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. 41: Fantastic Planet
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Imagine a world where alien creatures own humans like pets and everyone speaks French. Also, nothing else in this world makes any sense. There are sex orgies. Alien food comes in the form of floating air pockets. Meditation takes the form of an acid trip. Aliens use vacuum cleaners and bowling balls as military equipment. We could go on and on but suffice it say, this is truly a FANTASTIC planet.
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Imagine a world where alien creatures own humans like pets and everyone speaks French. Also, nothing else in this world makes any sense. There are sex orgies. Alien food comes in the form of floating air pockets. Meditation takes the form of an acid trip. Aliens use vacuum cleaners and bowling balls as military equipment. We could go on and on but suffice it say, this is truly a FANTASTIC planet.
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