Spike lee joint collection clockers jungle fever do the. Released august 3rd, 1990, mo better blues stars denzel washington, spike lee, wesley snipes, joie lee the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 7 min, and received a score of 61 out of 100 on. Spike lee s musical tastes arent completely consumed by righteous anger, of course. Mo better blues 1990 do the right thing 1989 school daze 1988 actor 19 credits. Portraying the civil rights activist malcolm x, washington gave a complex and powerful performance and earned an academy award nomination for best actor. But the real news here is that this is one of spikes better movies, unlike the. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Spike lees colorful, jazzfueled drama follows bleeks attempts to juggle his friends, lovers, and, most importantly, his music. Few will accuse spike lees mo better blues of being a masterpiece. Mo better blues movie 1190 spike lee wrote and directed this story about fictional musician bleek gilliam.
Each member adds enough color commentary to the film making this a. Financially irresponsible giant spike lee manages a jazz group, but his sax player, shadow wesley snipes, wants to replace him with a better businessman. Aug 23, 2012 academy awardwinning actor denzel washington gives a riveting performance in spike lees breathtaking film on music and love. The jazz world was the subject of 90s mo better blues, which opened to lukewarm press. Mo better blues is the 1990 followup to spike lee s commercial breakthrough do the right thing. Lee s films are typically referred to as spike lee joints and the closing credits always end with the phrases by any means necessary, ya dig and sho nuff. Denzel washington,spike lee,wesley snipes,giancarlo esposito,robin harris,joie lee,bill nunn,john turturro,dick. Terence blanchard mo better blues 1990 movie soundtrack from the spike lee movie mo better blues. But other than that, mo better blues was a good movie.
Mo better blues clip by the movie mo better blues spike lee 1990 original score composed by bill lee. High resolution official theatrical movie poster of for mo better blues image dimensions. Lee s films are typically referred to as spike lee joints and. Many blues songs that cross over to fast jazz that i was able to enjoy. In spike lee s mo better blues, that rare movie about jazz in which actors playing musicians actually act and talk like them, denzel washington gives what may be the most believable onscreen. In fact, hes always displayed a soft spot for cool. Personal rather than social issues come to the fore in mo better blues, a spike lee personality piece dressed in jazz trappings that puffs itself up like bird but doesnt really fly.
Mo better blues spike lee, denzel washington, wesley. Lee came from artistic, educationgrounded background. Jazz trumpeter bleek gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic. Rent mo better blues 1990 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Spike lees mo better blues is about a jazzman, but its not really about jazz its about work, about being so wrapped up in your career that you dont have space for relationships and you cant see where youre headed. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Dec 27, 2009 mo better blues clip by the movie mo better blues spike lee 1990 original score composed by bill lee. Denzel washington gives a riveting performance in spike lees breathtaking film on music and love. Wesley snipes, john turturro, denzel washington, spike lee, giancarlo esposito, robin harris, joie lee, bill nunn, dick anthony williams, cynda williams, spike lee, mo better blues a love supreme, mo better blues, a love supreme, spike lee, wesley snipes, john turturro, denzel washington, spike lee, mo better blues a love supreme, mo better blues. Financially irresponsible giant spike lee manages a jazz group, but his sax player, shadow wesley snipes,read more. Opens with bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother. Spike lee gives these characters enough personality to keep this movie entertaining. He attended school in morehouse college in atlanta and developed. But its still full of the things that make spike lee films, well, spike lee more.
