A couple of days ago on a snowy Tuesday night, Spike Lee spoke at the Wexner Center. He was awarded the Wexner Prize and accepted his place among other renowned artists such as John Cage, Bruce Nauman, and Gerard Richter to name a few. James McBride (nice site) who is the author of the book, The Color of Water (which looks to be an incredible portrait of his mother, a jewish rabbi's daugher who marries a black man and has 12 children who she puts all through college), acted as interviewer and asked Spike questions on stage. It was pretty informal and I got to get a glimpse into a creative genius who creates from his heart without compromise. It was inspiring to say the least. I came away believing he is a pivotal filmmaker of this time and his work challenges society to be a more open minded place. With that said, I need to go rent some more Spike Lee Joints!
Happy Valentine's Day Miss Juls!
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hi there, good morning. i'll try to catch some spike lees as well. i'm guessing u know the IMDB site ? it has the whole list of things he's done as director, producer, etc.
i'm on a hitchcock kick. i have not seen all the hitchcocks and i've been really interested for one reason or another. so i'm doing my catching up now... ( rear window's at home waiting for me)
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