Malcolm X (1992) English Movie DVD to release on Feb 2, 2010

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Feb 1, 2010 (CalcuttaTube): The DVD of the English movie Malcolm X (1992), an English movie directed by Spike Lee with Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett in lead roles is to release on Feb 2, 2010. The drama won 2 Oscars, 14 others awards and 5 nominations. The story is based on the life of Malcom X, the famous Afrocan American leader.Watch the trailer online.

Genre
Biography / Drama / History

Cast and Crew:

Directed by
Spike Lee

Writers (WGA)
Book “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”
Alex Haley and
Malcolm X
Screenplay
Arnold Perl and
Spike Lee

Producers
Preston Holmes¹ … co-producer
Jon Kilik … co-producer
Spike Lee … producer
Ahmed Murad … producer: Saudi Arabia
Monty Ross … co-producer
Fernando Sulichin … associate producer
Marvin Worth … producer

Cast – in credits order  (verified as complete)
Denzel Washington … Malcolm X
Angela Bassett … Dr. Betty Shabazz
Albert Hall … Baines
Al Freeman Jr. … Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo … West Indian Archie
Spike Lee … Shorty
Theresa Randle … Laura
Kate Vernon … Sophia
Lonette McKee … Louise Little
Tommy Hollis … Earl Little
James McDaniel … Brother Earl
Ernest Thomas … Sidney
Jean LaMarre¹ … Benjamin 2X
O.L. Duke … Pete
Larry McCoy … Sammy
Maurice Sneed … Cadillac
Debi Mazar … Peg
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney … Honey
Scot Anthony Robinson … Daniel
James E. Gaines¹ … Cholly
Joe Seneca … Toomer
Latanya Richardson¹ … Lorraine
Wendell Pierce … Ben Thomas
Michael Guess … William X
Leland Gantt … Wilbur Kinley
Giancarlo Esposito … Thomas Hayer
Leonard Thomas¹ … Leon Davis
Roger Guenveur Smith … Rudy
Craig Wasson … TV Host
Graham Brown … Dr. Payson
Gerica Cox … Eva Marie
Kristan Rai Segure … Saudi
Lauren Padick … Lisha
Danielle Fletcher … Attalah
Robinson Frank Adu … Chuck
Aleta Mitchell … Sister Robin
Curt Williams … Mr. Cooper
John Ottavino … Blades
John Reidy … Simmons
Frances Foster … Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
Reggie Montgomery … Dick Jones
David Patrick Kelly … Mr. Ostrowski
Gary L. Catus … Doctor
Sharon Washington … Augusta
Shirley Stoler … Mrs. Swerlin
Oran ‘Juice’ Jones … Hustler
Ricky Gordon … Lionel Hampton
George Lee Miles … Preacher
Raye Dowell … Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb … Sister Lucille Rosary
Abdul Salaam El Razaac¹ … Fox
Keith Smith¹ … Brother Gene
George Guidall … Mr. Holway
James L. Swain … Conductor
Pee Wee Love¹ … Speedy
Lawrence James … Tully
Steve White … Brother Johnson
K. Smith … Roderick
Christopher Rubin … Sophia’s Husband
Matthew Harris … Malcolm – 5 Years
Zakee Howze … Young Malcolm
Cytia Fontenette … Hilda – 3 Years
Marlaine Bass … Hilda – 8 Years
Benjamin Atwell … Philbert – 1 Year
Peter Dunn … Philbert – 6 Years
Dion Smack Jr. … Reginald – 2 Years
Darnell Smith … Elijah Muhammad’s Grandson
TaiNesha Scott … Elijah Muhammad’s Granddaughter
Chéla Counts¹ … Yvonne – 6 Months
Chela Counts … Yvonne – 6 Months
Natalie Clanton … Yvonne – 1 Year
Jessica Givens … Attalah
LaToyah Bigelow … Qubillah – 3 Years
Martaleah Jackson … Ilyasah – 2 and 3 Years
Tamaraleah Jackson … Ilyasah – 2 and 3 Years
Jasmine Smith … Ilyasah – 2 and 3 Years
Valentino Smith … Wilfred – 4 Years
David Thomas Jr. … Wilfred – 8 Years
Simon Do-Ley … Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams
Bill Goldberg … The ‘John’
Jonathan Peck … Man at Phone (voice)
Leonard Parker … Jason
Lennis Washington … Mrs. Johnson
Dyan Humes … Maid at Open Air Market
Lizbeth MacKay … White Woman at Market
Terry Layman … CIA Agent
Terry Sumter … CIA Agent
Jasper McGruder … Hotel Clerk
Mary Alice Smith¹ … School Teacher
Rev. Wyatt T. Walker¹ … Hospital Spokesperson
Hazel Medina … Cashier Person
