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Michael Jackson Birthday Bash: Spike Lee Honors Late King of Pop on Michael Jackson's BirthdayA Michael Jackson birthday bash is being held at Prospect park by Spike Lee. Here's more about Spike Lee's Michael Jackson Birthday Bash.
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An Analysis of Bamboozled; Spike Lee's Final "African-American" FilmSpike Lee said what he had to say and moved on, but where do the rest of us stand?
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Spike Lee's Movie: Do the Right ThingSpike Lee's movie Do the Right Thing is a commentary on the racism inflicting the United States at the time. This article analyzes the elements of heat, color, and sound in the movie used as metaphors for the escalating racial tensions. -
Ten Most Popular Spike Lee FilmsDirector Spike Lee has been "edutaining" the masses for more than two decades. Which one of his infamous Spike Lee "Joints" is your favorite? -
Spike Lee Inspires Students in TallahasseeAcclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee visited Tallahassee and offered advice and inspiration to Florida State University and Florida A&M University students.
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90's Movie Review: "Mo Better Blues" by Spike LeeThe Harlem Renaissance represented a time of good music but also a time where black Jazz musicians were often racistedly misportrayed and under-characterized in movies and media alike. Spike brings these issues to rememberance in this classic.
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Spike Lee's Bamaboozled: The Power of Images in SocietySpike Lee's Bamboozled is a film so rich with meaning that it can seem a little daunting to peel back the layers to get to the film's resounding message; the film implores the audience to consider what affect images and people have on each other.
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Spike Lee's New Biopic on Time Travel Researcher, Ronald MallettToday's true experts and effective communicators on time travel could probably be counted on one hand. However, one theoretical physicist named Ronald Mallett is about to get a lot more attention for his time travel theories through a biopic from Spike Lee... -
Is Spike Lee's Characterization of Tyler Perry's Work as Buffoonery Correct?When a new Tyler Perry movie comes out, there are always people who, like Spike Lee, say they will not see the movie because they view his work as buffoonery. Is this criticism valid?
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Spike Lee Criticizes Tyler Perry, Needs to Criticize His Own MannersSpike Lee has come down hard on Tyler Perry for characters like Madea and Mr. Brown, but should he be more concerned with correcting his own personality instead of other filmmakers? -
Next Spike Lee Film: Brooklyn Loves Michael JacksonSpike Lee's next film is tentatively titled Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson. The motion picture, with an original screenplay penned by Spike Lee, will be set in Brooklyn, New York. Who will star in Spike Lee's film Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson? -
Spike Lee Vs. Tyler Perry; Now it Gets InterestingSpike Lee's rhetoric isn't that much evolved from that of Tyler Perry when you strip back the layers ...
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The Best and Worst of Spike LeeFrom Do the Right Thing to When the Levees Broke, Spike Lee has been waking people up to the complex realities of inequity and conflict in America through the power of cinema.
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Michael Jackson Birthday Tributes Led by Spike Lee Birthday PartyTomorrow is Michael Jackson's first birthday since his death, which means the Jackson tributes and memorials are in full swing again. The biggest tribute will be in Brooklyn, as Spike Lee invites 10,000 Jackson fans to a Jackson birthday block party.
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The Problem with Spike Lee's Movie "Miracle at St. Anna"This didn't have to be his worst film ever, but it was in my humble opinion. Here are the reasons why I rated the film a 1 out of 10 after seeing it during its release in 2008. This article may contain spoilers.
