Spike Lee

Filmmaker Spike Lee and Ashley Clark, guest curator for BAM, discuss the film, "Bamboozled" on its 15th anniversary.

Spike Lee talks about his career as a filmmaker, and working with guest host John Turturro in the films “Do the Right Thing,” and “Jungle Fever,” among others. And he’ll talk about his new film “Red Hook Summer,” the latest in Spike Lee’s chronicles of Brooklyn. It’s about a young boy who spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook. "Red Hook Summer" opens August 10 at Landmark Sunshine, AMC Empire, AMC Magic Johnson Harlem, and BAM Rose Cinemas.

The director tells Kurt about "Miracle at St. Anna", his new movie about a unit of black American soldiers sent to Italy during World War II. Spike Lee also reflects on the election season, why he loves Obama, and his own impact as a filmmaker after 23 movies.