Wendy E. Taylor … Numbers Woman
Ed Herlihy … Joe Louis Announcer
The Late and Great Ralph Cooper Sr.¹ … Radio Announcer
Christian J. Dacosta … Passerby
Karen T. Duffy¹ … Sophia’s Friend
Walter Jones … Barber’s Customer
Marc Phillips … Photographer
Showman Uneke … Hustler at Grand Central Station
Theara Ward … Moviegoer
Larry Cherry¹ … Prison Barber
Clebert Ford … Barber
Grafton Trew … Barber
Rogers Simon … Barber
George T. Odom … Barber
Vincent Moscaritola … Prison Guard
Larry Attile … Guard Baines
Brendan Kelly … Guard Cone
John Griesemer … Guard Wilkins
Fia Porter … Coed
Billy Mitchell¹ … Man #1
Kent Jackman … Man #2
Beatrice Winde … Elderly Woman
Fracaswell Hyman … Bartender
Rion Johnson … Shoeshine Boy
Charles Weldon … Follower at Temple #7
Mike Hodge … Follower at Temple #7
Iris Little¹ … Follower at Temple #7
Ilyasah Shabazz … Follower at Temple #7
Bahni Turpin … Follower at Temple #7
Aaron Blackshear … Student in Harlem Classroom
Nilyne Fields … Student in Harlem Classroom
John David Washington … Student in Harlem Classroom
Rudi Bascomb … Student in Harlem Classroom
Muhammad Parks … Student in Harlem Classroom
Chinere Parry … Student in Harlem Classroom
Ian Quiles … Student in Harlem Classroom
Sharmeek Martinez … Student in Harlem Classroom
Chuck Cooper … Customer
Damon Chandler … Customer
Shellye D. Broughton¹ … Customer
Nicholas Barnwell … Customer
Sam Dixon … Customer
Barbara Smith … Customer
Rome Neal … Prisoner
Earl Whitted … Prisoner
Michael C. Mahon … Prisoner
Addison Cook … Prisoner
Byron Utley … Prisoner
George Rafferty … Harrington
Maxwell Sinovoi … Prisoner
Eric Swirsly … Prisoner
Stewart J. Zully … TV Reporter
Colleen Cowan … TV Reporter
Armand Schultz … TV Reporter
Reade Kelly … TV Reporter
Janet Zarish … TV Reporter
Annie Corley … TV Reporter
Stephen James … TV Reporter
Steven Randazzo … TV Reporter
Christopher Skutch¹ … TV Reporter
William Swinton … TV Reporter
Marcus Naylor … TV Reporter
Anthony Nocerino … TV Reporter
Gareth Williams … JFK Reporter
Stephen Hanan … JFK Reporter
Richard Schiff … JFK Reporter
David Berman … JFK Reporter
Michael Imperioli … Reporter at Fire Bombing
Steve Stapenhorst … Reporter at Fire Bombing
Arthur French … Pullman Porter
Lex Monson … Pullman Porter
Judd Jones … Pullman Porter
C.E. Smith … Fountain Waiter
Erika Smith-Brown … Waitress
Raymond Anthony Thomas … Crowd Member
Delilah Picart … Crowd Member
Michael Ralph … Crowd Member
Monique Cintron … Hooker
Jake-Ann Jones … Hooker
Sharon Ferguson … Hooker/Roseland Dancer
Amelia ‘Mimi’ Walker¹ … Hooker
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle … Hooker
Karen Michaels … Hooker
Lenore Pemberton … Hooker
Elise Neal … Hooker
Felicia Wilson … Hooker
Yvette Brooks … Hooker
Teresa Yvon Farley … Young Hooker
Kiki Della Vecchia … Teenage Whore
John Sayles … FBI Agent
Martin Donovan … FBI Agent
Jay Charbonneau … Cop at Audubon
Joe Pentangelo … Mounted Police
Mike Farley … Mounted Police
Nick Muglia … Mounted Police
David Reilly … Mounted Police
Nick Turturro¹ … Boston Cop
James Murtaugh … Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner … Cop at Harlem Station (credit only)
Tim Kelleher … Cop at Harlem Station
Michael Cullen … Desk Sergeant
James MacDonald … Lieutenant
Steve Aronson … Black Legion Leader
Bill Anagnos … Black Legion Member
Don Hewitt … Black Legion Member
Jery Hewitt … Black Legion Member
Joe Fitos … KKK Member
Manny Siverio … KKK Member
Jack P. McLaughlin¹ … KKK Member
Shaun O’Neil … KKK Member
Andy Duppin … KKK Member
Elmer Licciardello … KKK Member
Matt Dillon … DJ at the Harlem ‘Y’ Dance
Renton Kirk … DJ at the Harlem ‘Y’ Dance
Tim Hutchinson … Fruit of Islam
Andre Blair … Fruit of Islam
Abdul Hakeem Hijrah … Fruit of Islam
Rony Clanton … Fruit of Islam
Scott Whitehurst … Malcolm’s FOI
Eric Payne … Malcolm’s FOI
Ali Abdul Wahhab¹ … Malcolm’s FOI
