Spike Lee has just come out with an autobiography, That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It. That’s probably behind his desire to talk to the media, including Slate.
The interview specifically addresses Lee’s comment about the Holocaust movies getting all the awards:
Slate: …You pretty much said that any movie about the Holocaust is going to carry all the prizes.
Lee: Whoa, whoa! What I was speaking of specifically was the feature-length documentary branch of the academy. I mean, there was a time—you could do the research, I don’t have the chart in front of me—but for a period of over 10 years, almost every film that won best feature-length documentary was about the Holocaust.
You can read the Lee interview at Slate. It’s not much fun, I hope the book is better.
Wow! Nice site here, filmdailies. You definitely have the eye for a filmmaker. I’ll link to your site as soon as my boss thinks I’m doing actual work again. Thanks for the visit earlier.
Thanks Adam
Make sure you don’t get fired over a link…
Filmmakers need day jobs which is not to say I don’t love my day job. It put things in perspective.