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SUMMARY:The Emory Cinematheque Presents: DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Spike Lee\\n1989 | 120 min. | DCP\\nIntroduced by
  Dr. Miriam Petty (Northwestern University)\\nDo the Right Thing is one o
 f Spike Lee’s most powerful films and addresses the lasting impact of r
 acist ideology on African-American and larger U.S. communities\\, especia
 lly within communities where many people must live together. Lee battled 
 with Paramount over the budget and script—issues that were not resolved
 . He finally ended up getting a deal with Universal Studios along with fi
 nal cut approval—something he felt committed to having based on the mar
 keting fiasco with School Daze. Do the Right Thing is Lee’s first union
  film—meaning\\, the first time he would use a union crew. With some wr
 angling\\, he secured a number of African-Americans into the Internationa
 l Brotherhood of Teamsters union\\, most who had been formerly excluded.\
 \nDo the Right Thing\\, in many people’s minds\\, is the film that laun
 ched Lee into the company of great American filmmakers\\, as opposed to r
 egulated to just African-American filmmakers. For 1989\\, it was the year
 ’s most controversial film and received an Oscar nomination for Best Sc
 reenplay but not Best Picture. The slight Lee received by the Motion Pict
 ure Academy still reverberates in critical discussions of the film award 
 industry.\\nBeyond the heft of the film itself\\, film scholar William Gr
 ant talks about the economic/production struggles Lee encountered to get 
 it made. Grant writes: “The merchandising of DTRT\\, as with Lee’s tw
 o earlier films\\, was to be handled by his production company\\, Forty A
 cres and a Mule Filmworks. There had been companion volumes to the earlie
 r films…and widespread marketing via T-shirts\\, sound tracks\\, button
 s\\, letter jackets\\, and baseball caps. Lee’s comment\\, ‘Somebody 
 wearing your T-shirt is a walking billboard…’.”\\nThe film stars Sa
 muel L. Jackson\\, John Tuturro\\, Spike Lee\\, and introduces Rosie Pere
 z. Do the Right Thing will be introduced by film scholar Dr. Miriam Petty
  of Northwestern University who appears as part of the inaugural Evalene 
 Parsons Jackson Speakers series.\\n&#8212\\;\\nThe Emory Cinematheque is 
 a theatrical venue offered by Emory University’s Department of Film and
  Media. Each semester on Wednesday nights at 7:30pm in White Hall 208\\, 
 the Cinematheque hosts professional screenings introduced by Emory profes
 sors and special guests. All Cinematheque events are free and open to the
  public. The Cinematheque presents this screening event as part of our se
 ries\\, 40 YEARS OF BROTHER SPIKE LEE\\, a retrospective of the trailblaz
 ing director curated by Emory Professor of Film and Media\\, Beretta E. S
 mith-Shomade.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/atlanta/e
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