CINECULTURE: Do The Right Thing
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Denise Blum
Jan 28, 2008, 4:02:52 PM1/28/08
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Cineculture Club
presents:
Friday, February 1st
Celebrating African Peoples' History
Month
Do
the Right Thing (1989)
5:15PM @McLane 121
Free
admission
Director: Spike Lee . USA. 120 min.
English. Rated R.
An exposé of racial tensions in a New York City neighborhood one scorching summer day. "Do The Right Thing was a cause celebre, more breathlessly (and fearfully) awaited than any American film of its time. Director Spike Lee appeared on the cover of Newsweek, and Oprah and Nightline each devoted an entire show to the film. Behind all the stories was the concern that the film would ignite the very kind of violence it was made to deplore. As Ed Guerrero has noted, this fear has straight-jacketed films of social criticism since the turn of the last century."
An exposé of racial tensions in a New York City neighborhood one scorching summer day. "Do The Right Thing was a cause celebre, more breathlessly (and fearfully) awaited than any American film of its time. Director Spike Lee appeared on the cover of Newsweek, and Oprah and Nightline each devoted an entire show to the film. Behind all the stories was the concern that the film would ignite the very kind of violence it was made to deplore. As Ed Guerrero has noted, this fear has straight-jacketed films of social criticism since the turn of the last century."
Kevin Hagopian, Penn State University
In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Post-screening discussant: Dr. Meta Schettler (Asso. Professor, Africana Studies)
Cineculture Club
promotes cultural awareness and addresses diversity issues through
film and post-screening discussion.
President: Roxanne Villaluz rock...@yahoo.com
President: Roxanne Villaluz rock...@yahoo.com
Advisor: Denise
Blum db...@csufresno.edu
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