Malcolm X film 30th anniversary

[White City Black]

This shyt was really 3 hours and 22 minutes? I saw it on a 7th grade trip and I don’t remember it Feeling like it was that long.

They should’ve done a proper theatrical re-release for this. The cinemas need something more to bring folks out, some of us older heads would likely support it, and younger folks needs to see something like this in today’s age. Could’ve had Denzel and Spike record a quick introduction to show before the film started.

 

[semicko82]

‘Malcolm X’ at 30: Spike Lee Reflects on Winning the Fight to Make His Masterpiece

’90s Week: The filmmaker tells IndieWire how he poured everything he had learned about cinema, politics, behavior and culture into one 201-minute Molotov cocktail of epic filmmaking.

www.indiewire.com

 

[semicko82]

This shyt was really 3 hours and 22 minutes? I saw it on a 7th grade trip and I don’t remember it Feeling like it was that long.

They should’ve done a proper theatrical re-release for this. The cinemas need something more to bring folks out, some of us older heads would likely support it, and younger folks needs to see something like this in today’s age. Could’ve had Denzel and Spike record a quick introduction to show before the film started.

I'm surprised that Cinemark is not doing an anniversary screening

 

[Wild self]

The movie that single handily woken up young Black America back in the early 90s.

 

[Nostalgic]

John David Washington and Ashanti uncredited cameos in Malcolm X.

JDW is the first to stand up
Ashanti is the third to stand up

 

[Danie84]

The tracking shot Spike did of Brotha Malcolm's fateful excursion to the Audobon Ballroom

 

[Dipsey Doo]

Spike’s run from 88-92 is god tier and this was/is magnus opus.

One of the best and important films ever made IMO.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

This shyt was really 3 hours and 22 minutes? I saw it on a 7th grade trip and I don’t remember it Feeling like it was that long.

They should’ve done a proper theatrical re-release for this. The cinemas need something more to bring folks out, some of us older heads would likely support it, and younger folks needs to see something like this in today’s age. Could’ve had Denzel and Spike record a quick introduction to show before the film started.

Yes including the outro piece and celebs represinting X..it should have been longer but Lee had to scalp down, this was after getting more budget fund donated from his 12 celeb friends..

I have this Book -

It breaks down everything pre and post production plus Lee and The NOI issues with the portroyal of Elijah Muhammad.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Oliver Stone gave Lee the JFK stock footage from JFK for Free.

 

[Rell84shots]

I read the book and watch this film every year. A shame Denzel didn't win an Oscar for this one.

Side note, it always bothered me that dikk Gregory had heavy criticisms for both the film and book. He rejects them both as accurate portrayals of Malcolm.

Probably because he knew him personally.

 

[zayk35]

Denzel became Malcolm to me. So much so that when they show pictures of him I only saw Denzel for yrs after I saw the film. That was a master class in acting. He should've gotten the Oscar no doubt. Pacino winning for weak ass Scent of a woman was a makeup win for his body of work.

 

[Alvin]

Malcom X 30th anniversary this week. It was released on Nov 18, 1992.

IMO Spike Lee's masterpiece

need to rewatch this and glory on HBO Max

 

[Alvin]

I read the book and watch this film every year. A shame Denzel didn't win an Oscar for this one.

Side note, it always bothered me that dikk Gregory had heavy criticisms for both the film and book. He rejects them both as accurate portrayals of Malcolm.

lol you know damn well Denzel wasn't winning that, Malcolm is too radical for white people. How did Malcom act according to dikk Gregory since he knew him.

 

[Alvin]

I'm going to play film student/geek for a minute

The opening scene is an "homage" to the movie Patton, but it subverts that movie's opening pro-American speech while Malcolm X's opening speech is a harsh critique of white America


Pure genius

Spike Lee in his prime was just

 

[Alvin]