May 21, 2013

Giancarlo Esposito: ‘Not Every Show is for Everyone’

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*Giancarlo Esposito understands that some of his diehard fans — who have shown support ever since his breakout role as Buggin’ Out in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” may not be checking for him in his current gig on NBC’s “Revolution.” The freshman drama had decent enough ratings for NBC to renew it for [...]




Spike Lee Trying to Take ‘Do the Right Thing’ to Broadway

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*Spike Lee is in talks to take his Oscar-nominated movie “Do The Right Thing” to the Great White Way. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The filmmaker, currently on Broadway as the director of Mike Tyson’s one-man show “Undisputed,” which opened last week, is now looking to take his 1989 drama about racial tension in Brooklyn’s [...]




Spike Lee Reprises Mookie for ‘Red Hook Summer’

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*Spike Lee will reprise his role as Mookie from 1989’s “Do the Right Thing” in his next joint “Red Hook Summer,” which will premiere Jan. 22 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film depicts a diverse set of characters sweating out the summer in Brooklyn, according to a new synopsis released by the festival. One [...]




22 Years Later Spike Lee’s ‘Do the Right Thing’ Still Relevant

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*Do the right thing is a relevant phrase in any context, but Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” has reached an unfortunate milestone of relevance in American culture. The movie’s portrait of race in the urban center of New York was reflective of the nation’s overall racial climate of 1989. (more…)  




Spike Lee to Reprise Mookie Role for ‘Red Hook Summer’

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*Blackfilm is reporting that Spike Lee is currently working on his next feature “Red Hook Summer,” which follows an adult from Atlanta who comes and spends the summer in Red Hook section of Brooklyn, NY. Lee will be reprising his role as Mookie, the Brooklyn pizza delivery worker character he played in 1989′s “Do the [...]