Word: spikeness
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...SPIKE LEE JOINT COLLECTION...
Time was when a Spike Lee movie was an infallible social blood test: if yours didn't heat up at his take on racial tensions, you probably needed a transfusion. Looking at five of his films (Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Clockers, Crooklyn) years later, though, one can see the camera stylist behind the street-corner Savonarola. Sure, he editorializes with nearly every shot, but he's also a clever fellow at framing the action and getting sharp turns from lots of terrific actors. This joint's worth dropping into...
...interview on Monday, Kirby pointed to a “very significant spike in energy costs” as one of the major factors that are driving up expenses for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...name is Dalton Russell." These are the first words Clive Owen utters while starring directly into the camera in Spike Lee’s latest project, "Inside Man." He continues, "Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully." From this point on, Russell proceeds to manipulate the movie’s other characters, forcing them to do his bidding. Ultimately, Russell plans to pull of the "perfect bank robbery," hostages and police standoffs included...
Bottom Line: "Inside Man" proves that if a cops-and-robbers film has a strong screenplay and award-winning actors, it doesn’t need to be frenetic to keep us at the edge of our seats. Bravo, Spike...