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SPIKE LEE
JUNE 2020


An Auteur for the MTV Age: The Music of Spike Lee
A list of some of the most memorable musical sequences, dance scenes, and music videos in the filmography of Spike Lee.
Jonny Diaz
Jun 7, 2021


The Four New Yorks of Marty, Sidney, Woody, and Spike
A summary of New York City as depicted on film by its four greatest auteurs: Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, and Spike Lee.
Jonny Diaz
Jul 4, 2020


Reflections of America: A Brief Vietnam War Film Primer
A starting place for examining America, as both a country and an idea, through the lens of films about the Vietnam War.
Carson Cook
Jul 3, 2020


Spike Lee's Filmmaking Tree
The branches of Spike Lee's filmmaking tree include some of the greatest cinematic discoveries.
Rough Cut Staff
Jul 2, 2020


The Remake Spectrum
Spike Lee's two remakes found little critical or commercial love: can categorizing the various types of remakes help illuminate why?
Carson Cook
Jun 26, 2020


Spike Lee and the Ambivalent Academy
A history of Spike Lee's ambivalent (and often contentious) relationship with the Oscars, from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop to BlacKkKlansman.
Jonny Diaz
Jun 25, 2020


Spike Lee and the Coded Racism of "Controversy"
The "controversies" of Spike Lee are part of a uniquely American - and racist - tradition.
Rough Cut Staff
Jun 22, 2020


Working Within the System: Spike Lee and the Hollywood Idealization of the Police
As we reconsider the role of the police in film and TV, Spike Lee's crime dramas help contextualize the entrenchment of certain depictions.
Carson Cook
Jun 17, 2020


Da 5 Bloods Offers A Vision of Black Autonomy
Spike Lee's latest places past next to present to recontexualize history.
Rough Cut Staff
Jun 16, 2020


The Rough Cut Fictional Athlete Draft
In honor of He Got Game's Jesus Shuttlesworth, the Rough Cut staff conduct a draft of their top fictional movie athletes.
Rough Cut Staff
Jun 11, 2020


Mailbag: The Inimitable Spike Lee
A Q&A on one of the most important filmmakers of the last 35 years.
Rough Cut Staff
Jun 3, 2020
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