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 334 - Maximum Overdrive
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In this episode, where our hosts, Jon Cross and Jim Wallace do not take all the cocaine but know a particular well known horror author and one time film director who did - we talk about the absurd mess of a movie that is Maximum Overdrive, a film that it is impossible not to take some issue with and yet I am so very happy it exists.
We discuss North Carolina, starting your own cult, beardy wisdoms, the Estevez-Guttenberg line, Stephen King, so much cocaine, drunk aliens, ACDC, George Romero and much, much more.
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We discuss North Carolina, starting your own cult, beardy wisdoms, the Estevez-Guttenberg line, Stephen King, so much cocaine, drunk aliens, ACDC, George Romero and much, much more.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-after-movie-diner-podcast--758347/support.
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In this episode, where our hosts, Jon Cross and Jim Wallace do not take all the cocaine but know a particular well known horror author and one time film director who did - we talk about the absurd mess of a movie that is Maximum Overdrive, a film that it is impossible not to take some issue with and yet I am so very happy it exists.
We discuss North Carolina, starting your own cult, beardy wisdoms, the Estevez-Guttenberg line, Stephen King, so much cocaine, drunk aliens, ACDC, George Romero and much, much more.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-after-movie-diner-podcast--758347/support.
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We discuss North Carolina, starting your own cult, beardy wisdoms, the Estevez-Guttenberg line, Stephen King, so much cocaine, drunk aliens, ACDC, George Romero and much, much more.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-after-movie-diner-podcast--758347/support.
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