http://blog-aroundharlem.com/2008/08/18/miracle-at-st-anna-by-spike-lee/ The Voice of Urban America Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://blog-aroundharlem.com/2008/08/18/miracle-at-st-anna-by-spike-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-22084 the rasx() context » Blog Archive » Miracle at St. Anna by Spike Lee and other links… Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:27:30 +0000 http://blog-aroundharlem.com/?p=1297#comment-22084 [...] Blog-aroundharlem.com: “The film is about four black soldiers who are trapped behind enemy lines in Tuscany, Italy. It stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Matteo Sciabordi, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Valenti Cervi and Piefrancesco Favino. The film is set to be released September 26th.” I’m tentatively respecting the solemn seriousness that Spike Lee is handling this project. I assume that he both maintaining scholarly historical accuracy and appealing street entertainment. Rock the hard jams. Treat it like a seminar. Reach the bourgeois and rock the boulevard! I can only hope the hope of the captive that work like this will set a trend and shame Black filmmakers (who really do have the funds) to get serious, mature work on the silver screen. [...] [...] Blog-aroundharlem.com: “The film is about four black soldiers who are trapped behind enemy lines in Tuscany, Italy. It stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Matteo Sciabordi, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Valenti Cervi and Piefrancesco Favino. The film is set to be released September 26th.” I’m tentatively respecting the solemn seriousness that Spike Lee is handling this project. I assume that he both maintaining scholarly historical accuracy and appealing street entertainment. Rock the hard jams. Treat it like a seminar. Reach the bourgeois and rock the boulevard! I can only hope the hope of the captive that work like this will set a trend and shame Black filmmakers (who really do have the funds) to get serious, mature work on the silver screen. [...]

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