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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Waffle On about Commando
Hello and welcome to this months edition of waffle on, can you believe we are a quarter of the way through celebrating 1985. Crazy. Anyway what do we have in store well of course you know the picture of big Arnie gives it away, yes it’s Commando. We thought we’d bring you a classic popcorn movie involving muscles, guns, muscles, blood, muscles, soft ice cream eating, a rocket launcher and… muscles. As usual please do share our little show.181 episodes
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Waffle On about Commando
Hello and welcome to this months edition of waffle on, can you believe we are a quarter of the way through celebrating 1985. Crazy. Anyway what do we have in store well of course you know the picture of big Arnie gives it away, yes it’s Commando. We thought we’d bring you a classic popcorn movie involving muscles, guns, muscles, blood, muscles, soft ice cream eating, a rocket launcher and… muscles. As usual please do share our little show.181 episodes
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