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1989

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A local black community is unhappy that their community is effectively being run by whites. As the heat rises on a hot summer's day in Brooklyn, so the racial tension, which has so far lay dormant under the surface, begins to rise. Read more

Starring	Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Joie Lee
Director	Spike Lee
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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Injured Perez pulls out of play
- 30 Sep 2010
Actress Rosie Perez's ongoing neck injury has forced her to pull out of a new play in New York. The Do The Right Thing star was expected to take the stage in A Free Man of Color at Lincoln Center in November (10), but has announced she won't be in a position to act at her best. Perez is recovering from a bone marrow procedure and neck surgery after an injury she sustained while filming an episode of Law & Order: SVU in 2009. She recently revealed, "I got my neck cut... and I got my pelvis bone Read more
Lee sparks film fight with Perry
- 26 Oct 2009
Outspoken moviemaker Spike Lee has picked a new film fight with actor/director Tyler Perry after suggesting the Madea Goes To Jail star's hit films are a step backwards for African-Americans. The Do The Right Thing director accuses Perry of "coonery and buffoonery" in his films - comments the younger filmmaker has taken exception to. In a taped interview for U.S. news show 60 Minutes, Perry says, "That p**ses me off. It really does - because it's so insulting. "It's attitudes like that that... Read more
I'm not mainstream, says Spike Lee
- 10 Jul 2007
Popular director Spike Lee has insisted that he is not part of mainstream cinema at a packed press conference this week, while scouting locations in Italy for his new movie. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lee nixed beliefs that he would take on more Hollywood blockbusters after the success of bank heist thriller Inside Man, which wowed audiences with its complex plot and originality. Following Inside Man, he said, he was "naive" to think he could go ahead and make whatever film... Read more
Farina to chip in
- 22 Jun 2006
Dennis Farina (Saving Private Ryan, Get Shorty, Snatch) is the latest in a long line of Hollywood stars prepared to don dark glasses and a visor for a battle on the green felt in upcoming poker movie The Grand. The Law And Order star will join the likes of Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Jason Alexander, Ray Romano and cult director Werner Herzog for the improvisational comedy, which follows a group of actors at a celebrity poker tournament. Zak Penn, who also wrote X-Men: The Last Stand and... Read more

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  A local black community is unhappy that their community is effectively being run by whites. As the heat rises on a hot summer's day in Brooklyn, so the racial tension, which has so far lay dormant under the surface, begins to rise....