Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Alamo Drafthouse is dedicating its newly renovated downtown Brooklyn theater to Spike Lee.
The director, who is synonymous with all things New York, will be honored on Sept. 12 with a ceremony and screening of his semi-autobiograpical 1994 film “Crooklyn.” Lee will also participate in a live Q&A.
The private event will feature the reveal of the Spike Lee Cinema plaque, which will read: “Like many of the greatest films over the past 40 years, this theater is a Spike Lee Joint.
From his nuanced portrayals of Brooklyn life in ‘Do the Right Thing’ and ‘Crooklyn’ to his towering portrait of ‘Malcolm X,’ his vision has shaped our culture and left an indelible mark on this city.
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