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Probably my favorite Spike Lee joint. Even though it's not very Spike Lee-ish in some respects, you can see his fingerprints all over it. Like the Sikh (sp?) demanding his turban back.
Ditto. It was less emotional than other SLJoints but just as pointed in its social commentary. I loved it.
And re: Denzel I got the impression that he DID take the money, but I'm not sure why that sticks out so strongly in my mind.
Must rewatch. Are there good extras on the dvd? Off to Amazon...
I thought he just took the diamond.
It's different from most Spike Lee joints--he didn't write it.
I have to admit to a weakness for Bollywood music. I've been forcing my co-workers to listen to Punjabi pop for a couple weeks now.
I live at a fairly traffic-heavy intersection and I'm increasingly delighted by the Punjabi pop that has been pouring out of car windows recently. It is seriously displacing the thumpa-thump of hip hop.
Well, now I have to listen to it.
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I thought he just took the diamond.
Not really take. More given and kept.
Not really take. More given and kept.
Falls within my semantic boundaries for take, not least of all because it's someone else's property.
Movies about education and the arts: can it be a documentary? Because Mad Hot Ballroom would certainly fit the bill if so.
Has anyone mentioned Drumline yet?
Kate P - I tried to offer that one up to my team, but they are liking Mona Lisa Smile even though that doesn't quite fit what we need. I am trying to influence them back to Mad Hot Ballroom or Take the Lead.
The questions we need to answer are Does the movie/book realistically reflect the impact of art education on adolescents? Does it realistically reflect the struggle the humanities subjects face in light of educational budget cuts? If a school curriculum prefers to maintain sports programs over programs related to the arts, who will ultimately be responsible for children’s exposure to the humanities? Who will pay for arts education? Plus come up with a couple of more questions of our own.