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The Alamo Drafthouse will rename its recently renovated downtown Brooklyn theatre in honor of iconic filmmaker, Spike Lee, according to\u00a0Blex Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Spike Lee Cinema will be unveiled on Sept. 12,\u00a0followed by a screening of Lee\u2019s semi-autobiographical 1994 film,\u00a0Crooklyn,\u00a0<\/em>in which Lee will engage the attendees in a Q&A session, Blex reported.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter completing this massive upgrade to our Brooklyn location, we knew immediately that we wanted to dedicate it to Spike Lee,\u201d said Michael Kustermann, chief executive officer of Alamo Drafthouse. \u201cHis films have defined Brooklyn for generations, and we\u2019re immensely proud to do our part to honor that legacy.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The event will also include the unveiling of the Spike Lee Cinema Plaque with the words: “Like many of the greatest films over the past 40 years, this theater is a Spike Lee Joint. From his nuanced portrayals of Brooklyn life in\u00a0Do the Right Thing<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Crooklyn<\/em>\u00a0to his towering portrait of\u00a0Malcolm X<\/em>,\u00a0his vision has shaped our culture and left an indelible mark on this city. For that reason, as of Thursday, Sept. 12 2024, this Alamo Drafthouse Cinema shall hereby and forevermore be known as the Spike Lee Cinema,” according to\u00a0Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spike Lee took to\u00a0Instagram\u00a0<\/a>to express gratitude for the recognition, which he said was a “great surprise.”<\/p>\n

“I thank the Alamo Drafthouse for the acknowledgment of my body of work. Now Brooklyn has the great movie house to see great movies. And, as we all know world wide, our beloved Brooklyn will always be in da house,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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