It’s easy to see why Spike Lee — whose <em>BlacKkKlansman</em> premieres at Cannes on Monday — had high expectations for <em>Do the Right Thing</em> at the 42nd edition of the fest in 1989.
Even before the fest began, his film was the frontrunner. Weeks before it screened, a headline in a front-page story in <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> said the dramedy “paces U.S. in Cannes competition.” Once they saw it, critics were ecstatic. Reviewing for <em>THR</em>, Robert Osborne called it “a chunk of spunky entertainment and a piece of spirited moviemaking.”
So when the Palme d’Or was presented ...
Even before the fest began, his film was the frontrunner. Weeks before it screened, a headline in a front-page story in <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> said the dramedy “paces U.S. in Cannes competition.” Once they saw it, critics were ecstatic. Reviewing for <em>THR</em>, Robert Osborne called it “a chunk of spunky entertainment and a piece of spirited moviemaking.”
So when the Palme d’Or was presented ...
- 5/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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