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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SNP Weekly 95: Die Hard Rip-Offs - Air Force One, Toy Soldiers, Under Siege
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The Salty Nerds take on movies that have ripped-off the Die Hard formula, all with varying results. First up, Harrison Ford fights Russian terrorists on Air Force One. Then, a pre-hobbit Sean Astin fights a Columbian Drug cartel that takes over his fancy boarding school. Then, thin Steven Seagal compares crazy with Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey on a navy battleship!
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The Salty Nerds take on movies that have ripped-off the Die Hard formula, all with varying results. First up, Harrison Ford fights Russian terrorists on Air Force One. Then, a pre-hobbit Sean Astin fights a Columbian Drug cartel that takes over his fancy boarding school. Then, thin Steven Seagal compares crazy with Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey on a navy battleship!
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