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"Red Hook Summer" not the darling of Sundance critics

PARK CITY, Utah — Shot entirely within 10 blocks of a Brooklyn housing project, Spike Lee's powerful “Red Hook Summer” launched at the Sundance Film Festival with a profanity-filled attack on Hollywood from its feisty filmmaker. At the Sundance film festival, Spike recently premiered his independent movie, Red Hook Summer. Spike has had several problems [...]

Spike Lee's Sundance Fiasco: 'Red Hook Summer'

By Robert Levin Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer has been billed as a return to form for the famed director, who hasn't directed a narrative feature since the 2008's poorly received Miracle at St. Anna. This new movie, which premiered at Sundance this past Spike Lees best movies are always polarizing. DO THE RIGHT THING, [...]