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Articles tagged "spike lee" Film DVD ReviewShe’s Gotta Have Itby Stuart Henderson[14.Jan.08] :. Supported by armchair psychology, a jazz soundtrack, and a healthy concern with sex and relationship anxiety, Spike Lee's film plays like a Woody Allen movie across the bridge.  TV ReviewChildren of the Stormby Cynthia Fuchs[29.Aug.07] :. Spike Lee tells them to "start at home." The catch is that many of these young documentarians don't have homes, or at least not the homes they had two years ago.  Film DVD ReviewShe Hate Me (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Feb.05] :. As the last bill appears -- a three dollar 'bogus' bill featuring George W. Bush's face -- Spike Lee laughs. 'Hopefully, by the time you're seeing this DVD, he'll be out!'" Film ReviewShe Hate Me (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Jul.04] :. Spike Lee's She Hate Me begins with money.  Film ReviewThe 25th Hour (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Dec.02] :. The 25th Hour opens with huge, hard-hitting shots of the March 2002 tribute to the Twin Towers, the towers of light.  Books ReviewSpike Lee: Interviews edited by Cynthia Fuchsby D. R. Peak[19.Jun.02] :. Some day critics will stop calling Lee the "black Woody Allen" or an "African-American filmmaker" (or even a "controversial" one) but simply acknowledge him as one of the most intelligent, articulate, and able filmmakers of our generation. Bamboozled (2000)by Cynthia FuchsMessy, outrageous, and mostly brilliant, 'Bamboozled' is bound to make trouble. And I can't think of a more important trouble to make. Do the Right Thing (1989/2001)by Jonathan BeebeFor someone like me, who grew up with a VCR perpetually blinking 12:00 under my TV set, it’s difficult to imagine what it must have been like not to have easy access to films that were no... The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs“It’s hard enough just to be black. We don’t need to be looking for excitement.” D. L. Hughley’s explanation for why black folks don’t go bungee jumping... Summer of Sam (1999)by Cynthia FuchsIt was a hot time in the city. The days sweltered and the nights vibrated with the latest craze, disco. In the Bronx in 1977, the Yankees were headed for a pennant, a Con Ed blackout inspired looting, assaulting, and arresting, and the .44 killer was shooting young dark-haired women and their dates as they necked in their parked cars. Edge of Outsideby Cynthia FuchsAs much as the lines between 'independent' and 'mainstream' movies seem impossibly blurred, the impulse to mark their difference appears irresistible. |
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