Director Spike Lee
(Amy Pearl/WNYC)
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.
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Comments [8]
John and his younger Nick went to my old grade school, St. Clare School, in Rosedale, Queens before becoming actors.
Looks like the shows at BAM tonight are sold out. :-(
Interesting conversation, I love how you two vibe!
Great great conversation! Spike Lee is perhaps the greatest filmmaker ever.
John, you have to act fast - ask Spike about twitting Zimmerman's address. Was it racist?
LOVING this convo, and the evolution of Mookie and Sal's!!
"Do the Right Thing" is such a visual and verbal feast; so few filmmakers present conflicting points of view in such a non-judgmental and empathetic fashion, and my god, that opening scene that just oozes a humid, sultry NYC summer, it has forever stayed with me as an artist.
I now live in Bed Stuy; we still have all-seeing eyes on the stoops, and dramas large and small playing out on the block.
Don't worry about the pace -- this is absolutely fascinating!!!
I didn't even know Red Hook got gentrified! Maybe I shouldn't have been so surprised when Fairway opened a store there (or given them as much credit for it).
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