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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Do The Right Thing vs Driving Miss Daisy
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In this 24th edition of Worst Scene we discuss two films from 1989: Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee's masterpiece and the best film of that year vs Driving Miss Daisy, Bruce Bereford's non-masterpiece and not the best film of that year (regardless of any Best Picture Oscars it may have won).
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In this 24th edition of Worst Scene we discuss two films from 1989: Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee's masterpiece and the best film of that year vs Driving Miss Daisy, Bruce Bereford's non-masterpiece and not the best film of that year (regardless of any Best Picture Oscars it may have won).
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