This movie was very well written, it was classic spike lee style but written. Red hook summer, the trouble with angels, and more. Red hook summer soundtrack from 2012, composed by judith hill. February 12, 20 red hook summer has so much life, so much verve. Spike lee on the childabuse scene in red hook summer, his michael jackson documentary, and why hes not nervous for mike tyson on broadway. Even spike himself recreates one of his most memorable movies role, that of. Released by 40 acres and a mule musicworks in 2012 containing music from red hook summer 2012. Red hook summer tells the story of flik royale jules brown, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the. Red hook summer rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Some of his scenes are strong in a freestanding way. Spike lee on the childabuse scene in red hook summer. Red hook summer september 23, 20 save this story for later. Along with the virtual and actual music of the church, red hook summer is both a virtual documentary of the neighborhood and a tale of a young mans passion for the making of documentary.
Purchase give a gift manage subscription download ios app newsletters. A middleclass boy from atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of red hook, brooklyn. Spike lee always makes movies you want to wrestle with, even if the rewards this time around arent as worthwhile. Red hook summer 2012 a welltodo atlanta teen jules brown documents a summer spent in the brooklyn housing projects with his devout grandfather clarke peters. The limits of faith and temptation are tested in the upcoming dvd and bluray release of spike lees red hook summer. Spike lees red hook summer plays as if the director is making it up as. Watch red hook summer trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
Red hook summer is just as bold and energetic as spike lees best work, but its story is undermined by a jarring plot twist in the final act. Red hook summer, lees latest project about a boy who spends his summer in the brooklyn red hook housing projects with a bible thumpin grandfather, may be the strongest example of why so many. Image entertainments one village label will release the film. For its first twothirds, spike lees new lowbudget joint red hook summer is. Clarke peters in red hook summer 2012 clarke peters and jules brown in. A jarring plot twist in his new movie left many critics calling the director. Buy red hook summer dvd english from walmart canada. Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to you with free shipping both ways. Red hook summer 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Shop for more drama movies on dvd available online at walmart. Since 1998, dvd netflix has been the premier dvdbymail rental service. The latest in spike lees chronicles of brooklyn series which also include shes gotta have it, do the right thing, crooklyn, clockers, and he got game, red hook summer tells the story of flik royale, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, bishop enoch rouse, in the housing projects of red hook. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. A jarring plot twist in his new movie left many critics calling the director inept, but perhaps thats the point.
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