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Spike Lee Film: 14 Book ReviewA collection of insightful essays and film reviews are spotlighted in the German book on the African-American filmmaker Spike Lee's cinema selections. -
Spike Lee's 'Bamboozled' and Racial Performance in HollywoodSpike Lee outwardly criticizes two actors, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ving Rhames, in his 2000 satirical film "Bamboozled." Both actors won awards, and both of their acceptance speeches could be called "interesting." -
Brief News: Spike Lee Releases 'Spike's Big Happy Orgasm'After having spent half his life chastising American film producer Tyler Perry for his purported 'coonery,' film director Spike Lee finally gave in to his primordial instincts and released a movie featuring himself as a big, black woman with an attitude. -
Spike Lee -- Early Movies Reveal for Black History MonthOne thing about Spike Lee, he generates shock waves. Unlike most filmmakers, his ripples start in the pop culture and swell right into the realm of public debate. He's still relevant today. Just look back at the first movies and you'll feel the sway. -
Black History Month: A Look at Spike Lee's First Film -- 'We Cut Heads'"Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" was Spike Lee's first feature, made in 1982 when he was a student hotshot at New York University's film school. Even then, Lee was showing he had the tools to be someone big.
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Spike Lee's DocumentaryFive years after the devestation of Katrina, Spike Lee goes back to New Orleans for his new HBO Documentary: If God Is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise. -
Top 5 Spike Lee JointsHere's a list of my Top 5 films by director, producer, writer and actor Spike Lee. -
Spike Lee Calls Senator John McCain's Debate Cancellation a 'Punk Move'Spike Lee told Kiran Chetry that he hoped that Senator John McCain, who has confirmed that he will not participate in the debate scheduled for Friday evening, "had the guts" to show up. Then he called McCain's decision a "punk move." -
Spike Lee's Top Five FilmsSpike Lee has put together a healthy array of excellent movies; here's the top five.
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Analyzing the Movie, Malcolm X by Spike LeeThis article takes a look at the message Spike Lee was trying to send out in the Movie Malcolm X.
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Spike Lee Picks a Fight with Clint EastwoodFilm director Spike Lee, of Do the Right Thing and She's Gotta Have It, has picked a fight with fellow film director Clint Eastwood, of Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. It seems like a bold thing to do, but as with anything Spike Lee does it's all about race. -
Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it (Faber)Spike Lee's biography as told to Kaleem Aftab.
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A Closer Look at Spike Lee's Do the Right ThingThe opening words spoken in Spike Lee's 1989 film, Do The Right Thing, are given to a local radio DJ in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn...
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REVIEW: "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts", a Documentary by Spike LeeThe Hurricane Katrina debacle in August 2005 was a shameful example of ineptitude in high places. Director Spike Lee's stirring documentary reminds us of what can happen when those we look to for help fail us.
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Review on Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke: Part 1Spike Lee, being the innovative black leader that he is, pioneered his way in to the hearts of many Hurricane Katrina survivors and the chaos that they went through. But you know Spike, so you know his cameras kept rolling where others stopped.
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Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee Are BOTH RightThe verbal jousting between Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood has merit once you get beyond the childishness of some of the comments
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Spike Lee Goes After Clint Eastwood for Iwo Jima's Lack of ColorSpike Lee has taken issue with Clint Eastwood's non-use of African Americans to tell the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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Facts of Life: Spike LeeMany facts and other details regarding the life of Spike Lee, a director.
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Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing: Territorial StruggleA look at the symbolic spacial struggles in Spike Lee's classic.
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Study Guide: Spike Lee's Do the Right ThingThis is an analysis of Spike Lee's film Do The Right Thing. It looks at the clash of characters' possessions and how that develops the plot of the film and moves the film along.
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Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee Argue Over Race and Iwo JimaSpike Lee criticized Clint Eastwood for not including black soldiers in his two movies about Iwo Jima, resulting in a series of verbal jabs between the two. What is the truth behind this debate?
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Spike Lee Criticizes Clint Eastwood but How Well Thought Out is His Complaint?Clint Eastwood's epic war films are making a stir, but only with Spike Lee it seems.
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Documentary by Spike Lee: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsThis is a review of the documentary,
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Review on Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke": Part IIIn the previous part, I focused more on Spike's Film. Now I tackle his issues.
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Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna" Coming to DVD on February 10Based on the novel by James McBride, "Miracle at St. Anna" tells the story of the Buffalo Soldiers, an all-black fighting unit.
