EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Sep 19, 2005; Writer: Kaleem Aftab; Genre: Biography; Publisher: W.W. Norton

Between the Covers Writer Kaleem Aftab quotes virtually everyone who turned up on a Spike Lee shoot — but not, notably, Denzel Washington.

Hollywood Dish Lee's brother and set photographer David: ''It permeates my dream life that I'm constantly being tortured on set by Spike.''

Unexpected Names Dropped Frank Sinatra, EW critic Lisa Schwarzbaum

Bottom Line Despite stiff prose and mind-numbingly comprehensive reporting, Lee is a truly fascinating subject.

Originally posted Sep 09, 2005 Published in issue #840 Sep 16, 2005 Order article reprints

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