Terry Hodges … Malcolm’s FOI
Kevan Gibbs … Malcolm’s FOI
Dana Hubbard … Malcolm’s FOI
David Reivers … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Robert Jason … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Kevin Rock … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Mansoor Najeeullah … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Dion Graham … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Zaahir Muhammad … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Gregory Bargeman … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Lee Summers … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Rich Gordon … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Larry Rushing … Elijah Muhammad’s FOI
Monty Ross … MC – Roseland
Eddie Davis … Lionel Hampton Band – Trumpet
Reggie Pittman … Lionel Hampton Band – Trumpet
Patrick Rickman … Lionel Hampton Band – Trumpet
Gerald Brazel … Lionel Hampton Band – Trumpet
Clack Gaton … Lionel Hampton Band – Trombone
Richard Owens … Lionel Hampton Band – Trombone
Douglas Purviance … Lionel Hampton Band – Trombone
Mark Gross … Lionel Hampton Band – Alto Saxophone
Cleave Guyton Jr. … Lionel Hampton Band – Alto Saxophone
Javon Jackson … Lionel Hampton Band – Tenor Saxophone
Lance Bryant … Lionel Hampton Band – Tenor Saxophone
Daniel Lemelle … Lionel Hampton Band – Baritone Saxophone
David Fludd … Lionel Hampton Band- Piano
Marcus Lauper … Lionel Hampton Band – Bass
Dwayne ‘Cook’ Broadnax¹ … Lionel Hampton Band – Drums
Preston Vismale … Lionel Hampton Band – Music Assistant
Miki Howard … Billie Holiday Quartet – Billie Holiday
Terence Blanchard … Billie Holiday Quartet – Trumpet
Bruce David Barth … Billie Holiday Quartet – Piano
Rodney Whitaker … Billie Holiday Quartet – Bass
William E. Kilson … Billie Holiday Quartet – Drums
Sonny Allen … Roseland Dancer
Vanessa Benton … Roseland Dancer
Cheryl Burr … Roseland Dancer
Leslie Dockery … Roseland Dancer
Cisco Drayton … Roseland Dancer
Byron Easley … Roseland Dancer
John Elejaide … Roseland Dancer
Debra Elkins … Roseland Dancer
Gina Ellis … Roseland Dancer
John Festa … Roseland Dancer
Robert H. Fowler III … Roseland Dancer
Ryan Francois … Roseland Dancer
Phillip Gilmore … Roseland Dancer
Jauquette Greene¹ … Roseland Dancer
Wendy King … Roseland Dancer
Jerome Jamal Hardeman … Roseland Dancer
Dawn Hampton … Roseland Dancer
Monique Harcum … Roseland Dancer
Raymond Harris … Roseland Dancer
Delphine T. Mantz … Roseland Dancer
Bernard Marsh … Roseland Dancer
Greta Martin … Roseland Dancer
Norma Miller … Roseland Dancer
Frances Morgan … Roseland Dancer
John Parks … Roseland Dancer
Greg Poland … Roseland Dancer
Judine Hawkins Richard … Roseland Dancer
Eartha Robinson … Roseland Dancer
Michelle Robinson … Roseland Dancer
Traci Robinson … Roseland Dancer
Ken Leigh Rogers … Roseland Dancer
Eddie Sanabria … Roseland Dancer
Eddie Shellman … Roseland Dancer
Lynn Sterling … Roseland Dancer
Keith Thomas … Roseland Dancer
Debbie Williams … Roseland Dancer
Charles F. Young¹ … Roseland Dancer
Anthony Dewitt … Roseland Dancer
Cynthia Thomas … Shorty’s Dance Partner
Sharon Brooks … Skeleton Crew Dancer
Laurie Ann Gibson … Skeleton Crew Dancer
El Tahara Ibrahim … Skeleton Crew Dancer
Keith Lewis … Skeleton Crew Dancer
Dereque Whithurs … Skeleton Crew Dancer
Steve Reed … John F. Kennedy (archive footage)
Jodie Farber … Jackie Kennedy (archive footage)
Randy Means … Governor Connally (archive footage)
Columbia Dubose … Nellie Connally (archive footage)
Vincent D’Onofrio … Bill Newman (archive footage)
Cliff Cudney … Limo Driver
George Marshall Ruge … Secret Service Man
Bobby Seale … Speaker #1
Al Sharpton … Speaker #2
Christopher Plummer … Chaplain Gill
Karen Allen … Miss Dunne
Peter Boyle … Captain Green
William Kunstler … The Judge
Nelson Mandela … Soweto Teacher
Ossie Davis … Eulogy Performer (voice)

