Spike Lee: That's My Story And I'm Sticking to It - Hardcover

Aftab, Kaleem

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393061531 ISBN 13: 9780393061536

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2005

Synopsis

The extraordinary life story?filled with fresh, firsthand accounts?of one of America's most provocative filmmakers. This new biography tells the cinematic story of the preeminent director whose pioneering films-?from Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever to Malcolm X ?helped transform the face of late twentieth-century America. Since bursting onto the scene in 1986 with the sexually provocative She's Gotta Have It , Lee has been one of America's most visionary and controversial cinematic figures. Film critic Kaleem Aftab chronicles Lee's explosive rise to stardom, exploring such important issues as Black Nationalism, Hollywood stereotyping, and the rise of a powerful black middle class. With Lee family interviews and the candid revelations of stars like Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Laurence Fishburne, Ed Norton, John Turturro, Rosie Perez, and Wesley Snipes, this book is the story of a visionary life in...

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Review:

Fresh, judicious.

Fresh, judicious. "

About the Author:

Spike Lee's films have won numerous honors, including two Golden Globes and an Academy Award for Do the Right Thing. He also directed the movie biography of Malcolm X. Kaleem Aftab is a freelance film writer for the BBC, The Independent, and V magazine. He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0393061531
• ISBN 13: 9780393061536
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320