Further proof, if more were needed, that theres no connection between a movies commercial success and its artistic merit is found in spike. If you are the sort of bruce hornsby fan who goes to his concerts particularly his oneman performances and leans forward intently to catch every nuance of his instrumental work, who writes twohand independence on a note to leave at the edge of the. Red hook summer is a strange, meandering, complex movie more along the lines of a minor movie like lees crooklyn than one of his masterpieces. Aug 14, 2012 marking a return to his beloved brooklyn, spike lees latest film is the moving lowbudget drama red hook summer. Fresh from his cushy life in atlanta, hes bored and friendless, and his strict grandfather, enoch, a firebrand preacher, is bent on getting him to accept jesus christ as his personal savior. The color and detail are gorgeous throughout, showing the bright colors of the buildings in red hook, but never being vague about the decaying conditions of some of the housing and land. Summer is upon us and in just one month so are movies on the pier. Thats not entirely a bad thing, although some will be thrown offbalance by an abrupt plot development halfway through that appears entirely out of the blue and is so shocking that the movie never really recovers. Lees films, has a prominent musical soundtrack that underscores the editorial tone of the screenplay, written by. The story documents the experience of a young africanamerican male who is shipped from atlanta to new york red hook specifically by his mother to spend his summer vacation with his grandfather the mothers dad a baptist preacher. We follow the story of a ragtag team of successful collage students as they band together to complete a scavenger hunt. The first sign of trouble in red hook summer is a reminder of a much better spike lee joint set in the same neighborhood over 20 years ago. Set in the projects known best as the birthplace of new york knick carmelo.
Red hook summer 2012 full movie download full hd youtube. Get red hook summer dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Watch the front row red hook summer the new yorker video. But this strange, unruly beast of a movie selffinanced and. However someone, who isnt gavin, is trying to kill them. Lees films, has a prominent musical soundtrack that underscores the editorial tone of the screenplay, written by mr. Red hook summer 2012 stream and watch online moviefone.
Its hard to pinpoint where, exactly, spike lee went wrong in red hook summer, mainly because he takes most of the runtime to even make a truly proper step. Red hook summer dvd movie spike lee clarke peters drama. Here is lee at his most spontaneous and sincere, but he could. Watch red hook summer online stream full movie directv. 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 rouse clarke peters, in the housing projects of red hook. Spike lee shot his first feature film, shes gotta have it, over 12 days in 1986. Red hook summer, directed by spike lee the new york times.
Red hook summer was shot on both a digital camera and super 8 film, and comes with a glorious 1080p transfer presented in 1. The latest in spike lees chronicles of brooklyn series which also include shes gotta have it, do the right thing, crooklyn, clockers, and he got game, red hook summer tells the story of flik royale, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, bishop enoch rouse, in the housing projects of red hook. This weeks film is brought to us by wet whistle wines and dolce brooklyn. Red hook is a film that explores new possibilities in the horror genre. Come early and enjoy live blues and roots music from the brooklyn corn. Red hook summer music from the original motion picture. Aug 29, 2012 for its first twothirds, spike lees new lowbudget joint red hook summer is a spunky comingofage tale about a pampered privateschool kid named flik jules brown learning life lessons from. Marking a return to his beloved brooklyn, spike lees latest film is the moving lowbudget drama red hook summer. Red hook summer dvd movie the latest in spike lees chronicles of brooklyn series which also include shes gotta have it, do the right thing, crooklyn, clockers, and he got game, red hook summer tells the story of flik royale, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, bishop enoch rouse, in the housing. Some of the acting is phenomenal, but the rest falls flat, party because of poor writing, surprisingly, red hook summer contains strong christian content. While staying with his preacher grandfather, a sheltered teenage boy watches controversy unfold on the streets of brooklyn during his summer vacation.
Theres been much talk in the buildup to sundance about spike lee revisiting, with red hook summer, the guerrillastyle independent filmmaking terrain where he began. Jan 23, 2012 the first sign of trouble in red hook summer is a reminder of a much better spike lee joint set in the same neighborhood over 20 years ago. As always, weve got a fantastic slate of films for youfrom eighties cult classics to last years oscarwinner for best animated picture to one of the great political satires of all timeall paired with some of the best food that red hook has to offer. Rent red hook summer 2012 on dvd and bluray netflix. Red hook summer, lees latest, and the first narrative film hes written or co written, in this case with novelist james mcbride, who also wrote. He shot his latest, red hook summer, in just a week more, selffinancing the lowbudget picture and using a crew comprised partially of his nyu film school students. Watch red hook summer full movie in hd visit when his mom deposits him at the red hook housing project in brookl. But just as they find a common ground, their family bond is severely tested in red hook summer. The low budget for red hook summer detracts from its visual depth. Red hook summer 2012 ecco una breve sintesi di red hook summer film completo. Spike lee on the childabuse scene in red hook summer. Aug 22, 2012 spike lees red hook summer plays as if the director is making it up as he goes along. 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 soundtrack list red hook summer movie. Red hook summer film complete e serie tv in streaming. Directed by spike lee and starring clark peters, jules brown, toni lysaith and james ransone. 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. This is the solo piano music from the movie soundtrack. 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. Watch red hook summer full movie in hd visit movie 84328 when his mom deposits him at the red hook housing project in brookl. Director spike lee calls red hook summer the latest chapter in his chronicles of brooklyn series, and his famous do the right thing character, pizza delivery man mookie, makes a cameo appearance.
