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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Episode 276: Turning Red
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This week on the show we check out Pixar's latest, the celebrated 'Turning Red' and talk about what makes a story universal and explain all of the Toronto-centric in-jokes. We also talk about Disney's Very Bad, Horrible, No Good Week, Brandon Sanderson's record-setting Kickstarter and what it means for publishing, and touch on all we've been checking out including more manhwa, more anime, and a celebration of Jordan's arrival to Worldle. Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. We appreciate every donation we receive, but if you have the money to spare, please consider giving to organizations working to support the people of Ukraine during these unprecedented times. A good list for Canadians can be found at www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article…raine-canada/ Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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This week on the show we check out Pixar's latest, the celebrated 'Turning Red' and talk about what makes a story universal and explain all of the Toronto-centric in-jokes. We also talk about Disney's Very Bad, Horrible, No Good Week, Brandon Sanderson's record-setting Kickstarter and what it means for publishing, and touch on all we've been checking out including more manhwa, more anime, and a celebration of Jordan's arrival to Worldle. Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. We appreciate every donation we receive, but if you have the money to spare, please consider giving to organizations working to support the people of Ukraine during these unprecedented times. A good list for Canadians can be found at www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article…raine-canada/ Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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