| Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It Contributor(s): Lee, Spike (Author), Aftab, Kaleem (As Told by) |
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ISBN: 0393328945 ISBN-13: 9780393328943 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: This new biography tells the cinematic story of the preeminent director whose pioneering films---from "Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever" to "Malcolm X"--helped transform the face of late 20th-century America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007277235 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (1.10 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spike Lee tells the cinematic story of the preeminent director, whose pioneering films--from Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Malcolm X to 25th Hour, Bamboozled, and The Inside Man--helped transform the face of late twentieth-century America. With unprecedented access to the Lee family and new interviews with stars and celebrities--including Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Rosie Perez, Adrien Brody, John Turturro, and many others--film critic Kaleem Aftab chronicles Spike Lee's explosive rise to stardom, exploring such important issues as Black Nationalism, Hollywood stereotyping, and the rise of a powerful black middle class. Lee's prominence in American culture continues in 2006 with the release of The Inside Man and a forthcoming documentary on Hurricane Katrina. Spike Lee tells us as much about the last two decades of American social history as it does about the life of this fascinating director. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aftab, Kaleem: - Kaleem Aftab is a freelance film writer for the BBC, The Independent, and V magazine. He lives in London.Lee, Spike: - Spike Lee's films have won numerous honors, including two Golden Globes and an Academy Award for Do the Right Thing. He also directed the movie biography of Malcolm X. |