Mo better blues 1990 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mo better blues is not a great film, but its an interesting one, which is almost as. A musician makes decisions both personally and professionally that turn his whole world upside down. Spike lee is an american film director, producer, writer, and actor, noted for his films that deal with controversial social and political issues. Its a less passionate and angry film than lees previous work, do the right thing. A listing by my preference of the uniquely daring provocateur filmmaker, no matter how you feel about him he is an outright icon of the 1990s american independent cinema movement creating some of the. A chronology of denzel washington movie posters with facts and ratings. I enjoyed this one, movies with a heavy musical influence usually catch my attention, but directed by spike, denzel and wesley snipes first movie with spike had my attention that much more. Spike lee was born shelton jackson lee on march 20, 1957, in atlanta, georgia. Spike lee full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Great support by wesley snipes, joie lee, cynda williams, giancarlo esposito. With denzel washington, spike lee, wesley snipes, giancarlo esposito. Mo better blues 1990 cast and crew financially irresponsible giant spike lee manages a jazz group, but his sax player, shadow wesley snipes, wants to replace him with a better businessman. It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter bleek gilliam played by washington as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. Academy awardwinning actor denzel washington gives a riveting performance in spike lees breathtaking film on music and love. But coming as it did after do the right thing, mo better blues served the same function that school daze did after shes gotta have it. Terence blanchard mo better blues 1990 movie soundtrack from the spike lee movie mo better blues starring denzel washington. Full streaming mo better blues in hd quality with movie plot opens with bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. All spike lee movies ranked spike lee prior to a screening of 25th hour, presented by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences as part of its spike lee retrospective on thursday, june 26, 2014, at the. Its a less passionate and angry film than lees previous work, do the right thing, and less inspired, too. Denzel washington as musician bleek gilliam, and spike lee as giant, the manager of bleeks band, in mo better blues. Plus the mambo kings seemed to be a little more intense and guess it helped that i found the two main stars attractive. Jazz trumpeter bleek gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
One of spike lee s best, mo better blues captures the atmosphere of jazz. At least a halfdozen movies are struggling to get out of the ambitious but maddening hodgepodge that is writerproducerdirector spike lees mo better blues. Denzel washington does a great job of portraying a jazzmans quest for perfection, while living in a real world full. Mo better blues after the success of do the right thing, his film about race and politics, spike lee has returned to romance with mo better blues, a film starring denzel washington as a horn. At a very young age, he moved from precivil rights georgia, to brooklyn, new york. So although mo better blues, his latest, is a misfire, there is a personality behind every camera shot. I enjoyed this one, movies with a heavy musical influence usually catch my attention, but directed by spike, denzel and wesley snipes first movie with spike. Shelton jackson lee, better known as spike lee, is an emmy award winning, and academy award nominated american film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with. Mo better blues trailer directed by spike lee and starring denzel washington, spike lee, wesley snipes, giancarlo esposito, robin harris. Mo better blues 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Financially irresponsible giant spike lee manages a jazz group, but his sax. Publication date 1990 topics mo better blues motion picture publisher new york.
The interior is a studio set, but the exterior is greenwich village s. Branford marsalis mo better blues 1990 movie soundtrack. Rent mo better blues 1990 starring denzel washington and spike lee on dvd and bluray. Mo better blues is a 1990 american musical comedy drama film starring denzel washington, wesley snipes, and spike lee, who also directed. But its still full of the things that make spike lee films, well, spike lee. Mo better blues full movie watch online, stream or download. Spike lee writing credits in alphabetical order spike lee.
Financially irresponsible giant spike lee manages a jazz group, but his sax player, shadow wesley snipes, wants to replace him with a better. I think that is what i was expecting from mo better blues and i think that is what didnt seem to make it as enjoyable since it was less focused on the music. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band the bleek gilliam quartet. The film follows a period in the life of a fictional. Though its full of striking visual ideas and actorly turns, it never fully convinces. Academy awardwinning actor denzel washington gives a riveting performance in spike lee s breathtaking film on music and love. One of spike lees best, mo better blues captures the atmosphere of jazz. Filming locations for spike lees mo better blues 1990. Denzel washington does a great job of portraying a jazzmans quest for perfection, while living in a real world full of problems. Mo better blues is rich with vibrant hues and denzel washingtons impassioned performance, although its straightforward telling lacks the political punch fans expect from a spike lee joint.
I think that is what i was expecting from mo better blues. Furman street, brooklyn heights, brooklyn the beneath the underdog club is a composite. Watch mo better blues online stream full movie directv. After making the powerful and important do the right thing, spike lee took a break from controversial social issues and brought a quieter, more introspective work to the screen in mo better blues. Watch mo better blues starring denzel washington in this drama on directv. Mo better blues is a good, steady, effective drama, a portrait of a complex and overwrought musician and the indecision and jealousy that gradually eat away at his life, but it lacks the passion and brazen provocative nature of nearly all of spike lee s other films. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Mo better blues full movie streaming online in video quality movie poster for mo better blues. Spike lee is too passionate and distinctive a film maker to make a lousy movie. Read the mo better blues movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. At least a halfdozen movies are struggling to get out of the ambitious but maddening hodgepodge that is writerproducerdirector spike lee s mo better blues.
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