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 Romantic Comedy Is Solved
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In this bonus episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman debate the state of the romantic comedy. Is When Harry Met Sally the unbeatable blueprint for the entire genre? Why have rom-coms fallen off—and are they finally making a comeback?
They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd Apatow bros and modern rom-cons.
They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd Apatow bros and modern rom-cons.
281 episodes
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In this bonus episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman debate the state of the romantic comedy. Is When Harry Met Sally the unbeatable blueprint for the entire genre? Why have rom-coms fallen off—and are they finally making a comeback?
They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd Apatow bros and modern rom-cons.
They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd Apatow bros and modern rom-cons.
281 episodes
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