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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Popcorn Eschaton 10 - Left In The South
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On this Popcorn Eschaton, it's a harrowing journey through messianic movements and rebellions against intolerable oppression. First, Scott and John discuss Glauber Rocha's 'Black God, White Devil,' the 1964 "Brazilian scream" that is simultaneously magical and realist in its descent into madness and bloody revolution. Then they shift focus to the 2016 historical drama 'Free State of Jones' and dig into what the film has to say about the continuing legacy of slavery in America. Also: why it's really good! The full text of Glauber Rocha's manifesto, "The Aesthetics of Hunger," as discussed in the episode. https://huebunkers.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/glauber-hunger.pdf Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)
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On this Popcorn Eschaton, it's a harrowing journey through messianic movements and rebellions against intolerable oppression. First, Scott and John discuss Glauber Rocha's 'Black God, White Devil,' the 1964 "Brazilian scream" that is simultaneously magical and realist in its descent into madness and bloody revolution. Then they shift focus to the 2016 historical drama 'Free State of Jones' and dig into what the film has to say about the continuing legacy of slavery in America. Also: why it's really good! The full text of Glauber Rocha's manifesto, "The Aesthetics of Hunger," as discussed in the episode. https://huebunkers.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/glauber-hunger.pdf Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)
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