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Sometimes you have to invariably be your own bad-ass self without apology. And Spike Lee fits that bill with his courageous Napoleonic stance. GT created the “Icon” category; not for Tuesday filler purposes but to featured folks who are committed to the range of who we are. The range. Cause it’s so easy to make a quick buck off of stereotypical generic blackness. BET anyone?
My favorite Spike’s Joint of all time is “Mo’ Better Blues.” What’s yours?
on September 30th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I am a big Macolm X fan, and not for what may be the obvious reasons, but the way he did a biographical sketch was a new take on it all, it wasn’t jsut the run of the mill famous-person life story movie, it made you feel part of the story, attacked the tale from different angles, even though parts of the movie were historically incorrect : it made you want to go and learn more, that’s what powerful movies do: make you want to broaden your knowledge.
on September 30th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Get On The Bus. I loved the theme of Brothas headed to The Million Man March and all the differing perspectives. It was an excellent film.
on September 30th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
My fav was Malcolm X as well. That was the moment I truly fell in love with Denzel Washington. It was just a great film. Sometimes Spike can be a little sexist in his portrayal of women; but I agree that he is a committed man.
on October 1st, 2008 at 11:19 am
My absolute favorite was the Katrina documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. I’ve had some interesting debates about the sexist elements in some of his other films though.
on October 1st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
My favs.
Mo Better
Jungle Fever
Get on the Bus
Malcolm X
Classic Black Films.
on October 1st, 2008 at 5:56 pm
my spike faves are: malcolm x, crooklyn, and bamboozled
on October 3rd, 2008 at 1:01 am
Malcolm X and School Daze.