 Starring: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Spike Lee, John Turturro
Director: Spike Lee
Year Of Release: 1989
Plot: It’s the hottest day of the year in a Brooklyn neighbourhood, and as the heat rises, so do the tensions. Buggin Out was the wall of fame in Sal’s Pizzeria to include some African Americans on its wall of fame, but Sal sees no reason to change his ways. As Buggin Out goes round urging a boycott of the pizza parlour, while they initially find little interest, as the day progresses and underlying tensions bubble to the surface, a violent confrontation between the white pizza parlours owners and the African American population of the neighbourhood starts to seem inevitable. |
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Yesterday’s Movie-A-Day article about the importance of Cannes prompted some interesting replies, with several people e-mailing me with questions about the festival – mostly about how you get to attend to the event (because it’s no good just turning up, as it's largely and industry event), how you get into movies, and how you’d get your film screened there. So as Do The Right Thing also played in competition at Cannes (but sadly didn’t win anything), I thought it might be worth pointing you towards some other resources where you can find out more about the film festival, it’s history, how it works, and how to get there.
Official Cannes Website:
Homepage
Official History
Winners Of The Palm D’Or (PDF)
About the Cannes Cinefoundation – helping young filmmakers
About The Cannes Film Market
Films In The 2010 Competition
Trailers For The Film In The 2010 Competition
Juries For the 2010 Awards
About all the non-competition official Cannes events, such as the Masterclasses, Cinema On The Beach and more...
Official Guide on how to submit a film to Cannes
Archives – posters, juries, awards, and films for all the festivals from 1946-2010
Beyond The Official:
www.cannesguide.com – great website for those who’d like to attend the Cannes Film Festival, giving info on how to get into screenings, what to expect and how it all goes down, as well as where to eat and stay
Has The Cannes Film Festival Lost The Plot – Interesting article on whether the festival is now largely irrelevant
World Events Rumble at Cannes - Interesting New York Times article on themes of the films in this years festival
Cannes Film Festival Wikipedia Article
The Official British Presence At Cannes – A look at the UK Film Centre, Britain’s ‘official’ presence in Cannes, where the industry, regional screen agencies, BFI and British Council come together promote UK films and the British movie industry on the Cannes stage (also see: http://www.britfilms.com/cannesguide/)
The Cannes Film Festival For Beginners – Decent article for aspiring filmmakers on what to do to get your film into Cannes, or just how to attend
Cannes Independent Film Festival – A side festival going on at the same time to the main one (but not affiliated with it in any way), celebrating the best in independent movies
Cannes.com – a rubbish website, but it’s the official one for the town of Cannes itself, so if you want to know about the city beyond the festival, this will give you a bit of info
Cannes Travel Guide - a better guide to the city, from worldtravelguide.com
The Cannes Film Festival ends on May 23rd, 2010, so check Movie Muser on Monday to see who won the prestigious Palm D’Or.
TIM ISAAC
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