Wake Up!: The Cinema of Spike Lee
24 Films on Screen
For nearly four decades, Spike Lee has been one of the most inventive and provocative filmmakers working within the film industry. His films have challenged audiences at the same time as they thrilled them with bold cinematic techniques. With the release of Da 5 Bloods in 2020, he had built an astounding career of twenty-three narrative feature films. Throughout 2024, The Dryden Theatre presents this filmography in its entirety. Seen on the big screen, these films still dazzle to this day, and span a fascinating time of technological change in the industry.
Dates and Titles:
January 12: She’s Gotta Have It (Spike Lee, 1986, 84 min.)
January 26: School Daze (Spike Lee, 1988, 121 min.)
February 9: Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989, 120 min.)
February 23: Mo’ Better Blues (Spike Lee, 1990, 130 min.)
March 15: Jungle Fever (Spike Lee, 1991, 132 min.)
March 29: Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992, 202 min.)
Introduction by Tula Goenka, professor at Syracuse University and First Assistant Editor on Malcolm X.
April 12: Crooklyn (Spike Lee, 1994, 115 min.)
April 26: Clockers (Spike Lee, 1995, 128 min.)
May 10: Girl 6 (Spike Lee, 1996, 108 min.)
May 24: Get on the Bus (Spike Lee, 1996, 120 min.)
June 14: Summer of Sam (Spike Lee, 1999, 142 min.)
June 21: Bamboozled (Spike Lee, 2000, 135 min.)
July 12: He Got Game (Spike Lee, 1998, 136 min., 35mm)
August 1: 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002, 135 min., 35mm)
August 16: She Hate Me (Spike Lee, 2004, 138 min., 35mm)
September 7 (2 p.m.): Inside Man (Spike Lee, 2006, 129 min., 35mm)
September 7: Inside Man (Spike Lee, 2006, 129 min., 35mm)
September 21: Miracle at St. Anna (Spike Lee, 2008, 160 min., 35mm)
October 5: Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee, 2012, 121 min., DCP)
October 26: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (Spike Lee, 2014, 123 min., DCP)
Events in this Series
Miracle at St. Anna - on 35mm
Wake Up!: The Cinema of Spike Lee Four Black soldiers find themselves behind enemy lines while on patrol in Italy in 1944. When they come across a village abandoned by the German army, they befriend the townspeople, particularly Angelo, a young shell-shocked boy who only talks to his invisible friend.