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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"You have betrayed me!" Those were the words Sir Sean Connery shouted at Lois Maxwell when he learned she had signed on for this Italian-made Bond parody, starring his younger brother, Neil. One can only imagine what he must have said when Bernard Lee, Adolfo Celi, Daniella Bianchi, Anthony Dawson, and Yasuko Yama also jumped ship to spoof not only the Bond films but, seemingly, Connery's fame. Was this just a shameless cash-grab exploiting Bond mania and the Connery name, or did this group of Bond alumni craft an absolute banger? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tresbondpod/message
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"You have betrayed me!" Those were the words Sir Sean Connery shouted at Lois Maxwell when he learned she had signed on for this Italian-made Bond parody, starring his younger brother, Neil. One can only imagine what he must have said when Bernard Lee, Adolfo Celi, Daniella Bianchi, Anthony Dawson, and Yasuko Yama also jumped ship to spoof not only the Bond films but, seemingly, Connery's fame. Was this just a shameless cash-grab exploiting Bond mania and the Connery name, or did this group of Bond alumni craft an absolute banger? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tresbondpod/message
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