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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What We Really Liked in 2018!
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Emily and Danita get emotional in all the ways as they look back on all the great films made by and/or starring women they watched this year. Settle in with a festive beverage of choice (or iced coffee, Danita’s fave) as they gush about everything from the “difficult women” of TULLY and CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, to the film that changed both of their movie-going lives (it’s not, to Emily’s chagrin, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN!), to their fave first watches (see: “the best movie of TIFF 2018”, THE JOY LUCK CLUB).
Produced by Emily Gagne and Danita Steinberg. Edited by Sonya Suraci. Theme music by Emily Milling.
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Produced by Emily Gagne and Danita Steinberg. Edited by Sonya Suraci. Theme music by Emily Milling.
68 episodes
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Emily and Danita get emotional in all the ways as they look back on all the great films made by and/or starring women they watched this year. Settle in with a festive beverage of choice (or iced coffee, Danita’s fave) as they gush about everything from the “difficult women” of TULLY and CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, to the film that changed both of their movie-going lives (it’s not, to Emily’s chagrin, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN!), to their fave first watches (see: “the best movie of TIFF 2018”, THE JOY LUCK CLUB).
Produced by Emily Gagne and Danita Steinberg. Edited by Sonya Suraci. Theme music by Emily Milling.
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Produced by Emily Gagne and Danita Steinberg. Edited by Sonya Suraci. Theme music by Emily Milling.
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