Cynthia Fuchs

Spike Lee: Interviews Cynthia Fuchs

Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index; Avail. in cloth @ $46.00. Publisher Marketing: Since his first feature movie, "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), gave him critical and commercial success, Spike Lee has challenged audiences with one controversial film after another, sparking debates about race, sex, American politics and film production, and garnering award nominations along the way."Spike Lee: Interviews" collects the best interviews and profiles of America's most prominent African American filmmaker. The collection features interviews with such luminaries as Charlie Rose, Elvis Mitchell, Michael Sragow, and actor Delroy Lindo. Lee has made a broad range of movies, including documentaries ("4 Little Girls"), musicals ("School Daze"), crime dramas ("Clockers"), biopics ("Malcolm X"). An early advocate of digital video, he used the technology to film both of his 2000 releases, "The Original Kings of Comedy" and "Bamboozled."Reactions to "Do the Right Thing" (1989) and "Jungle Fever" (1990) propelled Lee into a constant presence in the public eye as media currency. He directed commercials for Nike, Levi's, and the U. S. Navy, directed music videos, published seven books, and conducted many interviews explaining and clarifying his views. As Lee puts it, "I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable."Articulate and deeply passionate, Lee reveals a degree of subtlety and wit that is often lost in sound bites and headlines about him. The range of his interests is as diverse as the subjects of, and approaches to, his films. Review Citations:

Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1566 (EAN 9781578064700, Paperback)

Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2002 pg. 51 (EAN 9781578064700, Paperback)

Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1566 (EAN 9781578064694, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Fuchs, Cynthia Cynthia Fuchs, an associate professor of English at George Mason University, writes film and media reviews for the "Philadelphia City Paper" and "Addicted to Noise". Contributor Bio:  Lee, Spike Spike Lee s films have won numerous honors, including two Golden Globes and an Academy Award for Do the Right Thing. He also directed the movie biography of Malcolm X.