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Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. [1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career.
June 29, 1990: Ghost Dad: co-production with SAH Enterprises: July 6, 1990: Jetsons: The Movie: distribution only; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions: July 27, 1990: Problem Child: co-production with Imagine Entertainment: August 3, 1990: Mo' Better Blues: co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks: August 24, 1990: Darkman: co ...
Spike Lee in 2007. Spike Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor, known for films that deal with controversial social and political issues.Each of Lee's films is typically referred to as "A Spike Lee Joint" and the closing credits always end with the phrases "By Any Means Necessary," "Ya Dig," and "Sho Nuff."
In 1990, Lee had his first collaboration with Denzel Washington in Mo' Better Blues. After the release of Mo' Better Blues, Lee was accused of antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League and several film critics. They criticized the characters of the club owners Josh and Moe Flatbush, described as "Shylocks". Lee denied the charge, explaining ...
Music From "Mo' Better Blues" is a collaborative album by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard. It was released in 1990 through Columbia/CBS Records as a soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studios and Sound On Sound in New York.
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The Blues Brothers (1980) Streets of Fire (1984) Crossroads (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai; Mo' Better Blues (1990) The Search for Robert Johnson (1991): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues ...
Some of his other film credits include Lee's Mo' Better Blues and He Got Game, as well as Regarding Henry, Sister Act, Canadian Bacon, The Last Seduction, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, Runaway Jury, Spider-Man trilogy (as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson), Firehouse Dog, the television series The Job, Randy and The Mob, and the 2016 ...