1 month ago 21st May 10:10
Yesterday Spike Lee descended on Cannes to unveil the first images and outtakes from his new picture miracle at St. Anna.
Lee showed eight minutes of the film, which is written by James McBride, and shows the forgotten contributions to the Second World War by African American soldiers.
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.
But not content on just promoting his movie he took a swipe at several of his directing peers including this year's Cannes favourite Clint Eastwood and Joel and Ethan Coen.
Lee heavily criticised Eastwood's war effort Flags of our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima for not showing, in the two films collective time of four hours, 'one negro actor on the screen'.
He also had some harsh words for the Coen brothers, who won the Best Director Oscar for No Country for Old Men at this year's ceremony, claiming that they 'treated life like a joke'.
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by Anonymous - 20:49:02 21st May 2008
There were about 900 black soldiers at the Battle of Iwo Jima, but they were in auxiliary and support roles, not fighting the actual battle. There con... READ MORE