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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
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Media members collect dirt from Stadium mound
WatchdogI'm no expert on journalism ethics, but I figured this was a pretty good rule of thumb Sunday night: Is it OK to take home cups full of dirt from the Yankee Stadium pitcher's mound? Yes, if you are Don......Tags: Baseball, Babe Ruth, Major League Baseball, Whitey Ford, Mariano Rivera
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'The Express' passes typical sports films
If you can get past several scenes that resemble Mean Joe Greene's classic Coke commercial, The Express provides a stirring and surprisingly contemplative version of the life of gridiron hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), who was known as "the Elmira Express"...Tags: Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns, Academic Progress, Movies, Racism
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Movie Buzz: Sparks over Spike, "Iron Man" hammers out a future
WHO Iron Man THE DEAL Following the strength of the surprise superhero blockbuster starring Robert Downey Jr., Paramount Pictures has signed a deal to distribute the next five self-produced films from Marvel Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter....Tags: Huntington (Hungtington, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Iron Man, Movies, Tangerine
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'Miracle at St. Anna'
rafer.guzman@newsday.comOn Aug. 12, 1944, a Nazi battalion in the Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema gunned down 560 men, women and children, a massacre that is re-enacted, along with a seemingly divine event, in "Miracle at St. Anna," an uneven blend of realism and...Tags: Soccer, Movies, Terence Blanchard
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Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'
rafer.guzman@newsday.com(3 STARS) (R) PLOT During World War II, four black soliders are trapped behind enemy lines after one saves an Italian boy. CAST Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller LENGTH 2:37 PLAYING AT Area theaters BOTTOM LINE An uneven...Tags: Soccer, Movies, Terence Blanchard
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Movie review: Miracle at St. Anna -- 2 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticPoor Spike Lee. You just knew, the moment he lashed out at Clint Eastwood for leaving black soldiers out of his two-part Iwo Jima epic, that he had really put his foot in it. And now here's proof. Miracle at St. Anna is Lee's sloppy, absurdly long mashup...Tags: Minority Groups, Roger Moore, Movies, Racism, Clint Eastwood
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Spike Lee's unsuccessful battle in 'Miracle at St. Anna'
The Associated PressIn Spike Lee's long and eclectic career, Miracle at St. Anna is easily his most technically ambitious film. He takes on a big, old-fashioned war picture. It's hard not to appreciate that, after a quarter-century of making movies, he's chosen this time...Tags: Natural Resources, Heavy Engineering, Forests, Movies, New York
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'Eagle Eye' soars to top box-office spot with $29.2M; 'Nights in Rodanthe' pulls in $13.6M
AP Movie WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Shia LaBeouf's conspiracy thriller "Eagle Eye" debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount-DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for LaBeouf and...Tags: Kirk Cameron, Sales, Anjelica Huston, Rodanthe, Righteous Kill
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'Eagle Eye' Topples 'Lakeview'
Shia LaBeouf's conspiracy thriller "Eagle Eye" debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount-DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso, who...Tags: Kirk Cameron, Theater, Rodanthe, Shia LaBeouf, Righteous Kill
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'Eagle Eye' rakes in $29.2 million in 1st weekend
Shia LaBouf's conspiracy thriller ''Eagle Eye'' debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount- DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso,...Tags: Kirk Cameron, Theater, Anjelica Huston, Movies, Rodanthe
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Valentina Cervi experiences a 'Miracle'
"THE FIRST time I was here I was 16 years old," says Italian actress Valentina Cervi, back now in Los Angeles to promote the Spike Lee war movie, "Miracle at St. Anna." "It was very late at night. I was living on the hill. I walked out of the house and...Tags: Defense, Eddie Murphy, Los Angeles, Movies, Julie Christie
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