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1 week agoWith 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee puts a hip-hop spin on Kurosawa's 1963 classic
With filmmaker Spike Lee, there are a few guarantees. The story will have something to say. The images will enter the cultural conversation, and he's gonna weave in New York any chance he gets. Over 40 years and more than 35 films, Spike Lee has captured defining moments in American life - the racial tensions on the hottest day of the year in "Do The Right Thing," the sweeping life of Malcolm X, and the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
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