Passing Strange: The Movie
About this movie
- Synopsis
- Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee turns his camera toward the stage for this filmed performance of the acclaimed Broadway musical by singer/songwriter Stew and his creative partner Heidi Rodewald....
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- Starring
- Stew, Daniel Breaker, de'Adre Aziza
- Director(s)
- Spike Lee
- Distributor(s)
- IFC
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 135 min.
Critic Reviews
I can't single out a performance. This is a superb ensemble, conveying hat joy actors feel when hey know they're good in good material. This is not a traditional feature, but it's one of Spike Lee's best films.Read the full review
Lee doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel when it comes to filming live theater, but he moves the camera artfully and edits with an energy that matches the music.Read the full review
A show not simply preserved by Mr. Lee’s camera, but brought, somehow, to its fullest, strangest, most electrifying realization.Read the full review
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Lee Plans Comedy Concert Movie With Morgan
10/20/09 Director Spike Lee is teaming up with comedian Tracy Morgan to release a concert film of the funnyman performing stand-up. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Sundance deal a 'Steal'
09/21/09 The fledgling Sundance Selects label has acquired North American rights to Don Argott's documentary "The Art of the Steal," 10 days after the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. | Variety -
Spike Lee to present 'County of Kings'
09/03/09 Spike Lee has signed on as one of the presenters of "County of Kings," the solo show penned and performed by Lemon Andersen and beginning perfs at Off Broadway's Public Theater later this month. | Variety -
Film: Interview:Stew and Spike Lee
09/03/09 Scraping by as a struggling songwriter in Amsterdam and Berlin, he falls in with a succession of bohemians and art-world hangers-on, trying to reconcile the romantic vision of African-American expatriates like James Baldwin and Josephine Baker with the reality of being the sole black face in an all-white world full of self-styled revolutionaries who still obediently go home for Christmas. | The A.V. Club -
100% Passing Strange
08/29/09 In this breathtaking film, Spike Lee captures the highly-acclaimed eponymous Broadway musical show written by singer/songwriter Stew (with music cowritten by his creative partner, Heidi Rodewald). | Rotten Tomatoes