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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Bram Stoker's Dracula vs Dracula Dead and Loving It
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Our 43rd episode is our first of five 2021 Halloween episodes with the worst scene in Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula going up against the best scene in Mel Brook's Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Does Keanu successfully pull off a British accent? No. Does Anthony Hopkins pull off an Eastern European one? No. Does the cast of Wings have what it takes to carry a comedy about Dracula? No. Join your usual old co-hosts George and Richard as they discuss all of the above (and more?!?!?) alongside the great San Francisco comedian Nick Stargu.
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Our 43rd episode is our first of five 2021 Halloween episodes with the worst scene in Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula going up against the best scene in Mel Brook's Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Does Keanu successfully pull off a British accent? No. Does Anthony Hopkins pull off an Eastern European one? No. Does the cast of Wings have what it takes to carry a comedy about Dracula? No. Join your usual old co-hosts George and Richard as they discuss all of the above (and more?!?!?) alongside the great San Francisco comedian Nick Stargu.
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