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===Critical response===
===Critical response===
On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 110 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''BlacKkKlansman'' uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blackkklansman/|title=BlacKkKlansman (2018)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=August 9, 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/blackkklansman|title=BlacKkKlansman Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=August 9, 2018}}</ref>
On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 119 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''BlacKkKlansman'' uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blackkklansman/|title=BlacKkKlansman (2018)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=August 9, 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/blackkklansman|title=BlacKkKlansman Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=August 9, 2018}}</ref>


[[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, writing, "It's an entertaining spectacle but the brilliant tonal balance in something like Jordan Peele's satire ''Get Out'' leaves this looking a little exposed. Yet it responds fiercely, contemptuously to the crassness at the heart of the Trump regime and gleefully pays it back in its own coin."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/14/blackkklansman-review-spike-lee-adam-driver-cannes-2018|title=BlacKkKlansman review – Spike Lee's clanging rebuke to the New Trump Order|work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=May 14, 2018 |accessdate=May 20, 2018}}</ref> For ''[[IndieWire]]'', David Ehrlich gave the film a grade of "B+" and wrote that it is "far more frightening than it is funny" and "packages such weighty and ultra-relevant subjects into the form of a wildly uneven but consistently entertaining night at the movies."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/blackkklansman-review-spike-lee-cannes-2018-1201964558/ |title=‘BlacKkKlansman’ Review: Spike Lee Detonates a Funny and Righteously Furious ‘Fuck You’ to Trump — Cannes 2018|work=[[IndieWire]] |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=May 14, 2018 |accessdate=May 20, 2018}}</ref> Alex Hudson from ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the film a rating of 9/10 and said, "Spike Lee's latest is all about America's current political moment, and the film's central concerns — hateful rhetoric dressed up as "pride," prejudiced cops abusing their power — feel viscerally relevant."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title='BlacKkKlansman' Review: Condemnation of 1970s Racism Feels Viscerally Relevant |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/blackkklansman_review_condemnation_of_1970s_racism_feels_viscerally_relevant-directed_by_spike_lee |publisher=Exclaim! Media |accessdate=2 August 2018}}</ref>
[[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, writing, "It's an entertaining spectacle but the brilliant tonal balance in something like Jordan Peele's satire ''Get Out'' leaves this looking a little exposed. Yet it responds fiercely, contemptuously to the crassness at the heart of the Trump regime and gleefully pays it back in its own coin."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/14/blackkklansman-review-spike-lee-adam-driver-cannes-2018|title=BlacKkKlansman review – Spike Lee's clanging rebuke to the New Trump Order|work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=May 14, 2018 |accessdate=May 20, 2018}}</ref> For ''[[IndieWire]]'', David Ehrlich gave the film a grade of "B+" and wrote that it is "far more frightening than it is funny" and "packages such weighty and ultra-relevant subjects into the form of a wildly uneven but consistently entertaining night at the movies."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/blackkklansman-review-spike-lee-cannes-2018-1201964558/ |title=‘BlacKkKlansman’ Review: Spike Lee Detonates a Funny and Righteously Furious ‘Fuck You’ to Trump — Cannes 2018|work=[[IndieWire]] |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=May 14, 2018 |accessdate=May 20, 2018}}</ref> Alex Hudson from ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the film a rating of 9/10 and said, "Spike Lee's latest is all about America's current political moment, and the film's central concerns — hateful rhetoric dressed up as "pride," prejudiced cops abusing their power — feel viscerally relevant."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title='BlacKkKlansman' Review: Condemnation of 1970s Racism Feels Viscerally Relevant |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/blackkklansman_review_condemnation_of_1970s_racism_feels_viscerally_relevant-directed_by_spike_lee |publisher=Exclaim! Media |accessdate=2 August 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:18, 9 August 2018

For the 1966 film, see The Black Klansman. For other uses, see Black Klansman.
BlacKkKlansman
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySpike Lee
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byAlec Baldwin
CinematographyChayse Irvin[1]
Edited byBarry Alexander Brown
Music byTerence Blanchard
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14) (Cannes)
  • August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) (United States)
Running time
135 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13–17 million[3]

BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical crime film co-written and directed by Spike Lee, based on the autobiographical book Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace, and, along with Lee, is produced by Raymond Mansfield and Shaun Redick, as well as Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele. Set in 1979 Colorado Springs, the plot follows an African-American detective who sets out to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan.

Redick purchased the film rights to the book in 2015, and Lee signed on as director in September 2017. Much of the cast joined the following month, and filming then began in New York State.

BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14, 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won the Grand Prix. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 10, 2018. The film received acclaim from critics, with many praising the performances (particularly Washington and Driver) and timely themes, and noting it as a return to form for Lee.

