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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Sssssmokin’! Lyndsey opens her underwater treasure chest to revisit Chuck Russell's The Mask, the second of three big Jim Carrey movies to debut in 1994. The film co-stars newcomer Cameron Diaz, the villainous Peter Greene, a very talented dog, and a sidekick who is not Tom Arnold. Talking points: The rise of Jim Carrey. Are there any good comedy sequels? A likable banker. The soundtrack. Pop Secret. Space Ghost. Convincing CGI. 1994: the year of Jim Carrey. Dumb and Dumber. Ace Ventura. Female characters. Signed photos of Jim Carrey and R.L. Stine. Julia Roberts.
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Sssssmokin’! Lyndsey opens her underwater treasure chest to revisit Chuck Russell's The Mask, the second of three big Jim Carrey movies to debut in 1994. The film co-stars newcomer Cameron Diaz, the villainous Peter Greene, a very talented dog, and a sidekick who is not Tom Arnold. Talking points: The rise of Jim Carrey. Are there any good comedy sequels? A likable banker. The soundtrack. Pop Secret. Space Ghost. Convincing CGI. 1994: the year of Jim Carrey. Dumb and Dumber. Ace Ventura. Female characters. Signed photos of Jim Carrey and R.L. Stine. Julia Roberts.
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