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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Wabbit: A Looney Show By Any Other Name Is Still Just As Sweet
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Join us as we finally examine the middle step between The Looney Tunes Show and Looney Tunes Cartoons with Wabbit/New Looney Tunes. Marc looks at the first episode in which Bugs becomes Buddhist and helps a squirrel take on ninjas in 'Buddha Bugs/Now and Zen' Jordan watches the New Looney Tunes era with Bugs taking on Legally Not Columbus, as well as helping Porky become a football star with a wild cameo in 'Cal-Umbus/Porky Pigskin' And we conclude with a episode chosen simply due to the Weird star they got attached to it, 'King Bugs and The Island of Lunacy'
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Join us as we finally examine the middle step between The Looney Tunes Show and Looney Tunes Cartoons with Wabbit/New Looney Tunes. Marc looks at the first episode in which Bugs becomes Buddhist and helps a squirrel take on ninjas in 'Buddha Bugs/Now and Zen' Jordan watches the New Looney Tunes era with Bugs taking on Legally Not Columbus, as well as helping Porky become a football star with a wild cameo in 'Cal-Umbus/Porky Pigskin' And we conclude with a episode chosen simply due to the Weird star they got attached to it, 'King Bugs and The Island of Lunacy'
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