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“Do The Right Thing” and the Moderate Disavowal of Rioting
Even if one might have wished for a more diverse talking head roster from Baltimore’s cultural scene in the wake of Freddie Gray’s violent death in police custody on April 12, it was no surprise when David Simon’s media dance card found itself full, given his ...
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Black and/or White: Race Relations on Film
Why can’t we all just get along? It should be easier than easy to vibe with people from other backgrounds than our own; there should be no obstacles or roadblocks segregating us or just plain old keeping us divided. But it’s 2015, and racial harmony is still a...
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Fight, Not Flight: The Sound and Fury of “Fight the Power” in “Do the Right Thing”
Songs in the Key of Cinema is a bi-weekly look at the use of songs in film and how that music fits within the context of the film as a whole and a place where we’ll cover the moments in cinema that were music to our eyes and ears.
Twenty-five years ago, Be...
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How Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” Changed My Perception of Black America For The better
"On Second Thought" is a weekly column filled with personal written and visual reflections on all things cinematic by critic and video essayist Michael Mirasol.
1989 was a turning point in my life. My family moved into a new home, a two-story house in a...
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Examining The Films of Spike Lee
Spike Lee is one of the few directors working today whose style is immediately recognizable. From the tone-setting opening credits sequences, to the famously infamous double dolly shot, to cinematography and editing that felt as if it were physically affecting...
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History of Film: Spike Lee’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ — Dynamite Under Every Seat
Do the Right Thing is currently #5 on my all time best movies list. It was my best film of 1989 as well, earning the top slot after my emotional first viewing of it at Jersey City’s State Theater. The State is where I was introduced to director Spike Lee’s wo...
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