Original Music
Terence Blanchard

Cinematographers
Ernest Dickerson¹

Editors
Barry Alexander Brown

Casting Directors
Robi Reed¹

Production Designers
Wynn Thomas

Art Directors
Tom Warren

Set Decorators
Ted Glass

Costume Designers
Ruth Carter¹

Release Dates
USA      –      18 November 1992
Argentina      –      14 January 1993
Germany      –      February 1993 (Berlin International Film Festival)
France      –      24 February 1993
Australia      –      4 March 1993
Germany      –      4 March 1993
Finland      –      5 March 1993
UK      –      5 March 1993
Sweden      –      12 March 1993
Italy      –      16 March 1993
Spain      –      26 March 1993
Turkey      –      May 1993
South Korea      –      5 June 1993
Netherlands      –      24 June 1993
France      –      10 September 2008 (Deauville Film Festival)

Awards:
Academy Awards, USA
1993
•      Nominated, Oscar
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter
•      Nominated, Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Denzel Washington

Berlin International Film Festival
1993
•      Won, Silver Berlin Bear
Best Actor
Denzel Washington
•      Nominated, Golden Berlin Bear
Spike Lee

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1992
•      Won, BSFC Award
Best Actor
Denzel Washington

Casting Society of America, USA
1993
•      Won, Artios
Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy
Robi Reed-Humes

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1993
•      Won, CFCA Award
Best Picture
•      Won, CFCA Award
Best Director
Spike Lee
•      Won, CFCA Award
Best Actor
Denzel Washington

Golden Globes, USA
1993
•      Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Denzel Washington

Image Awards
1995
•      Won, Image Award
Outstanding Motion Picture
•      Won, Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett
•      Won, Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Al Freeman Jr.
•      Won, Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1993
•      Won, KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Denzel Washington

MTV Movie Awards
1993
•      Won, MTV Movie Award
Best Male Performance
Denzel Washington
•      Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best Movie

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1992
•      Won, NYFCC Award
Best Actor
Denzel Washington

Political Film Society, USA
1993
•      Nominated, PFS Award
Exposé

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1993
•      Won, SEFCA Award
Best Actor
Denzel Washington

USC Scripter Award
1993
•      Nominated, USC Scripter Award
Arnold Perl (screenwriter), Spike Lee (screenwriter), Alex Haley (author), Malcolm X (author)

Series
Title Year Budget US Gross Worldwide
Malcolm X 1972 $48.1M
Malcolm X 1992 $34M $48.2M

