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Highest To Lowest

John Stark

Cast: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Aubrey Joseph, Elijah Wright,Rick Fox, Rod Strickland, Ice Spice, Frederick Weller, Michael Potts, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Wendell Pierce Written By: Alan Fox, based on the novel Kings Ransom, and the Akira Kurosawa film High and low Directed By: Spike lee Original Score By: Howard Drossin Release Year: 2025 Studio: A24 And Apple Films Runtime: 135 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel logic Written By: (Need Credits) Narrated By: Katherine Grantham What is it?: Spike Lee retells what Kurosawa once already adapted, putting a modern flair on the story. Here, we have … Continue reading Highest To Lowest

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Do The Right Thing: 35th Anniversary

John Stark

Do The Right Thing: 35th Anniversary- The Original Spike Lee Joint Quick Take: While not Spike Lee’s directorial debut, it does feel like his arrival. Lee fans will always remember what came before, but this was lee making his typical statement and socially conscious movie and getting Oscar recognition. Many feel this is still his best work, and they are justified in feeling that. it is hard to watch this movie today, and think of how violence plagues us just like this today. the emotional resonance of this film, and a real life event like George Flloyd’s murder cannot be … Continue reading Do The Right Thing: 35th Anniversary

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Summer Of Sam: 25th Anniversary

John Stark

I’ve been using anniversaries as an excuse to celebrate the audio description behind certain films. Spike Lee’s Summer Of Sam actually has audio description on Paramount Plus, and I missed it upon release, and actually have never seen it. It boasts a promising cast, led by John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, and Jennifer Esposito. Spike Lee loves to tell stories about New York City, so a time capsule back to the time when the Son OF Sam killer had a neighborhood. Lee uses his vast ensemble, which is much more than the four I already listed, to show this … Continue reading Summer Of Sam: 25th Anniversary

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Malcolm X (1992)

John Stark

Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description?: no Just like I did with White Men Can’t Jump, I watched Malcolm X with the intention of filling in a gap in the 1992 titles I’d seen, and hopefully knock out some that were aimed at a different target demo in 1992. In 1992, i still woke up on Saturday mornings and watched my cartoons. So a three hour Malcolm X biopic would have likely put me to sleep. And not only do I want to discuss that runtime, but the fact that this 1992 film still has a historical … Continue reading Malcolm X (1992)