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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The Balcony - Episode Five: Die Hard With a Vengeance
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The Balcony is, once again, open!
On this week’s show, we discuss several movies we have been watching, including a chat on one of 2024’s best films (so far), Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow. We then dive into our featured chat on the highest grossing film of 1995, Die Hard With A Vengeance. We talk about our history with this film and series, and how this movie holds up as an action classic almost 30 years later.
Blake can be found on Letterboxd @therealjohng and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.
Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @dervdude.
Andy can be found on Letterboxd @fatdudeflicks and on Instagram @fatdudedigsflicks.
On this week’s show, we discuss several movies we have been watching, including a chat on one of 2024’s best films (so far), Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow. We then dive into our featured chat on the highest grossing film of 1995, Die Hard With A Vengeance. We talk about our history with this film and series, and how this movie holds up as an action classic almost 30 years later.
Blake can be found on Letterboxd @therealjohng and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.
Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @dervdude.
Andy can be found on Letterboxd @fatdudeflicks and on Instagram @fatdudedigsflicks.
Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Goodpods, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for Fat Dude Digs Flicks and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it! In subscribing to The Balcony, you also get new episodes of Let’s Taco ‘Bout and The Criterion Break.
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Manage episode 424502620 series 3322619
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The Balcony is, once again, open!
On this week’s show, we discuss several movies we have been watching, including a chat on one of 2024’s best films (so far), Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow. We then dive into our featured chat on the highest grossing film of 1995, Die Hard With A Vengeance. We talk about our history with this film and series, and how this movie holds up as an action classic almost 30 years later.
Blake can be found on Letterboxd @therealjohng and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.
Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @dervdude.
Andy can be found on Letterboxd @fatdudeflicks and on Instagram @fatdudedigsflicks.
On this week’s show, we discuss several movies we have been watching, including a chat on one of 2024’s best films (so far), Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow. We then dive into our featured chat on the highest grossing film of 1995, Die Hard With A Vengeance. We talk about our history with this film and series, and how this movie holds up as an action classic almost 30 years later.
Blake can be found on Letterboxd @therealjohng and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.
Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @dervdude.
Andy can be found on Letterboxd @fatdudeflicks and on Instagram @fatdudedigsflicks.
Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Goodpods, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for Fat Dude Digs Flicks and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it! In subscribing to The Balcony, you also get new episodes of Let’s Taco ‘Bout and The Criterion Break.
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