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Chapter 4

Spike Lee
Anne Lamott
Raymond Carver

 


Spike Lee

"Journal Entries: Do the Right Thing"

Biographical

Here is E! Online's fact sheet on Spike Lee.

Cultural

Have you seen Lee's film Do the Right Thing? Here is an essay on the film by Roger Ebert, as part of his"Great Movies" series.

This interview with Spike Lee is from 2000, upon the release of Bamboozled, another controversial film of his.

Bibliographical

Click here for Spike Lee's Internet Movie Database entry. It lists his work as a director, writer, producer, and actor.

 


Anne Lamott

"Index Cards"

Biographical

A comprehensive list of Anne Lamott's various works, as well as links to related resources, can be found at Notes in the Margin.

Cultural

Do you read blogs? Do you have one? Here is a blog entry that mentions Anne Lamott's words on index cards, with comments and reactions from other bloggers and readers.

Bibliographical

Here is a list of articles by Anne Lamott for the online magazine Salon.

 


Raymond Carver

"Saturday Night"

Biographical

Today in Literature offers an overview of Raymond Carver and his work.

Cultural

This is the Internet Movie Database entry for Short Cuts, an ambitious 1993 film based on Carver's short stories.

Bibliographical

You can see one fan's Raymond Carver site here. It includes an incomplete bibliography, an interview, papers, and links to other fan sites.

Carver died in 1988, but you can listen to several interviews he gave during the eighties at Wired for Books.