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Speaking of Spike
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Video Feast & Fest: MOSAEC's Journey through Spike's Joints
Here's
the deal. Invite a few of your cronies (or homies - whichever you prefer) to your pad for
an evening or afternoon of cinematic treasures and good food. Make plans based on what
your friends do best. Let the cooks cook and the video buffs bring the tapes. In any
event, come together, fellowship and toast Spike's work. When you're all done,
log onto www.mosaec.com and tell MOSAEC all about it. To get you started and to
bring you a fresh perspective on Lee's body of work, MOSAEC's writers have been burning
the midnight oil. So read what MOSAEC's writers have to say about Spike's joints,
then voice your opinions by posting to MO's bulletin boards.
Go 'head, enjoy the films and get your grub on!
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Clockers, 1995, 128
minutes, Rated R
By Carla Robinson
The biggest problem with Clockers, Spike Lee’s tale of drug dealing woe, is
its apathetic main character, Strike (Mekhi Phifer). He is no more an anti-hero than a
hero, which makes him difficult to feel. And indifference is not a good audience trait.
Oh, he has enough quirks and stumbling blocks, such as a Chocolate Moo jones and what
seems to be an ulcer-he doesn’t have the stomach for crime, get it? But we never know
that he truly wants out of his hardcore existence. MORE>>>
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Crooklyn, 1994, 114 minutes, Rated PG-13
By Lisa Patrick
This unfortunately named movie is actually a sweet charmer. With a story
co-written by his sister, Joie Lee, Spike Lee’s Crooklyn is based on their early
years in a large, rough-and-tumble 1970’s Brooklyn family (with parents played by
Delroy Lindo and Alfre Woodard). Interestingly, Crooklyn focuses on the experiences of
nine-year-old Toi, presumably Joie Lee’s alter ego. MORE>>>
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Little Girls, 1997, 102 minutes, NR
By Carla Robinson
Marry Spike’s prowess with weaving historical tales with his skill as a
documentarian, and American filmmaking just doesn’t get any better. 4 Little Girls,
his 1997 documentary on the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham,
Alabama, is wondrous in its evocation of a dark time in American history, one which most
would soon forget. MORE>>>
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Girl 6, 1993, 108 minutes, Rated R
By Steven Fullwood
"The only reason why I've accepted to do this is I wish to clear my name. Not that
I care what people think, but enough is enough."
Two of Lee's most important films - She's Gotta Have It
and Girl 6 - begin with these lines. What makes the latter film remarkable can be
attributed to screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks, and actress Theresa Randle. MORE>>>
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