2:35AM Defamer Hollywood | In L.A. this week to accept the Chrysler-sponsored Behind the Lens award for 25 years of filmmaking and shit-stirring par excellence, Spike Lee took a moment to thank the Italian producers who supported his latest film,
Miracle at St. Anna, before
unloading a potent spray of ammo from which wounded attendees are still recovering in intensive care units and barricaded studio offices all over town. As THR’s Risky Business blog reports:
Lee continued on what he called his “little tirade,” addressing the African-American industryites in the audience and telling them it didn’t matter what kind of car they drove or how big their houses are, “we’re way behind in film,” adding “None of them look like you. The only black guy I see is the brother man at the security gate.”
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