About Adventures In Black Cinema With Desmond Thorne
Join movie 'Blackspert' Desmond Thorne on an exploration of your favorite Black films as he breaks down what makes them classic gems! And discover new Black films you've never heard of! It's time to take off and enter the mind of Desmond!
Adventures in Returning & Robbery (Dead Presidents)
And we’re back! This time Desmond dives into the CLASSIC 90’s film, DEAD PRESIDENTS, and gets into the nitty gritty of the historical context of the film and the importance of learning more about Black and Latin men’s experiences during and after the Vietnam war. He also discusses the incredible performances from the ensemble, as well as some amazing gay shit that just dropped for us late last month!
22 Jun 2022
Adventures in Side-Eye & Stardom (Dreamgirls) with Shatara Michelle Ford
As a new Beyoncé album looms and Jennifer Hudson is a new EGOT winner, it’s time to talk about DREAMGIRLS! Desmond gets into the film version of this classic Black musical with writer/director of the Indie Spirit nominated film TEST PATTERN, Shatara Michelle Ford! They talk about the aspects of filmmaking, performance, and storytelling that they love in the film, and throw some well-meaning side-eye to the aspects that don’t work quite as well. Also, Shatara SLAYS an edition of “Who’s Invited”!
8 Jun 2022
Adventures in Invention & Interracial Relationships (The Watermelon Woman)
This week, Desmond gets into a past Trust & Believe, the landmark Queer film, THE WATERMELON WOMAN. The first feature film to be released by a Black Lesbian (Cheryl Dunye) carries a great deal about inventing your own history, as well as interracial relations, and Desmond digs right into both, as well as how much this film and its ideas mean to him. Also, this week’s You Betta Act award throws it back to 1986 with a spectacular British Noir film.
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