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. 141: BURNING BRIDGES
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The great Jeff Bridges finally gets his own episode, and all three of the movies are about crazy conspiracies! Hopefully he'll be adhering to a strict drug regimen to keep his mind limber. WINTER KILLS (1979, William Richert) CUTTER'S WAY (1981, Ivan Passer) ARLINGTON ROAD (1999, Mark Pellington)
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The great Jeff Bridges finally gets his own episode, and all three of the movies are about crazy conspiracies! Hopefully he'll be adhering to a strict drug regimen to keep his mind limber. WINTER KILLS (1979, William Richert) CUTTER'S WAY (1981, Ivan Passer) ARLINGTON ROAD (1999, Mark Pellington)
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