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Spike Lee
	Date of Birth: Mar 20, 1957 Country: USA Biography: Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. Lee's movies have examined race relations, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won an Emmy Award and was nominated for two Academy Awards...(Wikipedia) Total Films at Criticker: 36 - You've Seen 0
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Red Hook Summer (2012)

Summary: A boy from Atlanta lands in Brooklyn to spend the summer with his grandfather, who he's never seen before. (imdb)

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Passing Strange (2009)

Summary: A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.

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Kobe Doin' Work (2009)

Summary: A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2008 NBA playoffs.

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Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Summary: Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. (imdb)

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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)

Summary: An examination of the U.S. government's role and its response to Hurricane Katrina.

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Inside Man (2006)

Summary: Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power, the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in this combustible new crime drama. The powerhouse actors play tough New Yorkers who must outwit one another to protect competing interests in this skillfully penned and tightly helmed thriller.

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All the Invisible Children (2005)

Summary: Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. (imdb)

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Sucker Free City (2004)

Summary: In the streets of San Francisco, three young men are drawn into corruption as they struggle to survive: Nick, a young white man who uses his mail room job as an avenue to credit card fraud; K-Luv, a serious-minded black youth who becomes involved with gangs; and Lincoln, a rising star in the Chinese mafia.

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She Hate Me (2004)

Summary: When biotech executive Jack Armstrong (Mackie) gets fired and branded a whistle-blower, his desperation to make a living and the suggestion of a former girlfriend lead him into the baby-making business. Between the attempts by his former employers to frame him for securities fraud and his dubious fathering activities, Jack finds life, all at once, becoming very complicated.

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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)

Summary: Seven internationally respected filmmakers offer different perspectives on time and fate -- some witty, some somber -- in this omnibus film, with the stories linked by performances from jazz great Hugh Masekela.

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Jim Brown: All American (2002)

Summary: Spike Lee directs this moving portrait of a complicated, charismatic man, one who has spent his life in the spotlight, first making football history as one of the 20th century's greatest athletes, and later as the star of numerous Hollywood features, where he pioneered a new kind of African-American hero. (Film Forum)

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25th Hour (2002)

Summary: The 25th Hour depicts the last day of freedom for a young man before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. Prowling through the city until dawn with his two close male friends and his girlfriend, he is forced to re-examine his life and how he got himself into his predicament, which leads to a shocking, disturbing finale. (imdb)

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A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)

Summary: Huey P. Newton, activist and poet, tells his life story in vibrant monologue in the center of a caged-off roundabout at a dark, rundown theater. Based on Smith's stage play/one-man-show.

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Bamboozled (2000)

Summary: An african-american TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a hit.

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The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

Summary: February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer riffs on a Black president and on being grown up... (imdb)

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Summer of Sam (1999)

Summary: Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. (imdb)

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He Got Game (1998)

Summary: Tells the story of Jesus Shuttlesworth, the most sought after high school basketball prospect in the nation. Jesus and his dream to make it to the big ranks in professional basketball are overshadowed by his father, Jake, who is spending his life in prison for killing Jesus' mother. (imdb)

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Freak (1998)

Summary: John Leguizamo's semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father. We see this story through a bizarre myriad of characters and situations, which include the eccentric Uncle Sandy, the Fat Boy Called Bitch (John's little brother, Poochie), his mom, his evil grandmothers, and Lee Stratsberg, not to mention a brief appearance by Cantinflas as God. (imdb)

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4 Little Girls (1997)

Summary: This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes during the height of the civil-rights movement, the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In that attack, four little African-American girls lost their lives and a nation was simultaneously revolted, angered and galvanized to push the fight for equality and justice on. (imdb)

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Girl 6 (1996)

Summary: This Spike Lee film examines the life of an aspiring actress in New York. She is upset by the treatment of women in the movie industry during one of her screen tests with 'QT'. Out of work and desperate for money, she decides to take a job as a phone-sex operator... (imdb)

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Get on the Bus (1996)

Summary: Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. (imdb)

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Clockers (1995)

Summary: Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug-lord Rodney Little, who, when not playing with model trains or drinking Moo for his ulcer, just likes to chill with his brothers near the benches outside the project houses. When a night man at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer... (imdb)

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Crooklyn (1994)

Summary: From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn. (imdb)

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Malcolm X (1992)

Summary: Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. (imdb)

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Jungle Fever (1991)

Summary: A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. (imdb)

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Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Summary: Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story of Bleek's and Shadow's friendly rivalry on stage which spills into their professional relationship and threatens to tear apart the quartet. (imdb)

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Do The Right Thing (1989)

Summary: It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, and tensions are growing there, with the only local businesses being a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action.

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School Daze (1988)

Summary: In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the oponent. (imdb)

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She's Gotta Have It (1986)

Summary: Story of a woman and her three lovers. (imdb)

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Red Hook Summer (2012)

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Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (2010)

Summary: Reggie Miller single-handedly crushed the hearts of Knick fans multiple times. But it was the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals that solidified Miller as Public Enemy #1 in New York City. With moments to go in Game 1, and facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit of 105-99, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to give his Indiana Pacers an astonishing victory. (imdb)

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Passing Strange (2009)

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Kobe Doin' Work (2009)

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Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

Summary: Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact. (imdb)

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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)

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Inside Man (2006)

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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)

Summary: A chronological collage of Melvin Van Peebles, a beyond-Renaissance man. (Film Forum)

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All the Invisible Children (2005)

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Sucker Free City (2004)

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She Hate Me (2004)

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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)

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Jim Brown: All American (2002)

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25th Hour (2002)

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A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)

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The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

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Lisa Picard is Famous (2000)

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Bamboozled (2000)

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Summer of Sam (1999)

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Freak (1998)

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He Got Game (1998)

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4 Little Girls (1997)

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When We Were Kings (1996)

Summary: An unforgettable account of the "Rumble in the Jungle," this Oscar-winning film captures all the magic of Muhammad Ali at the peak of his triumphant career. (Universal)

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Get on the Bus (1996)

Summary: Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. (imdb)

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Girl 6 (1996)

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Lumière et compagnie (1995)

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Clockers (1995)

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Crooklyn (1994)

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Farewell, Babylon! (1992)

Summary: A narration of Fernando Arrabal's 1969 novel of the same title. While the name suggests little, what you see in the film might be better titled as Mondo Arrabal. As you obliquely dive into the world of Arrabal through the meanderings of Leila Fischer through the streets of New York, there seems to be little congruence between what she does and the narration.

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Malcolm X (1992)

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Jungle Fever (1991)

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Mo' Better Blues (1990)

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Do The Right Thing (1989)

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School Daze (1988)

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She's Gotta Have It (1986)

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Red Hook Summer (2012)

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She Hate Me (2004)

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Bamboozled (2000)

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Summer of Sam (1999)

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He Got Game (1998)

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Clockers (1995)

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Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (2010)

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Kobe Doin' Work (2009)

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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)

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