civil War," "Ripley," "Sugar" and More!
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The good weather is finally here - almost anyway. And that means you won't be didging raindrops on your way to the local cinema. Or, if you're more of a homebody, that you'll have something to watch once you've finished your daily errands. And we've got plenty of options. First there's the very controversial action movie "Civil" War." It stars Kirsten Dunst and it talkes place in dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. We've also got "Monkey Man" which is the directorial debut of Dev Patel. He also plays an anonymous young man who unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. We've also got "the Long Game." Which takes place in 1955 as five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert. As for you streaming people, we've got "Ripley" It's based on Patricia Highsmith's novel about a grifter named Ripley living in New York during the 1960s who is hired by a wealthy man to bring his vagabond son home from Italy. Then there's "Sugar" in which Private investigator John Sugar (Colin Farrell) examines the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer. There's plenty more too. So listen in!
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The good weather is finally here - almost anyway. And that means you won't be didging raindrops on your way to the local cinema. Or, if you're more of a homebody, that you'll have something to watch once you've finished your daily errands. And we've got plenty of options. First there's the very controversial action movie "Civil" War." It stars Kirsten Dunst and it talkes place in dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. We've also got "Monkey Man" which is the directorial debut of Dev Patel. He also plays an anonymous young man who unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. We've also got "the Long Game." Which takes place in 1955 as five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert. As for you streaming people, we've got "Ripley" It's based on Patricia Highsmith's novel about a grifter named Ripley living in New York during the 1960s who is hired by a wealthy man to bring his vagabond son home from Italy. Then there's "Sugar" in which Private investigator John Sugar (Colin Farrell) examines the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer. There's plenty more too. So listen in!
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