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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GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING MORGENDOOOORKS It’s time to pay bizarre tribute to the Vietnam War films that defined an era, as this week we cover “The Daria Hunter”! Lawndale High sends its students out on a paintball field trip, and it only takes one short afternoon for war to make everybody a monster. It’s a weird episode (get used to hearing that) for a number of reasons, but we’ll do what we can to make sense of it. Also, we take a deeeep dive into Hollywood’s efforts to grapple with depicting the Vietnam War, how Vietnam impacted decades of American media, and what, if anything, it could have to do with the intended audience for a got-dang episode of Daria. Links: History Today | The American Film Industry & Vietnam, by Michael Paris Outpost Daria Reborn Website: morgendorks.podbean.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @morgendorks Facebook: fb.me/morgendorks.podcast
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GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING MORGENDOOOORKS It’s time to pay bizarre tribute to the Vietnam War films that defined an era, as this week we cover “The Daria Hunter”! Lawndale High sends its students out on a paintball field trip, and it only takes one short afternoon for war to make everybody a monster. It’s a weird episode (get used to hearing that) for a number of reasons, but we’ll do what we can to make sense of it. Also, we take a deeeep dive into Hollywood’s efforts to grapple with depicting the Vietnam War, how Vietnam impacted decades of American media, and what, if anything, it could have to do with the intended audience for a got-dang episode of Daria. Links: History Today | The American Film Industry & Vietnam, by Michael Paris Outpost Daria Reborn Website: morgendorks.podbean.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @morgendorks Facebook: fb.me/morgendorks.podcast
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