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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Hugh Grant: Meet the Actor
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Actor Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) discusses his latest film, The Rewrite. Once, screenwriter Keith Michaels (Grant) was on top of the world with a Golden Globe Award and a hit movie. But that was fifteen years ago: now, he’s divorced, broke and hasn’t written a hit film in years. Leaving Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast and hoping to give minimal attention to his duties, his attitude slowly begins to turn when he meets Holly (Marisa Tomei). A single mum working two jobs to earn her degree, the pair find themselves connected by their mutual need for a second chance. Hosted by Edith Bowman at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
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Actor Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) discusses his latest film, The Rewrite. Once, screenwriter Keith Michaels (Grant) was on top of the world with a Golden Globe Award and a hit movie. But that was fifteen years ago: now, he’s divorced, broke and hasn’t written a hit film in years. Leaving Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast and hoping to give minimal attention to his duties, his attitude slowly begins to turn when he meets Holly (Marisa Tomei). A single mum working two jobs to earn her degree, the pair find themselves connected by their mutual need for a second chance. Hosted by Edith Bowman at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
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