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...of black people than in the last 20 years of American movies put together." Today, Ebert says "Do The Right Thing" should have won the Oscar for best picture. "It was so honest about the way people really feel," he said via e-mail. "No...

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...and internal racism, and help each other. Lee's credits include Academy Awards nominations as screenwriter of "Do the Right Thing" and producer/director of the documentary "4 Little Girls." Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel,...

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...he's a monument. A NEW YORK one. 63 I think he is right about "Do the right thing." That movie should have won Oscar instead of "Driving Miss Daisy." If he respects the Academy so little, why would he want them to award him?? "We...

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...neighbourhood. No such eruptions occurred, unless you count the vocal outrage over the film's Oscar snubbing, but what exactly was the truth the film revealed, more subconsciously than consciously? What is the "right thing" that...

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...fears underestimated the audience -- no riots resulted. The movie received two Oscar nominations (supporting actor for Danny Aiello and original screenplay) but no awards. The motion picture academy's political timidity was reflected...

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...-- DANNY Aiello is a tough man to please. The tough-guy actor told the Montreal World Film Festival Friday he isn't a fan of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" even though it won him an Oscar nomination. Aiello said the flick "was healthy for my...

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It's telling that the only two businesses on the block are Sal's Pizzeria, run by the Italian-American family (Danny Aiello was Oscar nominated for his performance as Sal) and a fruit and vegetable establishment owned by a Korean family.

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...Goodridge and Rebecca Naomi Jones in multiple roles. Even with a career that includes Academy Award nominations for original screenplay ("Do the Right Thing") and documentary ("4 Little Girls"), Lee was like many other Sundance novices,...

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� She is proud of a career that includes an Oscar nomination for �Fearless� - a star making role in Spike Lee�s, �Do the Right Thing� and her current starring role as Googie Gomez, a singer in a gay bathhouse in "The Ritz." Taking the...

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