SPIKE LEE : That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It

LEE, SPIKE / KALEEM AFTAB

ISBN 10: 0393061531 / ISBN 13: 9780393061536

Published by London, United Kingdom: W W Norton & Co Ltd, 2005

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2005 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING STATED hardback book LIKE NEW copy/dustjacket LIKE NEW in brodart cover, SIGNED on the FULL title page by BOTH authors SPIKE LEE & KALEEN AFTAB. Seller Inventory # SPIKE

Bibliographic Details

Title: SPIKE LEE : That's My Story and I'm Sticking...

Publisher: London, United Kingdom: W W Norton & Co Ltd

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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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...

Review:

Fresh, judicious.

Fresh, judicious. "