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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11: Unforgivable Protagonists
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Today we’re back in the studio with a classic Ray and Jordan episode. We read pages 21-22 and discuss unforgivable protagonists, lead characters who defy traditional story conventions, as well as the laws of man and the almighty. They function as a sort of off-ramp for audiences, which isn’t often what you want from a main character. What makes them so unforgivable and why can’t they just save the cat? The answers may surprise you!
Coens covered: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs/Near Algodones (shorts), The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, Inside Llewyn Davis
Plus: Matewan
If you're enjoying the show please follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.
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For merch and all else TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
Coens covered: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs/Near Algodones (shorts), The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, Inside Llewyn Davis
Plus: Matewan
If you're enjoying the show please follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.
You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea
For merch and all else TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
30 episoder
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Today we’re back in the studio with a classic Ray and Jordan episode. We read pages 21-22 and discuss unforgivable protagonists, lead characters who defy traditional story conventions, as well as the laws of man and the almighty. They function as a sort of off-ramp for audiences, which isn’t often what you want from a main character. What makes them so unforgivable and why can’t they just save the cat? The answers may surprise you!
Coens covered: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs/Near Algodones (shorts), The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, Inside Llewyn Davis
Plus: Matewan
If you're enjoying the show please follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.
You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea
For merch and all else TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
Coens covered: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs/Near Algodones (shorts), The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, Inside Llewyn Davis
Plus: Matewan
If you're enjoying the show please follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.
You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea
For merch and all else TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
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