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Just as Do the Right Thing was the capstone of Spike Lee's earlier career, Malcolm X marked the next milestone in the filmmaker's artistic maturity. It seemed everything Lee had done up to that point was to prepare him for this epic biography of America's fiery civil-rights leader, who is superbly played by Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington, from his early days as a zoot-suited hustler known as "Detroit Red" to his spiritual maturity after his pilgrimage to Mecca, as a Black Muslim by the name of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. Do the Right Thing climaxed with the photographic images of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King engulfed by flames of rage; Malcolm X explores the genesis and evolution of that rage over Malcolm's lifetime, and how these two great figures--held up to the public as polar-opposites within the African American human rights movement (King for nonviolent civil disobedience, Malcolm for achieving equality "by any means necessary")--were each essential to the agenda of the other. Lee careens from the hedonistic ebullience of Malcolm's early days to the stark despair of prison, from his life-changing conversion to Islam to his emergence as a dynamic political leader--all with an epic sweep and vitality that illuminates personal details as well as political ideology. Angela Bassett is also terrific as Malcolm's wife, Betty Shabazz. --Jim Emerson
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M/X on DVD   Review Date: March 1, 2005 Reviewer: Andre M., Mt. Pleasant, SC United States While the movie itself is excellent, this is one of those DVDs that makes a great film even greater. Much has been said about the 1992 film, so I'll concentrate on the extras. First of all, the widescreen is not so wide that it makes you squint to see it. It's at a good porportion. But the edited scenes are really interesting. We see previously unseen footage of Denzel as Malcolm courting Angela Bassett as Betty Shabazz (in a rather touching way). We see Denzel/Malcolm putting an initiate through the rigors in an amusing fashion, we see him studying and feeding his hunger for books while in jail, and we see some interesting scenes of Denzel/Malcolm making anti-racist and pro-brotherhood statements near the end of his life to a young white girl and an Arab he meets in Mecca. A lot of people who miss the point about Malcolm's transformation should see those scenes (which actually appear in the original book). (Slight complaint, the stuff about the Sphinx's black nose being shot off by Napoleon is a bunch of BS that didn't happen, even Molefi Asante admitted this on 60 minutes a few years ago. So it's just as well that that scene was not included in the original film). Also, "Baines" was actually John Bembry, aka Bimbi, who encouraged Malcolm to read in prison. It was actually Malcolm's real life brothers who really introduced him to the Nation of Islam teachings. Not a complaint, just a clarification. There is also an excellent documentary about the making of this film. A real Horatio Alger type story of how Spike beat the odds through dogged determination to raise the money to make the film the way he felt it needed to be made. It was sad to realize that the film was not as popular as hoped among young people upon it's intitial release and the "Malcolmania" of the early 90s turned out to be a fad, but at least this DVD will give people the opportunity to learn from Malcolm's story. Then there is the uncut 1972 documentary "Malcolm X. The raw, uncut REAL Malcolm talking strong and taking numbers! This is a brilliantly edited collection of chronological clips of Macolm, Elijham Muhammad, the young Louis Farrakhan, and all the other major players into an excellent biography without additional narration. It lets the viewer decide in an excellet fashion. So see the 1992 movie, then the "making of" documentary, then the deleted scenes, and THEN the 1972 documentary and you'll get the next best thing to reading all there is to know about Malcolm X thought. Enjoy it, I did. College and high school teachers will REALLY want this for their history classes. A must see film   Review Date: December 23, 2000 Reviewer: Eric V. Moye, New York, by way of Dallas One of the most brilliant films ever made. Another reviewer, E. Hazell is correct, if maybe even understated in comparing this film with von Sydow's portrayal of Jesus in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" and B. Kingsley in "Ghandi". Without question, the portrayal by Denzel Washington of Malcolm X belongs with these two classic efforts. The screenplay closely follows Alex Haley's collaboration with Malcolm X on his autobiography, from his early days as a hustler and pimp, to his transformation and his rise to prominence in the Black Muslims and beyond. In so doing, it traces much of the history of the twentieth century African American experience As another reviewer so inelegantly (and ungrammatically) put it, Malcolm Little sold drugs and women, robbed and lived in the underworld. However, this recognizes far less than half of this compelling and incredible story. This beginning was important only to underscore how far he ultimately came, and leads the viewer to wonder what would have happened had he not been murdered. Wonderful casting including Angela Bassett as his wife Betty, DelRoy Lindo and particularly Al Freeman Jr. as Elijah Muhammad. It was a rather predictable crime that Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and this film did not dominate the Academy Awards. a man reformed...   