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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#123: If Beale Street Could Talk / Top 5 Literary Adaptations
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Join Paul & Grace as they review Barry Jenkin's latest drama, 'If Beale Street Could Talk' and countdown their Top 5 literary adaptations but with a twist... they have to have read the book! Running Order; - Intro - What have you been watching? - If Beale Street Could Talk Review - Top 5 Literary Adaptations (of book we've actually read!) Strangers in a Cinema on Twitter: @StrangersCinema Your Hosts: Paul Anderson (@HKCavalier1982) / Grace Williams (@grizzlefizzle89) Your Producer/ Editor: Jack Mills (@Millsattack) Intro theme courtesy of bensound.com All additional audio covered by Creative Commons licensing
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Join Paul & Grace as they review Barry Jenkin's latest drama, 'If Beale Street Could Talk' and countdown their Top 5 literary adaptations but with a twist... they have to have read the book! Running Order; - Intro - What have you been watching? - If Beale Street Could Talk Review - Top 5 Literary Adaptations (of book we've actually read!) Strangers in a Cinema on Twitter: @StrangersCinema Your Hosts: Paul Anderson (@HKCavalier1982) / Grace Williams (@grizzlefizzle89) Your Producer/ Editor: Jack Mills (@Millsattack) Intro theme courtesy of bensound.com All additional audio covered by Creative Commons licensing
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