MetaFilter posts tagged with spikelee

"The best way to honor [Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Tubman] is not with tasteful, funereal reverence but some real attempt to measure the dimensions of the stretch of history they occupied.

Rory Marinich — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:16:41 -0800

In a lengthy back-and-forth discussion about Django Unchained, critics Steven Boone and Odie Henderson discuss the subtleties of Tarantino's racial commentary (as well, as, of course, the more blatant commentaries), their thoughts on Spike Lee's criticism of the film, and Tarantino's vast and nuanced range of inspirations. Elsewhere, Tarantino responds to a critic who called a plot point in Django "harebrained", and what ensues offers an interesting insight into how Tarantino thinks about his characters.

You sound like my wife.

shakespeherian — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:02:33 -0800

Spike Lee on New York, Obama, film, Hollywood, reality teevee, marriage equality, Taylor Lautner, and so forth.

"A montage of unique dolly shots from the films of Spike Lee."

beaucoupkevin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:02:56 -0800

Spike Lee: The Dolly Shot (SLVimeo) Compiled by Richard Cruz, featuring "Bra" by Cymande.

Undercover athlete

jng — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:26:48 -0800

One of the surprise stories of the NBA season has been the effective play of New York Knicks rookie Landry Fields. After four years at Stanford, his draft selection was at the time mocked, booed, and met with skepticism, but now he has Spike Lee sporting his jersey at nearly every Knicks game.

Non-sports fans may be more interested to know that he appears to be a World of Warcraft fan. The video of Fields working at Modell's is part of their series of athletes working at a local sporting goods store and getting recognized (or not). Danny Woodhead of the New England Patriots and DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles have played along previously. In case you're interested, a few Landry Fields highlights. And if you've made it this far, here's a video of the Dallas Mavericks' J.J. Barea acting strangely at a sporting goods store.

Do the Muppet Thing

mathowie — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:19:38 -0800

Do The Right Thing (youtube) performed by little people muppet figures, set in Sesame Street.

Blackface

spock — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 07:09:30 -0800

Blackface : From mainstream entertainment to (nearly?) being considered a hate crime. Do we still have 21st century minstrel shows? Can one "plainly see similarities between the insulting stereotypes acted out by blackface minstrels like Al Jolson in the 19th and early 20th century and today's actors who play exaggerated, cutesy roles of gay people in the 21st century" ? Here is a larger question: Is humor and ridicule a necessary first step down the path to eventual acceptance? Is that what Spike Lee is saying in Bamboozled or is he saying we haven't progressed as far as we think?

Media Whore v. Cartoon Strippers

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 19 Jun 2003 07:31:29 -0800

He's the owner of a formerly Nashville/Country-themed cable network attempting a massive rebranding into "The First Network for Men" through a heavy schedule of wrestling, A-Team reruns, and original cartoons featuring Pamela Anderson as a stripper-slash-crimefighter. He's an outspoken though provocative filmmaker who seeks to bring awareness to the trials and tribulations of the African-American experience. They sue each other! Guest starring Johnnie Cochran, weekdays at 7 on whatever the network ends up being named.