Review Date: July 8, 2005 Reviewer: M. Miller, TN Malcolm, like any young african-american boy in a time of racial hatred, did not have it easy growing up. In fact he did not have it easy when he was in his teens to early twenties. Nor did he have it easy when he was an adult. Yet at least by his adult age he understood this and what his father had been fighting for. So with his Islamic conversion in prison, he set out to change the world as best as he sought, and, thanks to this film and the autobiography it was based on, we can now truly understand this struggle, inner and outer, for justice, liberty, and the pursuit of all to have happiness. Now, to narrow in on the film and not just the man, Spike Lee really outdid himself this time. With Denzel Washington, traditionally a great actor, playing Malcolm X you knew the movie would at least be spearheaded with strength. But this is more then that, because the elaborateness of it all just conveys to the viewer so much of the times, the thoughts, and the conflicts that surrounded Malcolm and those tumultuous times he lived in. I'd be lying if I did not say this is excellent, and then highly recommend it; so, I'd like to don this hat of honesty and tell you watch it, a lot of you'd like, but make sure to see it at least once (Oh yeah, and the book's quite excellent too) The film Spike Lee was born to direct.   Review Date: October 21, 2001 Reviewer: The Groove, Boston, MA I can't think of another filmmaker besides Spike Lee who's as qualified to direct this 3-hour epic about the slain leader Malcolm X. It was really the film he was born to make. Although it falls a notch below "Do the Right Thing" (still his best film and a qualified classic), it features a dead-on performance by Denzel Washington. Denzel definitely deserved to win an Academy Award, though he lost to Al Pacino. But Oscar or no Oscar, this DVD is worth picking up: the picture and sound are excellent with no print flaws, scratches, lines, or marks whatsoever. My only beef is that the film has no extras except production notes. It's my sincere hope that Warner Brothers will revisit this film and come out with a deluxe 2-DVD edition, for this is too important a film. If you haven't grabbed this, then what are you waiting for? My Thoughts   Review Date: December 14, 2002 Reviewer: , Los Angeles, California United States In my opinion, "X" is not only Spike Lee's greatest film to date, but also one of the greatest, and most sophisticated films Hollywood has ever seen. This movie was released in the fall of '92 to critical acclaim not only for Lee, but for every other actor (Denzel Washington, Al Freeman, & Delroy Lindo) and actress (Angela Bassett, & Kate Vernon) who stared in it. The film grossed nearly $50 million in its theatrical release, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Having said that, I must point out that the film is based "loosely" on "The Autobiography Of Malcolm X." I say loosely because Lee took it upon himself to tell the story of Malcolm X from his viewpoint, instead of sticking to the actual events that transpired in the book. However, "X" is still a masterpiece, and although fictional at times, it's still one of the most heartfelt stories I've ever seen captured on film. It's definitely a MUST HAVE!! First Rate - One of Spike Lee's Best   Review Date: February 28, 2000 Reviewer: Daniel Read, Atlanta, GA USA There have been many engaging and watchable biography movies, but most biography movies are flawed and never quite achieve the what I would consider greatness as a film. Malcolm X is the exception. This is both a totally egaging biographical story of a great and complicated man's epic life AND a great film. Spike Lee is in top form here. For that matter, so is Washington, who is absolutely convincing as Malcolm X, as if he has channelled Malcolm's spirit. In fact, Lee brings career-best performances out of a lot of actors in this film. Don't miss it. A great, yet underrated, epic   Review Date: October 20, 2002 Reviewer: , Greetings, I will write this review from a different angle, trying not to repeat what other reviewers have already strongly stated about Spike Lee's "Malcolm X." It's a sweeping, briskly told story, always captivating. And so don't let my small critiques (NOT criticisms) of the movie make you think this movie is not worth purchasing. Anyone who likes historical-based drama, civil rights-themed films, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee films and/or Malcolm X must buy this. My critiques are small. Spike Lee could have done without the ending connecting Malcolm X's battles for equality, justice and recognition to Nelson Mandela. While it's somewhat poignant, it doesn't quite work as the film's ending. It might have served better as a separate feature from the movie -- maybe in the middle or at the end of the