In the following interview, which took place in December, 1992, Lee discusses the making of the film Malcolm X, and explains his reasons for excluding certain material.
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In the following essay, hooks discusses Lee's treatment of women in his films, and asserts that by leaving out the title character's half sister from Malcolm X, "Lee continues Hol...
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In the following essay, Nasson discusses the reception of Lee's Malcolm X in South Africa.
In Spike Lee's modest contribution to method writing, By Any Means Necessary, a high-octane ...
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There was no power struggle between Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe on the set of their new crime drama, "American Gangster." Instead, they worked as a team when filming their sce...
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Frederick
Douglass
One of the first black civil rights leaders in
America
,
Douglass
was a slave who escaped the Deep South in 1838 and established himself as a writer and speaker of such elo...
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It's now 7 p.m. at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center, and Allen Iverson is in game mode. He leaps from head trainer Kevin Johnson’s table and trots past a gaggle of reporters who’ve been w...
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Although a jury last week convicted Jose Padilla of supporting terrorism, rapper-actor Mos Def thinks that Padilla may not have gotten the due process the criminal justice system promises."We all k...
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Sen. Barack Obama's face is everywhere these days — on front pages and TV, magazine covers and blogs. But how well do people really know him? Obama, born in Hawaii, is the son of a white woma...
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Celebrity participation in Katrina aid efforts continue to push hard. Putting together the latest event includes 3 Vodka, Nuface Entertainment, www.chicagonightlife.com, Dupri, and Fiasco. The Atla...
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8:30 a.m. Pro-PlaNYC groups will hold a rally prior to an Assembly hearing on the Mayor's sustainability proposal on the sidewalk outside the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue between 34th and...
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Politics: The nation's first serious black candidate for president should be outraged that al-Qaida would try to exploit African-Americans for the terror cause. Oddly, he's not.Osama bin Laden's de...
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Interview by Spike Lee with Gary Crowdus and Dan Georgakas
No tension on set, `Gangster' star says
