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While this Spike Lee installment of The Directors includes observations from actors Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Alfre Woodard, Wesley Snipes, and others, the real value of the hour-long program comes from the interview with Lee himself. While clips from all of Lee's films up to 1996's Get on the Bus illustrate most of Lee's cinematic achievements and thematic concerns, his own words are the most revealing and instructive. Often (mis-)perceived as a provocateur whose films are more confrontational than entertaining, Lee is aware of his tenuous place in the Hollywood scheme; what matters to him, ultimately, is the body of work by which any artist must finally be judged. He's notably stung by the fact that his great film Do the Right Thing lost the 1989 Oscar race to Driving Miss Daisy, observing, with ample justification, that the latter film offered a comforting image of a black man that white audiences could more readily accept. Through ups and downs, Lee remains pragmatic about the film business, allowing the consistent quality of his films to speak for itself. Of the other interviewees, Ossie Davis is the most perceptive, but when he makes the fascinating suggestion that Lee should remake Malcolm X when he's older and more experienced, you're instantly reminded of Denzel Washington's conspicuous absence. It's unfortunate that we don't hear from the star of Lee's Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, and He Got Game. It's a serious flaw in this otherwise engaging program. --Jeff Shannon
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The Directors - Spike Lee
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While this Spike Lee installment of The Directors includes observations from actors Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Alfre Woodard, Wesley Snipes, and others, the real value of the hour-long program comes from the interview with Lee himself. While clips from all of Lee's films up to 1996's Get on the Bus illustrate most of Lee's cinematic achievements and thematic concerns, his own words are the most revealing and instructive. Often (mis-)perceived as a provocateur whose films are more confrontational than entertaining, Lee is aware of his tenuous place in the Hollywood scheme; what matters to him, ultimately, is the body of work by which any artist must finally be judged. He's notably stung by the fact that his great film Do the Right Thing lost the 1989 Oscar race to Driving Miss Daisy, observing, with ample justification, that the latter film offered a comforting image of a black man that white audiences could more readily accept. Through ups and downs, Lee remains pragmatic about the film business, allowing the consistent quality of his films to speak for itself. Of the other interviewees, Ossie Davis is the most perceptive, but when he makes the fascinating suggestion that Lee should remake Malcolm X when he's older and more experienced, you're instantly reminded of Denzel Washington's conspicuous absence. It's unfortunate that we don't hear from the star of Lee's Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, and He Got Game. It's a serious flaw in this otherwise engaging program. --Jeff ShannonDescription
Discover the world of the talented director of Inside Man. Insightful films include Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Get On The Bus, Summer of SamCustomer Reviews:
THE BADDEST FILM MAKER IN TOWN.......2001-06-22
Who is this Spike Lee? Although this video is a profile it doesn't go into the details of Spike's life. Its focus is on his works and how he views it through the course of time. He was born in Atlanta, GA but grew up in Brooklyn, NY. He of course went to college and then went onto acquire a MFA in film in New York.
Spike won a prize for a film he produced in graduate school and thought Hollywood would come knocking at his door because of his brilliance. It never happened and Spike learned how to become an independant film maker. "She's Gotta Have It" was Spike's first commercial success which garnered him notice and from there he turned film making upside down.
You will see scenes from his works where he shattered the myths regarding race, sexuality and class in all of his films. No topic was too sacred for Spike to explore and expose it for what it was worth even when the mainstream film industry said he was making a mistake.
Spike exudes an aura of confidence (some would say arrogance), takes risks, and is at the top of his game in his craft. Listening to this man critique his films and sharing what he perceives to be their impact on culture is great. Spike is determined for African-American film makers to have a voice in how they are portrayed in the media. Enjoy this profile of one of the greatest African-American film makers of our time.
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A MUST FOR FANS!.......2000-06-16
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Sbornik korotkometrazhek vydajuwihsja rezhisserov sovremennosti. V 1979 godu vydajuwiesja sovetskie rezhissery JUris Podnieks i Gerc Frank snjali shedevr dokumental'nogo kino "Na desjat' minut starshe": v techenie desjati minut kamera neotryvno sledila za licom malen'kogo zritelja v kukol'nom teatre. Na jekrane mal'chik perezhival stol'ko jemocij, chto na glazah zritelej prevrawalsja v novuju lichnost'. JEtot fil'm v svoe vremja pokoril mnogih priznannyh masterov jekrana, a Vim Venders predlozhil svoim kollegam v samyh raznyh stranah mira povtorit' ideju rizhskih rezhisserov, sobrav iz 10-minutnyh korotkometrazhek kinoal'manah. V 2002 godu samye znachitel'nye rezhissery sovremennosti vzjalis' za jeksperiment: rovno za desjat' minut jekrannogo vremeni kazhdyj iz nih dolzhen byl peredat' svoe unikal'noe ponimanie vremeni. Tak pojavilis' dva polnometrazhnyh al'manaha, sozdannye pjatnadcat'ju zakonodateljami mirovoj kinomody i vobravshie v sebja vse vidy chelovecheskogo opyta - rozhdenie, smert', ljubov'... Nikakogo davlenija sostorony prodjuserov. Nikakih pravil i ogranichenij. Krome odnogo - ulozhit'sja v 10 minut. JEto svoego roda klip-jenciklopedija kljuchevyh stilisticheskih priemov sovremennogo kino ot Vima Vendersa do Aki Kaurismjaki. Pervyj fil'm poluchil nazvanie "Na desjat' minut starshe: Truba", v kotorom novelly ob#edineny dzhazovymi improvizacijami na trube. V nego voshli raboty CHena Kajge (Daleko sprjatannye 100 cvetkov / 100 Flowers Hidden Deep), Viktora JErise (Linija zhizni / Lifeline), Vernera Hercoga (Na desjat' tysjach letstarshe / Ten Thousand Years Older), Dzhima Dzharmusha (Noch' v trejlere / Int. Trailer Night), Aki Kaurismjaki (Sobaki ne otpravljajutsja v ad / Dogs Have No Hell), Spajka Li (Nas obokrali / We Wuz Robbed) i Vima Vendersa (12 mil' do Trona / Twelve Miles to Trona).DVD:
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