Spike Lee screens oil spill film in San Diego

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Source: Associated Press

Spike Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him.

The director showed "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise" at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in San Diego on Saturday. It airs in August on HBO.

When he was asked if BP cooperated he said, "Nobody was speaking to me from BP." A call to the BP press office wasn't immediately returned.

He also called on President Barack Obama to "bring the hammer" on BP and make the company pay.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_en_ot/us_gulf_oil_spill_lee

[annm4peace]

1. His Katria HBO move was excellent

I payed to get HBO just so I could see it.

He always does an incredible job.

[armodem08]

3. Agreed.

His shot of Gen. Honore yelling to the National Guard to "put those fucking weapons down!" is one of the most powerful moments I've ever seen in a film.

[defendandprotect]

2. Good for Spike Lee for documenting all that is going on . . .!!

[MrMickeysMom]

4. I've never seen a Spike Lee documentary, just his usual joints-

I do like his style and story telling, so I wonder if the HBO stuff on Katrina and BP spill will eventually make its way to "ordinary, too expensive" cable or in my case, FiOs (Verizon).

[annm4peace]

5. It was out at Blockbusters

I was happy it was on HBO. that is something.

By now you might be able to get it at the libraries.

I watched it about 6 plus times. People like to think the destruction after katrina was just to poor and people of color.. but to many whites and people who had money. He had a lot of hilarious parts to, the people there have a such a surviving sense of humor.
there was laughters as well as tears.