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Do the Right Thing

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ISBN-10: 0851708684

ISBN-13: 9780851708683

Edition: 2002

Authors: Ed Guerrero

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Do The Right Thing (1989) is arguably Spike Lee's best feature film, and one of the most popular and celebrated examples of African America's ongoing "new black film wave." Set during the hottest day of a racially tense year in New York City, the film's ensemble cast, including Lee himself, brilliantly play out the edgy negotiations and dramas of a racially and culturally diverse working-class Brooklyn neighborhood. Contrary to Hollywood's markedly cautious treatment of "race" and its confinement to the South and the past, Do The Right Thing offers a nuanced portrayal of black urban life. From hip-hop fashions, Afrocentric colors and rap music, to police brutality, gentrification, non-white…    
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Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Publication date: 12/27/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English