credits. And my second critique has to do with historical fact (although I know there are many things it altered and overlooked in the name of making a well-flowing movie). Malcolm X died in the arms of Japanese-American civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, not in the arms of his wife, as is shown in the movie. Showing him dying in his wife's arms may have made for a more dramatic, poignant scene, but it's not fact. But, again, don't let these small critiques turn you away from the film. If its quality could be measured in awards, it would have been the big winner at the typically political, money-based, skewered Academy Awards. Those films the Academy Awards will be forgotten in a matter of years, whereas such films like Malcolm X will still be seen decades from now. A Very Good Film, EXCEPT...   Review Date: July 6, 1999 Reviewer: , This is an incredible production. Lee reconstructs neighborhoods and places that have been gone for years, and he deserves an awful lot of credit. The film, as a film, works very well. However, if anyone has read about the Nation of Islam and the life of Malcom X, there is a fair amount of information about the role Boston Minister, Louis Farrakhan played in the killing. Of course, if Lee had included Louis X in the movie, he'd end up like Malcom. Before I get myself killed, please allow me to recommend a great book that covers the assassination better than any other book I've read: "Pillar of Fire, America in the King Years, 1963-64" by Taylor Branch. Although the book is primarily about King, it covers the events leading up to the killing of Malcolm X, including an amazing assassination attempt of one of Malcom X's colleagues during a high speed car chase through the streets of Boston. After I read Branch's book, I saw Lee's film as a great movie, but historically, a missed opportunity. I think Lee is too close to the subject matter to include all of the details in an objective manner. So despite all the great performances, costumes, sets, and photography, I am left a bit disappointed. I'm waiting for a courageous filmmaker to do justice to Malcom X's life and legacy. The Celluloid Malcolm   Review Date: October 5, 2004 Reviewer: G. Newby, Memphis, TN United States In spite of the scant attention that Hollywood has paid to Spike Lee's "Malcolm X," there can be no denying that it was one of the decade's best films, right up there with "Sense and Sensibility" and "Saving Private Ryan." The cast is marvelous, the writing is superb, the music is intoxicating and the cinematography is downright unbelievable. Without a doubt, this is Spike Lee's greatest film, and one for which he truly deserved more acclaim than he ever recieved. But Hollywood is a place where you have to get in line if you want to succeed, and Spike's buck-the-system political outlook has always made things difficult for him in Tinseltown. There is something about Lee's public persona that makes whites uneasy, and no place is whiter than the Hollywood backlot. But back to Malcolm X. If this is Lee's best film, its also Denzel Washington's. Sure, he made us wince in "Training Day," but the challenge here is a much greater one. Here, Denzel has to portray a well-known figure who has mostly been reduced to a stereotype. His job is to break through that stereotype, while still providing us with a realistic look at Malcolm the man. I would say that Denzel pulls that off remarkably well. In part, he's able to do that because of the writing. Certainly, some of the autobiography has been compressed for dramatic purposes, but the spirit of the work dominates the film. In spite of all the quibbling and hair-splitting one could do over the minor details, the fact remains that the movie is highly faithful to Malcolm's life and work. Perhaps the biggest revision is the character of Baines, wonderfully portrayed by Albert Hall. Baines is an amalgamation of several characters in the autobiography, including Malcolm's brother Reginald, and without him the film would fall apart. This is clearly one of those instances where the writers do an excellent job of changing the facts in order to tell the truth. Denzel and Hall aren't the only ones who turn out excellent performances. For many audiences, this was their first glimpse of Angela Basset, the dark-skinned beauty who plays Betty Shabazz, as well as Delroy Lindo, who has made a career out of playing unsavory characters. His portrayal of West Indian Archie is as intimidating as it is engrossing. He clearly comes across as someone you would not want to cross paths with. As for the DVD itself , one wishes there were more features, such as a director's commentary or perhaps a documentary on the making of the film. I imagine that the movie will eventually be digitally remastered, with 16-bit image processing, THX sound and all of that, but there is no telling when that will happen. Perhaps when it does, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington will be kind enough to sit down and cut a commentary track. In the meantime we'll just have to make do with what we've got. But with a film as good as this one, there's little room for complaint. Amazing   Review Date: December 21, 2008 Reviewer: Steven Stewart, Liverpool I say this quite often