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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What's Up, Woody?: Valery Ortiz (EP. 17)
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Valery Ortiz joins "What's Up, Woody?" and host Woody Woodbeck to catch up and talk about her Hollywood story. From her time hosting at E! News Now, playing a DISNEY mom in "Gabbie Duran & The Unsittables", and being the star of the Christmas Lifetime movie "Cloudy with a chance of Christmas" - PLUS so much more. Valery talks candidly about her personal struggles during Covid and losing people she loved and being a bit stuck in Canada and being away from her family. Val also plays "Woody's Round-Up" and reveals some tea about her dating life and some news about her upcoming movie with Terrence Howard.
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Valery Ortiz joins "What's Up, Woody?" and host Woody Woodbeck to catch up and talk about her Hollywood story. From her time hosting at E! News Now, playing a DISNEY mom in "Gabbie Duran & The Unsittables", and being the star of the Christmas Lifetime movie "Cloudy with a chance of Christmas" - PLUS so much more. Valery talks candidly about her personal struggles during Covid and losing people she loved and being a bit stuck in Canada and being away from her family. Val also plays "Woody's Round-Up" and reveals some tea about her dating life and some news about her upcoming movie with Terrence Howard.
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