Spike Lee Recalls How Roger Ebert Supported Him During "Do the Right Thing" Backlash

[@TheCynthiahawkins]

I'm so proud that I worked on that movie on the studio end. It remains an American masterpiece. Roger Ebert's championing of the film was right on--especially his question about how we will ever learn to love one another.

[@MichaelTurner856]

What did you do working on the film?

[@plantsvszombiesdestroyer]

Do The Right Thing, one of the best I have seen in my life!!!

[@FoxHowell]

Do the right thing gave birth to so many goats is crazy, n it single handedly changed the film industry for black ppl n thats why Spike is one of the icons that made me proud to be from Brooklyn

[@arvinbuenaagua5161]

That suit is dapper as fuck

[@witchingbrew3]

Siskel and ebert were so iconic for pop culture, one of the many reasons . It's a shame this gen don't know how well known they were.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@breebarry4422]

I miss Roger Ebert. Grew up watching Siskel and Ebert. Spike tempered his comments on the assholes, from back in the day, who suggested any black directed/focused movie, not starting Eddie Murphy was dangerous.

[@TheQuietStorm630]

Facts

[@xavier7124]

Congratulations

[@rosalindhb]

Sister and Ebert were the only reviews I would trust. They were objective and reviewed the film and actors. The "critics" now take everything personal and don't know how to review a film objectively. Don't even know how to write..

[@dizmix]

Take your time Spike...

[@fin393]

Spike is starting to look like the Joker in his old age.

[@pycellesbeard9728]

Nice f***ing outfit

[@kz.irudimen]

I'm not american and I don't know shit about Roger Ebert, but I thank Spike Lee and him for seeing Do The Right Thing, and indirectly seeing La Haine too because of it. No wonder a lot of people wanted to suppress this movie, they'd rather have people watch mindless comedies than important movies like this.

[@kifacorea]

Google roger ebert

[@Jojoburns26]

The title of this is very misleading. He barely even mentions Roger Ebert.

[@rabidfollower]

But he did mention another film critic, David Denby, who criticized and attacked the film. So he was still kind of on topic regarding how important film criticism is to filmmakers.

[@Larry26-f1w]

Did Roger support him removing thirty minutes from his 9/11 documentary when his corporate masters told him to .., or else?

[@Eshaper]

What the heck is he wearing? Diznamn.

[@ameliabedelia7018]

Who he talking to to the left? It’s distracting.

[@kz.irudimen]

Pretty sure it's Chaz Ebert, Roger Ebert's wife

[@witchingbrew3]

That's the wife of the man he's talking about

[@65g4]

What do you mean distracting its who hes talking to directly mentioning that her departed husband was a big part of his career

[@tednugent1351]

oh my comment was filtered out. no comments on reality huh?

[@tednugent1351]

I just said that rich white men are constantly afraid of losing their privileged life.

[@iamyourunbiasedgod2022]

Communist China runs this site 😅

[@EBDavis111]

You've named yourself after a white supremacist child groomer, so you have nothing to say.