S1, E103: The 1990s begin with controversial characters who dominate the cultural conversation: Hannibal Lecter of The Silence of the Lambs, the mafiosos of Goodfellas, and the ladies of Thelma and Louise. Steven Spielberg focuses America’s attention on evil in Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan. Romantic comedies become popular, helmed by Nora Ephron, Amy Heckerling and Cameron Crowe, starring Meg Ryan, Sandra Bullock, and Julia Roberts. Will Smith emerges as one of the biggest stars in America with sci-fi smashes like Men In Black and Independence Day. Boyz N The Hood helps usher in a black film movement starring and directed by African-Americans. Independent filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson with Boogie Nights, Wes Anderson with Rushmore and Richard Linklater with Dazed and Confused make the jump from film festivals to multiplexes.