But just as they find a common ground, their family bond is severely tested in red hook summer. Clarke peters in red hook summer 2012 toni lysaith and jules brown in red hook summer. Spike lee on the childabuse scene in red hook summer. Red hook summer september 23, 20 save this story for later. Horror movies 2019 new thriller film hollywood full length movie duration. Horror movies thriller movies mystery movies 764,108 views 1. Lees latest film feels like several intriguing ideas in search of an overarching story. Red hook summer, directed by spike lee the new york times. Clarke peters in red hook summer 2012 toni lysaith and jules brown in red hook summer 2012.
Red hook summer tells the story of flik royale jules brown, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, bishop enoch. Red hook summer tells the story of flik royale jules brown. Even spike himself recreates one of his most memorable movies role, that of mookie. In the way the previous brooklyn films were funny, with some bizarrebutlight characters the drunk here. For its first twothirds, spike lees new lowbudget joint red hook summer is a spunky comingofage tale about a pampered privateschool kid named flik. Spike lee always makes movies you want to wrestle with, even if the rewards this time around arent as worthwhile. Red hook summer 2012 movie photos and stills fandango. In the way the previous brooklyn films were funny, with some bizarrebutlight characters the. Red hook summer was released in 2012 on friday, august 10, 2012 in new york movie theaters. Red hook summer 2012 a welltodo atlanta teen jules brown documents a summer spent in the brooklyn housing projects with his devout grandfather clarke peters. Set in the projects known best as the birthplace of new york knick carmelo. Red hook summer tells the story of flik royale, a young boy from middleclass atlanta who comes to spend the summer with. View red hook summer 2012 photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on fandango.
Image entertainments one village label will release the film. Watch the front row red hook summer the new yorker video. Red hook summer is a 2012 american film cowritten and directed by spike lee. Brother of andrew jarecki all good things, capturing the friedmans and eugene jarecki why we fight, reagan, nicholas jarecki, will be making his his narrative directing debut at sundance film f. February 12, 20 red hook summer has so much life, so much verve. Red hook summer tells the story of flik royale jules brown, a sullen young boy from. Everything you need to know about red hook summer movie.
Spike lees red hook summer plays as if the director is making it up. If you are not a spike lee fan maybe this movie isnt for you. Further proof that theres no connection between a movies commercial success and its artistic merit is found in spike lees red hook summer. Marking a return to his beloved brooklyn, spike lees latest film is the moving lowbudget drama red hook summer. Arriving in red hook from atlanta is enochs yearold grandson, silas royale, a k a flik, who has been dispatched to brooklyn for the summer by his mother, colleen deadre aziza, for. The limits of faith and temptation are tested in the upcoming dvd and bluray release of spike lees red hook summer. Spike lees films range from undeniable masterworks do the right thing, inside man to flawed but intriguing efforts summer of sam, clockers to outright. It is lees sixth film in his chronicles of brooklyn series following shes gotta. Lil peace of heaven baptist church of red hook choir member.
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