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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'StarCatcher - the Podcast' is a trip down memory lane, with stories about some of the great Hollywood legends, as told by the man who was there when they said it - John Frederick, author of the top-selling book 'StarCatcher - True Life Hollywood Fantasies'. John has some 50 films and documentaries to his credit. StarCatcher features stories about Hollywood icons, including Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ernest Borgnine, Barbara Eden, Humphrey Bogart, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, James Drury, Julie Harris and many other Hollywood legends, as well as former Presidents, plus numerous sports stars, including Joe Namath, Tiger Woods and Muhammed Ali. The Podcast is informative, inspirational and deliciously entertaining.
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'StarCatcher - the Podcast' is a trip down memory lane, with stories about some of the great Hollywood legends, as told by the man who was there when they said it - John Frederick, author of the top-selling book 'StarCatcher - True Life Hollywood Fantasies'. John has some 50 films and documentaries to his credit. StarCatcher features stories about Hollywood icons, including Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ernest Borgnine, Barbara Eden, Humphrey Bogart, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, James Drury, Julie Harris and many other Hollywood legends, as well as former Presidents, plus numerous sports stars, including Joe Namath, Tiger Woods and Muhammed Ali. The Podcast is informative, inspirational and deliciously entertaining.
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