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The 14 pages that link to Spike Lee, each with the reason it gives.

• BrooklynRelated: His films portray Brooklyn neighborhoods and Black urban life.

• BlackfaceRelated: Bamboozled uses blackface imagery to expose its persistence in entertainment.

• New York University Tisch School of the ArtsRelated: Lee earned an MFA from Tisch and has taught filmmaking there.

• Denzel WashingtonRelated: Lee directed Washington in Malcolm X and Inside Man.

• Film directorBroader topic: His films illustrate how a director’s formal choices can sharpen social argument.

• Black representation in filmRelated: His films made Black communities and racial power central subjects of mainstream filmmaking.

• Do the Right ThingRelated: He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in Do the Right Thing.

• Samuel L. JacksonRelated: Lee cast Jackson in early films that helped establish his career in cinema.

• African-American cinemaRelated: His independent success helped bring urgent Black perspectives into mainstream filmmaking.

• David BenioffRelated: Lee directed Benioff’s adaptation of The 25th Hour.

• Barry LevinsonCompared with: Lee’s explicitly political urban filmmaking contrasts with Levinson’s approach to Baltimore stories.

• Ossie DavisRelated: Lee cast Davis in films that brought his screen presence to a later generation.

• Tyler PerryCompared with: Lee has publicly criticized aspects of Perry’s portrayals of Black life.

• Cinema of the United StatesRelated: His films brought distinctive Black urban perspectives into American independent and studio cinema.