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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It’s time for more spooky real estate, as we turn our attention to “House” (that’s the film from the 80’s, not that TV series where floppy haired fop Hugh Laurie pretended he was tough and grumpy). A film in which we learn that attractive neighbours may roll up and dump their mullet-headed sprog on you without a moment’s notice; that the kookaburra is native to Vietnam; and that Norm Peterson may have been driven to drink by his experiences inside next-door’s closet. A bizarre horror comedy from the team that created the “Friday the 13th” franchise, this manages to be a practical effect rich knockabout romp that, somehow, also encompasses PTSD and child abduction. It went on to begat a variable series of unhinged sequels. Watch (or re-watch) to avoid spoilers and join us.
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It’s time for more spooky real estate, as we turn our attention to “House” (that’s the film from the 80’s, not that TV series where floppy haired fop Hugh Laurie pretended he was tough and grumpy). A film in which we learn that attractive neighbours may roll up and dump their mullet-headed sprog on you without a moment’s notice; that the kookaburra is native to Vietnam; and that Norm Peterson may have been driven to drink by his experiences inside next-door’s closet. A bizarre horror comedy from the team that created the “Friday the 13th” franchise, this manages to be a practical effect rich knockabout romp that, somehow, also encompasses PTSD and child abduction. It went on to begat a variable series of unhinged sequels. Watch (or re-watch) to avoid spoilers and join us.
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