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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Ep 168 The Fog
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We return, once more to the work of the one and only Mr John Carpenter (the only J.C. we worship round here). It’s time for 1980’s “The Fog”, a film which proves that 2 generations of scream queens are better than one; that a regular series of pissed-up night-fishing boat-trips will eventually end badly; and Tom Atkins, even without his trademark moustache, is still an absolute shagger. John Carpenter’s follow up theatrical film to the eternal classic “Halloween”, “The Fog” didn’t do well at the box office, but found its true audience on VHS, and grew in appreciation. A good old fashioned ghost story in the tradition of MR James with an American slant, and a cloud of chilly nautical gothic. Watch (or re-watch) to avoid spoilers, and join us.
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We return, once more to the work of the one and only Mr John Carpenter (the only J.C. we worship round here). It’s time for 1980’s “The Fog”, a film which proves that 2 generations of scream queens are better than one; that a regular series of pissed-up night-fishing boat-trips will eventually end badly; and Tom Atkins, even without his trademark moustache, is still an absolute shagger. John Carpenter’s follow up theatrical film to the eternal classic “Halloween”, “The Fog” didn’t do well at the box office, but found its true audience on VHS, and grew in appreciation. A good old fashioned ghost story in the tradition of MR James with an American slant, and a cloud of chilly nautical gothic. Watch (or re-watch) to avoid spoilers, and join us.
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