Malcolm X is a 1992 American independent [3] epic biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, alongside Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al …

Spike Lee: Four Decades of 'Wake Up!' Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad.

Often misunderstood, Malcolm X was one of the leading forces of the United States' Civil Rights Movement. He inspired many--and frightened many--but is destined to be...

Nov 25, 2017 · Spike Lee’s masterpiece Malcolm X celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. (Go here to read Odie Henderson’s recent appreciation of the film, discussing its prescience and continuing...

May 26, 2023 · Lee discussed the challenges of making his acclaimed 1992 biopic of Malcolm starring Denzel Washington, and how he overcame funding shortfalls and studio indifference to get the film made. “We...

Nov 18, 2020 · Spike Lee’s moving biopic ends with Ossie Davis’ beautiful eulogy for the Black rights activist and it even features Nelson Mandela teaching school children about Malcolm X.

Nov 18, 1992 · Spike Lee‘s “Malcolm X” is one of the great screen biographies, celebrating the whole sweep of an American life that began in sorrow and bottomed out on the streets and in prison before its hero reinvented himself. Watching the film, I understood more clearly how we do have the power to change our own lives, how fate doesn’t deal all of ...

In the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, during the early 1940s in the early years of World War II, a teenage Malcolm Little meets with his friend, Shorty (Spike Lee) at a local barber shop to have his hair straightened to make him acceptable to whites.

One of the most electrifying heroes of the twentieth century receives an appropriately sweeping screen biopic, rich in both historical insight and propulsive cinematic style, courtesy of visionary director Spike Lee.

Feb 9, 2023 · Long after his assassination, Malcolm X’s historical legacy is still alive and relevant to us today, and so is Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic. The film was added to the Criterion collection this November, with a close-up of Denzel Washington emblazoned on the cover.