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Articles tagged "spike lee" News‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ ‘Frozen River’ two of 2008’s bestby Bruce Dancis [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][10.Feb.09] :. Two of the most powerful films of 2008, movies that stay with you long after their final credits roll by, are out this week on DVD. Yet “Miracle at St. Anna” and “Frozen...  Column: The ScreenerWhy, Spike, Why?by Chris Barsanti[17.Oct.08] :. For all of Spike Lee's status as the eternal Young Turk, he's also a moviemaker who came of age just a few years after the brat pack of Spielberg, Scorsese, de Palma, et al.  Film ReviewMiracle at St. Annaby Cynthia Fuchs[26.Sep.08] :. Spike Lee's answer to the many WWII movies that have left out the experiences of black soldiers, Miracle at St. Anna is ambitious and ardent.  Short Ends and Leader‘Miracle’ Is Engrossing if Unevenby Bill Gibron[25.Sep.08] :. Spike Lee has a big mouth. It’s a good thing he’s so talented, since he often loves to write confrontational checks that his filmmaking sometimes can’t cash. When Clint Eastwood... NewsSpike Lee hopes his ‘Miracle’ launches a film trendby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][25.Sep.08] :. TORONTO - Early in Spike Lee’s World War II movie, “Miracle at St. Anna,” there’s a clip of John Wayne rallying the troops in the famous Hollywood D-Day pic, “The...  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. Children 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. Inside Man (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Aug.06] :. Appearing in tight shots, the grainy hi-def digital exacerbating their complexities, the interviewees are traumatized or performative, sometimes both. Edge of Outsideby Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jul.06] :. As much as the lines between 'independent' and 'mainstream' movies seem impossibly blurred, the impulse to mark their difference appears irresistible. Inside Man (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Mar.06] :. New York is everywhere in Spike Lee's sharp, new, genre-bending movie. She 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!'" The 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. Spike 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. 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. 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. 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... 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... 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. |
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