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From Follett
Includes index.;40 acres and a mule -- The early years -- She's gotta have it -- School daze -- Do the right thing -- Mo' better blues -- Jungle fever -- Malcolm X -- Crooklyn -- Clockers -- Girl 6 -- Get on the bus and 4 little girls -- He got game -- Summer of Sam -- Original kings of comedy, bamboozled, a Huey P. Newton story and Jim Brown -- The 25th hour -- Sucker free city and She hate me. Chronicles the life of African-American filmmaker Spike Lee, who reflects on his personal life, artistic inspirations, and encounters with other notable figures in the film industry.
From the Publisher
Spike Lee tells the cinematic story of the preeminent director, whose pioneering films--from Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Malcolm X to 25th Hour , Bamboozled, and The Inside Man--helped transform the face of late twentieth-century America. With unprecedented access to the Lee family and new interviews with stars and celebrities--including Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Rosie Perez, Adrien Brody, John Turturro, and many others--film critic Kaleem Aftab chronicles Spike Lee's explosive rise to stardom, exploring such important issues as Black Nationalism, Hollywood stereotyping, and the rise of a powerful black middle class. Lee's prominence in American culture continues in 2006 with the release of The Inside Man and a forthcoming documentary on Hurricane Katrina. Spike Lee tells us as much about the last two decades of American social history as it does about the life of this fascinating director.