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  1. Lee at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. After the 1990 release of Mo' Better Blues, Lee was accused of antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League and several film critics. They criticized the characters of the club owners Josh and Moe Flatbush, described as "Shylocks".

  2. Jun 30, 2014 · In the summer of 1989, despite David Denby, Jack Kroll and other cinematic tastemakers’ warning of race riots, Spike Lee released his landmark movie, Do the Right Thing focusing on racial...

  3. Says that he knew he wouldn't get the job after speaking to the movie's star, Will Smith (one of the many financiers on Lee's Get on the Bus (1996)), who wanted Lee to make a film with "a broader appeal".

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  4. Jul 30, 2018 · A black postman, face beaming as he crosses our path, waves and says, “Hey, how ya doing, Spike?” in a chipper, bushy-tailed voice. “You’ll remember the park if you’ve seen the movie,” Lee...

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  5. May 15, 2020 · Back in 2000, Spike Lee’s Bamboozled was a flop in cinemas. Yet this explosive satire has come to be seen as a masterpiece, skewering racial prejudice, writes Kaleem Aftab.

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  6. Aug 21, 2024 · Spike Lee (born March 20, 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.) is an American filmmaker known for his uncompromising provocative approach to controversial subject matter. The son of the jazz composer Bill Lee, he was reared in a middle-class Brooklyn neighbourhood.

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  8. Sep 28, 2022 · Producer, director, writer and actor Spike Lee creates provocative films that explore race relations, political issues and urban crime and violence.

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