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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
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Five for your planner: Monday, Feb. 13
1. Spike Lee for H.O.P.E.
H.O.P.E. Diversity Scholarship Program will present Spike Lee, who will discuss "The Cultural Diversity in America" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Shippensburg University's H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, 1871 Old Main...Tags: Artists, Music, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Auction Service, Arts and Culture
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Spike Lee urges Shippensburg students to follow passion, not pay
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFilmmaker Spike Lee urged Shippensburg University students Thursday night to enter a career field for which they are passionate. “You can’t choose a major based on how much money you’ll make,” he said. Lee, whose films include...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Movies, Jeremy Lin, Malcolm X, New York Knicks
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Charlie Idol does the right thing
I've never seen Spike Lee's 1989 film "Do the Right Thing." The Oscar nominated motion picture is on my long list of I'll-get-to-it-one-of-these-days intendeds; meanwhile, I'll borrow the title. My young friend Charles Idol recently did the right...Tags: Politics, Mass Media, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Movies
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ASK IRA: Could Haslem's foul hurt the Heat?
SunSentinel.comAsk Ira! SunSentinel Heat Writer Ira Winderman answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. --------------------...Tags: James Jones (basketball), Chicago Bulls, Rasual Butler, Los Angeles Lakers, J.R. Smith
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Will 'Think Like a Man' put director Tim Story on Hollywood A-list?
24 Frames“Think Like a Man,” starring Tyler Perry and made on a meager $12-million budget, is now a significant comedy hit; will it boost the career of director Tim Story?... -
Former Lionsgate exec launching new movie firm with partner
Former Lionsgate movie chief Joe Drake, who was squeezed out of his job as part of the independent studio's acquisition of Summit Entertainment, is joining his former Mandate Pictures business partner Nathan Kahane to launch a new film finance, sales...
Tags: Josh Brolin, The Hunger Games (movie), Movies, 50 (movie), Joint Ventures
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Joe Drake reunites with Mandate partner for Good Universe
Company TownFormer Lionsgate movie chief Joe Drake, who was squeezed out of his job as part of the independent studio's acquisition of Summit Entertainment, is joining his former business partner Nathan Kahane to launch Good Universe, essentially Mandate Pictures 2.... -
Reggie Miller becomes the latest hoops guardian to question LeBron James
Just when you think it's starting to turn for LeBron James, just when you think the jealousy and resentment are starting to die down, along comes Reggie Miller to remind us how foolish we are. As the Heat head into Madison Square Garden for Game 3 on...
Tags: James Jones (basketball), TNT (tv network), Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers, Hakeem Olajuwon
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Congressman Elijah Cummings lives in a Spike Lee joint
The Baltimore SunRep. Elijah Cummings wants folks to know that he's keeping it real. Like really, really, really real. Starting with where he lives. He told a crowd at Howard University Wednesday just how down-and-dirty real his Baltimore neighborhood is. “I...Tags: Services and Shopping, Howard University, Real Estate, Baltimore City College
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Bill Cosby blames 'that gun' in Trayvon Martin's death
Ministry of GossipBill Cosby blames "that gun" in Trayvon Martin's death, forget racism or self-defense. Bill Cosby said he wasn't speaking against gun ownership to protect a person in his own home, however.... -
Television review: 'NYC 22' on CBS walks a respectable beat
"NYC 22," which premieres Sunday on CBS, is about rookie policemen in the upper reaches of Manhattan. The newsworthy particulars are that it is the work of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions; that it was created by Richard Price, who wrote the novels...Tags: Martin Scorsese, Lenny Venito, Music, Terry Kinney, James Mangold
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Artists, actors creatively reengage with '92 L.A. riots, 'Twilight'
When Anna Deavere Smith first staged her one-woman docu-play "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," a myopic journalist pointedly asked her, "Don't you think your work will have a brief shelf life?" Two decades later, the answer is "in fact, no," Smith said by...
Tags: Reginald Denny, Matthew Shepard, Movies, YouTube, Anna Deavere Smith
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