Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to it by Kaleem Aftab

Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to it by Kaleem Aftab

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Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to it by Kaleem Aftab

Kaleem Aftab's authorised biography of Lee chronicles his film work in definitive detail, but also explores the many social issues and controversies that the work has addressed and generated; also the inspirational affect Lee has had upon his own and subsequent generations of black film-makers (he gave Halle Berry her first break, and early lead roles to Denzel Washington and Samuel Jackson). Every one of Lee's films has tackled a subject and caused a stir: from female sexuality in She's Gotta Have It to New York race riots in Do the Right Thing and jazz in Mo' Better Blues; interracial sex in Jungle Fever; revolutionary pan-Africanism in Malcolm X; the 'War on Drugs' in Clockers; Louis Farrakhan's 'Million Man March' in Get on the Bus; black poverty and pro-basketball in He Got Game...As such Lee has made himself a spokesman on US race relations, but he is also an entrepreneur and a provocateur. This biography, prepared with Lee's co-operation and with input from his friends, family and collaborators, tells the extraordinary life story of a true American original.
Kaleem Aftab has written for The Voice, The Tate Magazine, and Sight & Sound. This is his first book.
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ISBN 13 9780571220403
ISBN 10 0571220401
Title Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to it
Author Kaleem Aftab
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2005-05-20
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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