A poster from the 1989 Spike Lee film, “Do the Right Thing” featuring color images of Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, and a young unidentified girl as seen from above.

Cee, one of the teens from the neighborhood, talks with a lisp. This was Lawrence’s first on-screen appearance. (On Martin, the Do the Right Thing poster pays homage to his start in Hollywood.) ...

Twenty-five years ago, Director Spike Lee released his third film, "Do the Right Thing." The movie garnered two Oscar nominations, and much controversy for exposing the complexities of racial ...

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.

Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing was hotly anticipated when it was released 25 years ago. The film about racial tension reaches a boiling point on a scorching summer day in Brooklyn. All the action ...

This is actually one of the only stretches in which Do The Right Thing looks like an ordinary movie, most likely because Lee realized that what’s coming wouldn’t have the proper impact unless ...

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Last weekend was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of Spike Lee’s 1989 Brooklyn masterpiece, “Do the Right Thing.” The movie was celebrated all over the country: in Los Angeles ...

Everett CollectionSpike Lee in Do the Right Thing, 1989. Stars: Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro. Director: Spike Lee Distributor: Universal Pictures Academy ...

Do the Right Thing follows one hot day in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Seemingly small incidents eventually boil over into an explosive confrontation.

Spike Lee ‘s “ Do the Right Thing ” will be free to stream online until June 29. The 1989 film is also the American Film Institute ‘s pick this week for its Movie Club.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ten local students were honored for their brave actions, giving back to the community, and other good deeds at the first Do the Right Thing awards ceremony of the school year ...