Spike Pulls Plug on Dekalb HQ
It’s official: Spike Lee has moved his 40 Acres and a Mule production company out of its long-time headquarters at 124 Dekalb Avenue. A reader noticed movers coming and going last week and the drive-by this morning confirmed that the company’s big red flag had been taken down. A call to 40 Acres a few…
It’s official: Spike Lee has moved his 40 Acres and a Mule production company out of its long-time headquarters at 124 Dekalb Avenue. A reader noticed movers coming and going last week and the drive-by this morning confirmed that the company’s big red flag had been taken down. A call to 40 Acres a few minutes ago revealed that the company has consolidated its activities into one location. And, luckily, it’s not on the Upper East Side, where Lee decamped several years ago with his family. It’s just a block away at 76 South Elliott Place.
Spike’s Gone But 40 Acres and a Mule Lingers On [Brownstoner] GMAP
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I would like to know if anyone knows the shooting locations for:
Nola Darling’s loft in She’s Gotta Have It
and
The street the family lived on in Crooklyn
I already know where some of Do the Right Thing was shot
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080204073036AAC3L6f
2:46: Enjoyed our short discussion. I’ll look for your handle again.
2:32: Then again, East Siders go to Brooklyn rarely — if ever.
…I was thinking more like slicing, repackaging and reselling Brooklyn subprime debt….
Spike was making pretty good money even after making a couple films. The key is to be very picky about the first feature you make, don’t shoot something just to be shooting. If your first film is truly great it will launch you because people love the mystique of the young first-timer making something brilliant.
moreteasir, I’m sure you can. Just direct 20 or more fantastic films and you’ll be living the dream too.
I graduated from Morehouse college like Spike did…..hopefully I can parlay my house into a spot on the UES too!
I love the blocks on the Gold Coast on the UES where one finds the rows of houses. Those houses are beautiful. There’s not all huge and super fancy either, many are similar to the houses in Brooklyn. I don’t find the UES snooty as an area; it’s just different. I like its unique atmosphere. Takes all kinds, right? I know people in the prewar coops there, have been to parties in the houses. Oddly enough I’ve observed there’s more snobbery in certain parts of Brooklyn than there are on the UES. Sometimes when people are wealthy at that next level beyond what we see here, they actually become very non-judgemental and open. They have nothing to prove. The bourgeois tend to be the judgemental ones. The strivers. Of course the UES has those too, in the newer residents.
1:59, that was a fantastic post! Really enjoyed it. This positivity may be too much for Brownstoner. We may have to invite The What here or start talking about Park Slope vs. the World. I second your comment on the terrible high rises on east of third.
I used to jog on that atrocious concrete running path by the East River before hanging up the sneakers after realizing I’m more likely to shorten my life by breathing the exhaust fumes from the FDR traffic than by sitting on my ass doing nothing!
Spike and Woody are geniuses, IMHO. The films you mentioned are brilliant as is much of their other work.
Moore has hit many homeruns from Roger and Me to Sicko. Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 911 also were incredible. I chuckled at your Moore comment re: living with the people, although I’ve argued the other side when people talk about where he lives, riding in limos, etc., which I feel is an ad hominem attack. He’s revolutionized documentaries and brought much increased attention to incredibly important issues.