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Blallywood Film Review: Red Hook Summer

by jesimieljon March 4, 2013
The latest installation in Spike Lee’s series of movies chronicling life in Brooklyn is an insightful coming of age story about a young boy from the suburbs of Atlanta sent to live with his religiously zealous grandfather for a summer.  They clash from the start. Flik is sullen and unimpressed from the start and his […]
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Red Hook Summer Now For Rent & On Netflix Instant

by Anya Rahmingon December 27, 2012
Director Spike Lee’s film Red Hook Summer, which follows a young middle class boy who spends the summer in the housing projects of Red Hook, is available to purchase or stream as of December 21, 2012. The film builds on Spike Lee’s Chronicles of Brooklyn film series. It stars young newcomer Jules Brown, Clarke Peters (The […]

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Spike Lee calls Django Out

by Ezekiel Walkeron December 24, 2012
Spike Lee, never one to be afraid of speaking his mind, most recently made news for his comments to Vibe Magazine regarding the highly anticipated Quentin Tarantino film, Django Unchained, due out on Christmas Day.  Lee commented, saying that the film is “disrespectful to my ancestors” and that he will not be one of the […]
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Nate Parker and Samuel L. Jackson To Appear In Spike Lee’s Oldboy

by Anya Rahmingon September 13, 2012
Nate Parker and Samuel L. Jackson have joined the cast for Spike Lee’s Old Boy. The project is a remake of a revered 2003 South Korean film of the same name. Josh Brolin will play the starring role. Parker and Jackson join Elizabeth Oldsen as members of the supporting cast. The official summary for the revenge […]

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Spike Lee’s MJ Doc Film Bad 25 Release Schedule

by Anya Rahmingon September 3, 2012
Director Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, aired at the Venice Film Festival just this Friday, August 31st. It will make a second debut at the Toronto Film Festival this month before it’s released to public audiences. Audiences nationwide will get  a chance to watch the documentary when it airs on ABC this Thanksgiving. This […]
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Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer Get’s International Distributors

by Anya Rahmingon May 9, 2012
                        Spike Lee has gained two international distributors for his film Red Hook Summer according to the Chicago Tribune. The movie builds upon Spike Lee’s Chronicles of Brooklyn film series. Other films in the series include She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, […]