The New York Stories season of films from deep within the urban jungle continues with Spike Lee 's acclaimed and controversial drama exploring inter-race relations in inner-city America. Starring Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, John Turturro
It's the hottest day of the year in a racially-mixed district of New York, and Mookie is on his way to work at Sal's Famous Pizzeria, run for years by the same Italian family. However, some members of the black local population are angry that their neighbourhood is being run by whites and "foreigners", and what starts as a series of petty disagreements escalates into tragedy.
Director Spike Lee (1989)
The next film in the BBC 100 season, The Spirit of the Beehive, will be shown on BBC2 next Friday. The next film in the New York Stories season, The Public Eye. is tomorrow at 1 0.00pm. * FILM REVIEWS pages 43-48