It has been decades since Esposito’s role in “Do the Right Thing,” but he still recalls how impactful the film was to him. “My background is half-Italian and in those days, being a lighter ...

Jokingly incensed, Esposito launches straight into character as Buggin Out, the sneaker-crazed, militant-minded, neighborhood kid he was cast as in Do The Right Thing 35 years ago. Advertisement ...

The Importance Of Representation In Do The Right Thing. The initial conflict of Do the Right Thing starts because Buggin Out believes Sal should have some Black people on his wall because most of ...

"We had the crystal ball, motherfuckin’ Do the Right Thing with John Savage’s character, when he rolled his bike over Buggin’ Out’s sneaker," Lee said. "I wrote that script in 1988. He was ...

Now, in Do the Right Thing, you can still hear the echoes of Mars Blackmon’s sentiment in the catch-phrase of Buggin Out (Giancarlo Esposito), whose standard parting line is, “Stay black.” ...

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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.

It's hard to believe that a movie like Get Out (or even Black Panther) would have been nominated for Best Picture back in 1990, so in that way, Do the Right Thing had to get snubbed in order for ...

Do The Right Thing went on to garner two Oscar noms - best actor for Aiello and best writing, screenplay for Lee.It also won several accolades that year, including an NAACP Image Award for Dee and ...

One year ago, the Chicago-based hardcore band Buggin’ Out — named after the Giancarlo Esposito character in Do The Right Thing — released an absolutely kickass self-titled debut EP. In a ...

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.