I'm Thankful For...

Submitted by Mer L. [1] on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 11:57am

The films of Spike Lee. Ever since I saw 4 Little Girls [2], which chronicles the bombing of the 16^th Street Baptist Church [3] in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, the young lives lost in the tragedy, and the impact the attack had on the community and the nation, I’ve been a fan of Spike Lee. Controversial, hard-hitting, and thought-provoking, I count some of his movies as among my favorites.

What are you thankful for?

Mer’s Spike Lee Picks:

4 Little Girls [2]
Do the Right Thing [4]
Inside Man [5]
Malcolm X [6]
School Daze [7]
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts [8]

Flickr CC [9]: Spike Lee... mi heroe [10] Photo by: Federica Acosta [11]

Flickr CC [12]: New Orleans French Quarter - Chateau Le Mayne Hotel "Cast-Iron Balcony & Shadows" [13] Photo by: David Paul Ohmer [14]

documentary [15]
Movies [16]
political [17]
spike lee [18]

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