Da sweet blood of jesus, spike lees latest and sure to be polarizing joint, is a modern day reinterpretation of ganja and hess, a 1973 indie unseen by me that used the vampire lifestyle as a metaphor for black assimilation and white cultural imperialism. Spike lee is releasing his latest film, horror movie da sweet blood of jesus. Da sweet blood of jesus spike lees crowdfunded joint sinks its teeth into a seminal work of 1970s american independent cinema but comes up with an oddly bloodless result. Jun 23, 2014 t he transformative nature of blood has inspired deep thinkers of theology as well as the crass schlockmeisters of cheapo horror. Hess green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient african artifact. Da sweet blood of jesus premiered at the annual american black film festival in june 2014, where it was being shopped by icm partners for a domestic distribution. Da sweet blood of jesus soundtrack released film music reporter. Spike lees longtimecoming crowdfunded film da sweet blood of jesus has been billed as his hottest joint yet. Da sweet blood of jesus, spike lees new film, is a grisly and ghoulish vampire story. This is not a vampire story, lee says from his production. Hess green stephen tyrone williams becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient african artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. A spike lee joint, da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story, one that centers on an addiction to blood that once doomed a long forgotten. Spike lees da sweet blood of jesus now available for instant.
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Theres a mysterious quality to it all that keeps it locked in my brain. Da sweet blood of jesus premiered at the annual american black film festival in june 2014, where it was being shopped by icm. Apr 18, 2020 lee returned to brooklyn, the setting for several earlier films, for the drama red hook summer 2012. Da sweet blood of jesus rami malek zaraah abrahams movies rami malek zaraah abrahams movies. For spike lee, his newest picture da sweet blood of jesus is a. Ganja and hess is one of my favorite films but theres more to it. For a passion project, da sweet blood of jesus is sadly lacking in passion. Spike lees remake, da sweet blood of jesus, is a manifest tribute to a stillunderseen film another important upgrade that serves as a widely publicized means to bring an essential. An interview with spike lee the filmmaker discusses ferguson, getting tenure at nyu, and the eclecticism of his new movie, da sweet blood of jesus sam fragoso. Da sweet blood of jesus is the final product of lees grassroots experimentation, and its a confounding curiosity. Jun 23, 2014 spike lees latest horror film, da sweet blood of jesus, is about a couple of bloodsuckers, but dont call them vampires. There is no other spike film like it, its cold, distant, and quiet while still hitting all the usual stuff race, identity, and class.
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The 123minute film was produced by lee and produceractoracademic chiz schultz, coproduced by jason sokoloff. Spike lee branches into horror films with da sweet blood. Jan, 2015 the 123minute film was produced by lee and produceractoracademic chiz schultz, coproduced by jason sokoloff. Spike lees da sweet blood of jesus premiered yesterday. African artifact from a longlost tribe, an anthropologist finds himself with an insatiable, addictive thirst for human blood. Oldboy 20 was a violent revenge drama based on a japanese manga which had previously been adapted as a south korean film. Spike lee has not had the best directorial track record lately with 20s failed oldboy remake. Da sweet blood of jesus is spike lee s first crowdfunded feature and his second remake in a row, following oldboy a film i liked better than most critics, but as you might expect, given the defiantly idiosyncratic nature of this director, its not content to be a rehash. His production company, 40 acres and a mule filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. Spike lee turns to vimeo to distribute his latest movie. Da sweet blood of jesus 2014 yify download movie torrent. Spike lee talks da sweet blood of jesus with entertainment. Da sweet blood of jesus has no shortage of style, but it isnt enough to make this horrortinged spike lee joint one of his best or worth recommending.
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Da sweet blood of jesus is spike lees first crowdfunded feature and his second remake in a row, following oldboy a film i liked better than most critics, but as you might expect, given the defiantly idiosyncratic nature of this director, its not content to be a rehash. Jan, 2015 spike lee turns to vimeo to distribute his latest movie vimeo will release spike lee s newest film da sweet blood of jesus in a deal that highlights the increasing acceptance of online. Da sweet blood of jesus is bloody, weird, pure spike lee. Feb 12, 2015 perhaps the most illadvised choice of da sweet blood of jesus considering some of its hairbrained ideas is that its pseudovampires are now connected to the spike lee movie. Spike lees da sweet blood of jesus looks to bill gunns 1973 oddity ganja and hess in an attempt to say something about addiction. A spike lee joint, da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story, one that centers on an addiction to blood that once doomed a longforgotten ancient african tribe. Spike lee on da sweet blood of jesus, kickstarter and. None of these tricks come close to reviving the sheer enthusiasm of that opening dance montage, a reminder of the high a spike lee film can induce.
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Its an unofficial remake of bill gunns 1973 blaxploitation film, ganja. He might be finding his way back, however, with his crowdfunded da. Today weve got the official trailer for the film, which appears to finally. Jan 22, 2015 bookmark this one for junesploitation 2015. Jan 14, 2015 spike lee and kids, satchel and jackson, host the listening party for da sweet blood of jesus in new york. The fact is irrelevant to his art, except in the case of his new film da sweet blood of jesus, which opens today and is also available via video on demand. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with ganja hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and. Spike lees latest horror film, da sweet blood of jesus, is about a couple of bloodsuckers, but dont call them vampires. Hess green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient african artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Karen civil and spike lee attend da sweet blood of jesus dinner reception at red stixs on february 9 in new york city. Da sweet blood of jesus prime da sweet blood of jesus is a horror film that was released in 2014. Watch spike lees kickstarted da sweet blood of jesus.
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