Frank oz, free movies red hook, free movies valentino pier, free summer events, free summer movies, free summer movies in red hook, fulla shirts, gelfling, jim henson, marks pizza. With its focus on the church, the film is almost a musical. Jan 24, 2012 theres been much talk in the buildup to sundance about spike lee revisiting, with red hook summer, the guerrillastyle independent filmmaking terrain where he began. Watch red hook summer starring clarke peters in this drama on directv. Sexual innuendo is mild and infrequent mostly some talk about pregnant girls, but product placement is strong, with frequent use and mention of an apple ipad in particular, plus some other products. The movies most disturbing scene is a flashback of suggested sexual violence committed by a grown man upon a 12 year. The limits of faith and temptation are tested in the upcoming dvd and bluray release of spike lees red hook summer. This weekend was opening weekend for spike lees new film red hook summer. Here is lee at his most spontaneous and sincere, but he could have used another screenplay. Aug 09, 2012 red hook summer finds the director in an experimental mood, engaging in feats of stylistic daring that might seem like folly on paper, but actually work in practice.
Also some innuendo, such as mentions of girls getting pregnant. Agoraphobic freshman in new york city must join a scavenger hunt to save her boyfriend from a murderous gamemaster. With jules brown, thomas jefferson byrd, toni lysaith, limary agosto. Red hook summer finds the director in an experimental mood, engaging in feats of stylistic daring that might seem like folly on paper, but. Spike lees red hook summer plays as if the director is making it up as he goes along. When his mom deposits him at the red hook housing project in brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather hes never met, young flik may as well have landed on mars. Red hook is the first dance battle that takes place in the 2010 film step up 3d, in the lead up to the world jam competition. The protagonist of the 2011 film the adjustment bureau grew up in red hook. Image entertainments one village label will release the film on both bluray. Overall, red hook summer is a film with complex messages thats clearly intended for more mature viewers. Red hook summer is the 2012 chapter in director spike lees intermittent yet careerlong idyll of brooklyn. The red hook summer academy red hook education foundation.
Sep 04, 2012 this weekend was opening weekend for spike lees new film red hook summer. Red hook summer dvd movie the latest in spike lees chronicles of brooklyn series which also include shes gotta have it, do the right thing, crooklyn, clockers, and he got game, red hook summer tells the story of flik royale, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, bishop. Aug 03, 2012 but just as they find a common ground, their family bond is severely tested in red hook summer. Dec 21, 2012 get red hook summer dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. This is the sixth film in spike lees series brooklyn chronicles. Red hook summer tells the story of flik royale jules brown, a sullen young boy from. Significantly, spike lee is backnot just to his peoplemover cameras and sloppy pageantsize emotions, but back to brooklyn.
Red hook summer stars jules brown, thomas jefferson byrd and toni lysaith. Aug 10, 2012 watch the movie trailer for red hook summer 2012. Lees latest film feels like several intriguing ideas in search of an overarching story. With terrence mann, christina brucato, tate ellington, alex brightman. Clarke peters and jules brown in red hook summer 2012 toni lysaith and jules brown in red hook summer 2012 thomas jefferson byrd and. It is mentioned in red hook summer, a 2012 american film directed by spike lee. It is lees sixth film in his chronicles of brooklyn series following shes gotta. Bishop enoch rouse clarke peters, in the housing projects of red hook. Red hook summer 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
We can hardly wait for the season of sunsets and cinema to begin. Set in the red hook projects and neighborhoods, lees film offers the tale of a young man jules brown from suburban atlanta who is sent by his mother to spend the summer with his uncle, a church minister played by clarke peters in red hook. Sep 23, 20 further proof, if more were needed, that theres no connection between a movies commercial success and its artistic merit is found in spike lees red hook summer. Like many of lees films, red hook summer is constantly biting off more than it can chew. A welltodo atlanta teen jules brown documents a summer spent in the brooklyn housing projects with his devout grandfather clarke peters. Red hook summer movie 2012 soundtrack list tracklist ost listen to original theme music from the motion picture, film score list, all songs list playlist, who sings them, including end credits. Red hook summer marked the first time that lee appeared in one of his films since summer of sam 1999. Red hook summer soundtrack list red hook summer movie 2012. Below you can view the red hook summer complete soundtrack list. The latest in spike lees chronicles of brooklyn series which also include shes gotta have it, do the right thing, crooklyn, clockers, and he got game, red hook summer tells the story of flik royale, a sullen young boy from middleclass atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, bishop enoch rouse, in the housing projects of. Red hook summer 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
For its first twothirds, spike lees new lowbudget joint red hook summer is a spunky comingofage tale about a pampered privateschool kid named flik jules brown learning life lessons from. Jul 20, 2017 a middleclass boy from atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of red hook, brooklyn. Spike lee always makes movies you want to wrestle with, even if the rewards this time around arent as worthwhile. Though it opens as a somewhat nostalgic nod to the neighborhoods that lee found his art in, including beautiful establishing shots of red hook and its cast of characters, the film quickly dissolves into an somewhat coherent rant including mr. Our hero, jenny traylor must rise to the occasion to save her friends. None of the other songs from other artists are included. Red hook summer is a 2012 american film cowritten and directed by spike lee. It is filled with whispers of his other worksnot just in lees brief reprisal of his. Russell hornsby, bruce hornsby and keith hornsby attend the red hook summer premiere at the dga theater on august 6, 2012 in new york city. A middleclass boy from atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of red hook, brooklyn. Jan 24, 2012 like many of lees films, red hook summer is constantly biting off more than it can chew. If you are the sort of bruce hornsby fan who goes to his concerts particularly his oneman performances and leans forward intently to catch every nuance of his instrumental work, who writes twohand independence on a note to leave at the edge of the stage as a request before.
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