Premise

Ron Stallworth, a black detective in Colorado Springs, Colorado,[4] infiltrates the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, handling much of his business by phone or while wearing the trademark hood, or sending white Detective Flip Zimmerman in rare situations where face to face contact could not be avoided. Stallworth eventually becomes the head of the chapter.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

In 2015, Shaun Redick, a film producer, brought the book Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth to QC Entertainment where they then began adapting it into a film screenplay. After the success of the film Get Out in 2017, which QC also helped produce, QC again teamed up with Jason Blum's company Blumhouse Productions and Jordan Peele's company Monkeypaw Productions to help produce the film.[5][6]

In September of that year, Spike Lee signed on as director and John David Washington was in negotiations to star.[7] The following month, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, and Corey Hawkins had joined the cast.[8][9][10][11] In November, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, and Ryan Eggold joined the cast[12][13][14] with Ashlie Atkinson joining a month later.[15]

Filming

Filming began in October 2017.[16] Ossining, New York was one location used during October.[17]

Release

Lee and the cast at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

On April 12, 2018, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on May 14, 2018.[2][18] It is scheduled for a United States release on August 10, 2018, which was chosen to coincide with the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville rally.[19]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, BlacKkKlansman will be released alongside Slender Man and The Meg, and is projected to gross around $10 million from 1,500 theaters in its opening weekend.[20]

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 119 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "BlacKkKlansman uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way."[21] On Metacritic, which assigns normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[22]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars, writing, "It's an entertaining spectacle but the brilliant tonal balance in something like Jordan Peele's satire Get Out leaves this looking a little exposed. Yet it responds fiercely, contemptuously to the crassness at the heart of the Trump regime and gleefully pays it back in its own coin."[23] For IndieWire, David Ehrlich gave the film a grade of "B+" and wrote that it is "far more frightening than it is funny" and "packages such weighty and ultra-relevant subjects into the form of a wildly uneven but consistently entertaining night at the movies."[24] Alex Hudson from Exclaim! gave the film a rating of 9/10 and said, "Spike Lee's latest is all about America's current political moment, and the film's central concerns — hateful rhetoric dressed up as "pride," prejudiced cops abusing their power — feel viscerally relevant."[25]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result
Cannes Film Festival[26] 19 May 2018 Grand Prix Spike Lee Won
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Won

See also

References

  1. ^ CHAYSE IRVIN, CSC
  2. ^ a b "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Tatiana Siegel (May 2, 2018). "Spike Lee Unleashes 'BlacKkKlansman': Race, Trump and Being "Robbed" of Cannes' Palme d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Taylor, Matt (May 30, 2014). "The Black Undercover Cop Who Infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado". Vice.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (September 8, 2017). "'Black Klansman' KKK Thriller in the Works From Spike Lee, Jordan Peele (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2017). "Adam Driver Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman'". Deadline. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 8, 2017). "Spike Lee, Jordan Peele Team Up on KKK Crime Thriller 'Black Klansman'". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (October 25, 2017). "Adam Driver Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman' Thriller". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  9. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2017). "Adam Driver Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman'". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  10. ^ Busch, Anita (October 31, 2017). "Topher Grace Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman'". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "Corey Hawkins Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  12. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 9, 2017). "'I, Tonya' Actor Paul Walter Hauser Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman'". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 16, 2017). "Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman' Adds 'Vikings' Actor Jasper Paakkonen (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  14. ^ Busch, Anita (November 17, 2017). "Ryan Eggold, Who Played Fan Favorite Tom Keen In 'The Blacklist,' Joins Spike Lee's 'Black Klansman'". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  15. ^ N'Duka, Amanda; Hipes, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Pedro Pascal Joins Barry Jenkins' 'If Beale Street Could Talk'; Ashlie Atkinson Cast In 'Black Klansman'". Deadline. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  16. ^ "Spike Lee Talks 'Black Klansman' Movie and Why He Regrets the Rape Scene in 'She's Gotta Have It' Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  17. ^ Matsuda, Akiko (October 27, 2017). "Spike Lee filming movie in Ossining". Lohud.com.
  18. ^ "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  19. ^ Siegel, Tatiana; Gardner, Chris (May 14, 2018). "Cannes: Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' Draws 10-Minute Ovation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  20. ^ McClintock, Pamela (August 8, 2018). "Box-Office Preview: Big-Budget 'The Meg' Heads for Tepid $20M-Plus U.S. Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  21. ^ "BlacKkKlansman (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  22. ^ "BlacKkKlansman Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  23. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (May 14, 2018). "BlacKkKlansman review – Spike Lee's clanging rebuke to the New Trump Order". The Guardian. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  24. ^ Ehrlich, David (May 14, 2018). "'BlacKkKlansman' Review: Spike Lee Detonates a Funny and Righteously Furious 'Fuck You' to Trump — Cannes 2018". IndieWire. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  25. ^ Hudson, Alex. "'BlacKkKlansman' Review: Condemnation of 1970s Racism Feels Viscerally Relevant". Exclaim! Media. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  26. ^ Debruge, Peter (May 19, 2018). "Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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