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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Spring Fever - "Arthur the King," "Damsel," "Nicky Stanicky" and those Oscars
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Spring has sprung and by now you should be over your seasonal affective disorder and developing allergies instead. And the cure for that is staying indoors and watching stuff. Luckily we've checked out the most recent crop of movies and streaming shows for you. We start with "Arthur the King" which stars Mark Wahlberg as an adventure racer who adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.Obiviously it's not blockbuster season yet. Then we've got the Netflix fantasy adventure film "Damsel" starring Millie Bobbie Brown as a dutiful damsel whi agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Oh, and there's a dragon. Then there's the Amazon comedy "Nicky Stanicky" which stars Zac Efron and John Cena and is director by Peter Farrelly. For you streamer fans there's "The Gentlemen"which is the first series created by Guy Ritchie now on Netflix. And in case you're starting to forget it already, we give you our perspective on the Oscars. Listen in!
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Contenuto fornito da Neil Rosen. Tutti i contenuti dei podcast, inclusi episodi, grafica e descrizioni dei podcast, vengono caricati e forniti direttamente da Neil Rosen o dal partner della piattaforma podcast. Se ritieni che qualcuno stia utilizzando la tua opera protetta da copyright senza la tua autorizzazione, puoi seguire la procedura descritta qui https://it.player.fm/legal.
Spring has sprung and by now you should be over your seasonal affective disorder and developing allergies instead. And the cure for that is staying indoors and watching stuff. Luckily we've checked out the most recent crop of movies and streaming shows for you. We start with "Arthur the King" which stars Mark Wahlberg as an adventure racer who adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.Obiviously it's not blockbuster season yet. Then we've got the Netflix fantasy adventure film "Damsel" starring Millie Bobbie Brown as a dutiful damsel whi agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Oh, and there's a dragon. Then there's the Amazon comedy "Nicky Stanicky" which stars Zac Efron and John Cena and is director by Peter Farrelly. For you streamer fans there's "The Gentlemen"which is the first series created by Guy Ritchie now on Netflix. And in case you're starting to forget it already, we give you our perspective on the Oscars. Listen in!
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