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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Popcorn Eschaton 19 - 'Modern Times' And 'They Live' With Prof. Stephen McFarland
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Professor Stephen McFarland joins Scott and John to discuss Charlie Chaplin's 'Modern Times,' John Carpenter's 'They Live,' and the representation of the working poor on film. What does the staying power of Chaplin's "The Tramp" say about how we view the oppressed? What does the vision of society in 'They Live' tell us about how the media itself views those same oppressed people? All this, and all the shirtless Roddy Piper talk you can handle on Popcorn Eschaton! Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/
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Professor Stephen McFarland joins Scott and John to discuss Charlie Chaplin's 'Modern Times,' John Carpenter's 'They Live,' and the representation of the working poor on film. What does the staying power of Chaplin's "The Tramp" say about how we view the oppressed? What does the vision of society in 'They Live' tell us about how the media itself views those same oppressed people? All this, and all the shirtless Roddy Piper talk you can handle on Popcorn Eschaton! Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/
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