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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Episode 179: The Blues Brothers
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Jimbo and Kyle review The Blues Brothers, a comedy where Jake and Elwood try to save the orphanage that these two brothers grew up in, by trying to raise the $5000 needed for back taxes. After Jake gets a vision from God, the brothers decide to get the band back together to try and raise the money needed.
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Jimbo and Kyle review The Blues Brothers, a comedy where Jake and Elwood try to save the orphanage that these two brothers grew up in, by trying to raise the $5000 needed for back taxes. After Jake gets a vision from God, the brothers decide to get the band back together to try and raise the money needed.
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