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...Spike Lee's first feature film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads and a documentary of the making of Do The Right Thing, both running at the Brattle Theater this weekend, provide a close look at the development and practice of one of America's most talented modern filmmakers. The hour-long documentary focuses on more than the technical details of filmmaking; it is concerned with the making of a provocative film in the context of its set (filmed on location in Brooklyn) and its time...
...second half of the film deals with the actual filming and alternates clips of Do The Right Thing with interviews of cast members, highlighting their attitudes about their characters' message and the messages of the film. This fascinating array of opinion is concluded best by Spike Lee's statement, "We just tried to go out for the truth without being concerned whether it was positive or negative...
...Stuy Barbershop, on the other hand, leaves us grateful it is only an hour long. It is no match for Spike Lee's later work. This is not to say it should be entirely dismissed, for it does allow some insight into his origins as a director...
...going to wallpaper my room with a picture of the final position, and them I'm going to spike my king," said Youssef...
...major cause for the Crimson's loss on Saturday was the inefficiency of its offense, due in most part to its lackluster passing. Harvard (3-7 overall, 0-2 Ivy) failed to move the ball effectively on its side of the net and was unable to set and spike well...