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20 Years After the September 11th Attacks, What Does “Never Forget” Mean?

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel September 9, 2021September 12, 2022

Much of what the media deems important coverage of the attacks is in fact retraumatizing gawking or empty nationalism.

Posted inFilm

How Do the Right Thing Recreated Greek Tragedy in Bed-Stuy

Avatar photo by Kambole Campbell September 1, 2021September 1, 2021

Spike Lee’s landmark film is often remembered for its still-relevant social commentary, but its formal brilliance should not go overlooked.

Posted inFilm

David Byrne and Spike Lee Consider the Oxymoron of “American Utopia”

Avatar photo by Kambole Campbell September 15, 2020November 5, 2020

American Utopia, Lee’s film of the stage show, recontextualizes some of Byrne’s greatest hits as musings on modern life.

Posted inFilm

Our Top Picks for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival

Avatar photo by Ren Scateni September 10, 2020January 7, 2021

Highlights to catch at its first virtual edition include Spike Lee’s David Byrne documentary, a strong slate of Indigenous-led films, and a look at the FBI’s efforts to defame Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted inFilm

Spike Lee’s Latest Is a Thorny Portrait of Black Masculinity and Generational Trauma

Avatar photo by Melinda Fakuade June 26, 2020November 5, 2020

While Da 5 Bloods has its weaknesses, it hits the nail on the head with its portrayal of the complicated nature of Blackness and brotherhood.

Posted inArt

The Hammer Museum Examines the Legacy of the LA Uprising

by Matt Stromberg May 1, 2017

A series of panels, talks, and screenings — including Spike Lee’s latest and the documentary Do Not Resist — marks the 25th anniversary of the uprising that followed the acquittal of four LAPD officers who beat Rodney King.

Posted inOpinion

Seven New York City Streets That Should Be Renamed After Artworks

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton July 23, 2015July 27, 2015

Today New York’s City Council voted on a proposal to co-name the block of Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington Avenue and Quincy Street in Brooklyn “Do the Right Thing Way” after the Spike Lee joint that was filmed there in 1989.

Posted inOpinion

Spike Lee Draws Out the Parallels Between Art and Life (and Death)

by Jillian Steinhauer July 23, 2014July 23, 2014

Does art imitate life, or is it the other way around?

Posted inArt

Debuts Distinguish BAMcinemaFest 2014

by Jeremy Polacek June 18, 2014June 18, 2014

Opening tonight with the New York premiere of Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s highly anticipated coming-of-age tale, the sixth incarnation of BAMcinemaFest finds the festival itself approaching maturity.

Posted inNews

Spike Lee Doesn’t Do the Right Thing [UPDATED]

by Jillian Steinhauer November 27, 2013December 3, 2013

When famed film director Spike Lee launched a Kickstarter project for “The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint” this past summer, we rolled our eyes. But when Spike Lee hires unpaid interns and steals a designer’s work — well, then we feel compelled to say something.

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