Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (Cambridge Film Handbooks)
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Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" brings together essays, freshly written for this edition, that analyze this controversial film from a variety of methodological perspectives. Collectively these essays connect the interracial strife of New York as treated in Do the Right Thing with the contemporary social climate and racism in America. Also included are reviews of the film by influential critics, a large selection of production stills, and a complete bibliography.
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Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" brings together essays that analyze this controversial film from a variety of perspectives. Among the topics examined are the production history of the film, the use of music, and the urban sociology of New York in the 1980's. Collectively the essays connect the internal strife of New York as treated in Do the Right Thing with the contemporary social climate of and racism in the United States. The volume also includes reviews of the film by influential critics, a selection of production stills, a filmography, and a select bibliography.
Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (Cambridge Film Handbooks),Mark A. Reid,Horton Andrew,Cambridge University Press,0521559545,Cinema/Film: Book,Do the right thing (Motion pic,Do the right thing (Motion picture),Film & Video - History & Criticism,Lee, Spike,Media Studies,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Films, cinema,Performing Arts / Mass Media
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