Do The Right Thing (DVD) Released during one of New York's most hotly contested mayoral elections, as well as one of the hottest summers on record, 1989's Do The Right Thing prompted a controversy ...

Do The Right Thing takes place in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer. Racial tensions -- compounded by the sweltering heat -- slowly build up and come to a head when a ...

Spike Lee was an independent filmmaker with two films under his belt - one well received, one indifferently received - and then came his great creative leap in 1989. It's hard to overestimate the ...

Do The Right Thing stands out as a perfect example of what Lee can accompl it'sh when everything it's in sync. Likew it'se, Criterion's treatment of DTRT it's a perfect example of just how good a ...

What’s New on DVD in July: ‘Fast Color,’ ‘3 Faces,’ ‘Do the Right Thing’ and More. Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and ...

Spike Lee on "Do the Right Thing" and perceptions of race relations 07:45. Twenty-five years ago, Director Spike Lee released his third film, "Do the Right Thing." ...

In 1989, the warnings were dire that the Spike Lee film “Do the Right Thing” would provoke violence and disrupt race relations. Instead, it provoked conversation - and still is 30 years later.