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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Calling all Fancy Lads! Joe and Todd take on the Chris Elliot Vehicle, Cabin Boy. They discuss what movie Todd wanted to do this week, the writing pedigree of Director Adam Resnick, Chris Elliot's early acting career (including a James Cameron classic) and how Tim Burton was involved. They reveal the many ties that this movie has to David Letterman, who appears in the movie. They try to wrap their heads around what time period the movie takes place in and Todd compares the life of these sailors to his own life at sea. They talk about the ill-fated solo projects of other SNL alumni.
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Calling all Fancy Lads! Joe and Todd take on the Chris Elliot Vehicle, Cabin Boy. They discuss what movie Todd wanted to do this week, the writing pedigree of Director Adam Resnick, Chris Elliot's early acting career (including a James Cameron classic) and how Tim Burton was involved. They reveal the many ties that this movie has to David Letterman, who appears in the movie. They try to wrap their heads around what time period the movie takes place in and Todd compares the life of these sailors to his own life at sea. They talk about the ill-fated solo projects of other SNL alumni.
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