about movies, but very rarely say it with as much conviction as when I'm referring to Malcolm X. This is, without a doubt the best movie I've seen in my entire lifetime, and if you haven't seen it, then it will become the best movie you will ever see. I'm actually shocked by some of the 1 star reviews, especially the one calling it a dangerous movie. For one, this movie keeps very loyal to the events and people talked about in his autobiography written by Alex Haley. To call it a dangerous film because it chronicles the life of Malcolm X, would be to call history dangerous. It accurately documents the rise and fall of Malcolm X and accurately displays the reasons for that rise and fall. If a man converted to Islam and became a militant because of this movie, then simply, he didn't get this movie, or at least he didn't watch it all the way through. This isn't anti-Islamic, nor can it be claimed that this in any way can incite militant or extremist behaviour as this exposes the consequences of such behaviours. Malcolm X was a man who possibly equally responsible for the civil rights movement of African-Americans, yet accomplished it in a completely different way. When I first read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Haley some 5 years ago, it changed my life. The story of the mans religious beliefs and strong heart was inspiring and a story that showed you can really achieve anything if you set your mind to it. Of course, it's cliché but life is full of clichés and that one is about the only cliché you can associate with Malcolm X. He was a man not afraid to speak the truth about the segregation of Afro-Americans, especially in the North where it was believed the black man was much more equal than in the south. Spike Lee in some ways is a lot like Malcolm X, he's a man not afraid to speak out against lifes atrocities and lies by putting them up on screen. Denzel Washington is possibly the best casting choice for a movie I've ever witnessed and this casting. Not only does he look like Malcolm, but his personality and charisma match that of the legendary figure. The start of this film is Malcolm (Denzel) delivering one of his infamous speeches which sends the electricity down your spine. What's special is even the delivery is akin to that of Malcolm. After that speech we're reverted back to Malcolms beginnings in Harlem as a drug pusher and pimp, and he's telling the story of his early childhood which presents us with numerous flashbacks of his Fathers murder and his Mothers descension into insanity. Because of this, you sort of become aware of how he ends up being the man he is at the start of the movie by going through all these tragedies. After a robbery with his best friend Shorty goes wrong, he's sent to jail where he finds the Nation of Islam and is visited by an apparition of the Prophet Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm has his eyes opened by the atrocious treatment of the African American by the white man. The NOI even today are fighting to have a state designated solely for the Black American, where they can govern themselves and look after their own interests. Malcolm eventually becomes a minister for the Nation and opens it up to a much wider audience, much to the displeasure or the Nation of Islam. If you're familiar with Minister Malcolm, then you're familiar with what happens next as a result of his joining the Nation. The spectacular life events of such a man are just un-imaginable and it's hard to believe that a man, although he'll disagree, when he was a member of the Nation of Islam was such a segregationist managed to be an influence on so many people. Making such high profile friends such as film star Ossie Davis and working with other, more integarationist activists like Martin Luther King, he managed to truly change the world and is probably one of the main reasons as to why America now has a black man in the White House. Depending on how you look at it, you can either determine that the Islam religion was what made Malcolm such a hero, or whether it was the original manipulation of the Nation of Islam. Either way, I think all will agree that the man was taken away from us all too early. Looking at articles about Malcolm and his wife Betty X, I found out something truly heart wrenching. Betty X, Malcolms wife, died just over 10 years ago in a fire caused by Malcolm X's grandson. I'm not sure whether the fire was lit to deliberately kill his grandmother, but he was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in Juvenile detention for manslaughter. The reason I brought this up is in the film you will be shown a lot of Betty X and you will come to realise when a great mother and wife she was. She was just as strong an influence on the life and times of Malcolm, as the blight of the black American was. She held the Shabazz family together through the times they left the Nation of Islam and were basically being tortured by them. I applaud her and minister Malcolm for their effect on the world and equal rights. Minister Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) May 19 1925 - February 21 1965 Dr. Betty Shabazz May 28 1936 - June 23 1997 May they both Rest in Peace.

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