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Do the Right Thing round-up

by | Apr 28, 2011 | Film

One of our students snapped this photo in class today while Cyrus was lecturing on Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. With our building not fully converted to cooling yet, it certainly felt like the hottest day of the year. And that’s the double truth, Ruth....

Two clips related to The Jazz Singer

by | Mar 24, 2010 | Film, Music, Writing New York

This morning in lecture I promised I’d post these: Info here. And, from Spike Lee’s Bamboozled (1997), the montage he has suggested should be shown at the Academy Awards (alongside the montage of dead industry folks): As I mentioned at the end of lecture,...