"I had it in my mind that we—Black people—are on the forefront of fashion, and we’re on the forefront of hip-hop with new jack swing, [so] let’s also be on the visual forefront."
For @letterboxd.social, I spoke with Mario Van Peebles about NEW JACK CITY, which is 35 this year.
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With New Jack City celebrating its 35th anniversary, Mario Van Peebles reflects on cycles of Black cinema, his father’s struggle after Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and the now-iconic visual langu...
