When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Debuts Monday night on HBO with Acts I and II. Acts III and IV are Tuesday night.

The four acts will air together Aug. 29, the anniversary of Katrina's landfall.


http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whentheleveesbroke/index.html

 

I know this shouldn't be the first thing that pops into mind, but he's not calling this thing a "joint"

 

He's done a lot of media around here in the last few weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing it, as are a lot of people I know.

 

This is an important and worthy project for him.

 

I've read a little about this, and the only thing I don't like is the conspiracy that they intentionally flooded the black areas to save the white.

I know it's spike lee, but I really wish he wouldn't fan the flames.

 

I agree.

 

Isn't fanning the flames what makes him a good director?

 

It makes him a controversial director. Directorial skills make him a very good, sometimes great director. He possibly does sexual politics better than racial politics.

 

Well, according to what I read, he said people there believe it happened . . . so that makes it important enough to include.

 

Something that has some solid evidence behind it would be good to include. Otherwise, it's a Spike Lee joint, not an Oliver Stone joint.

 

Why the hell is it a called a requiem?

Lee's always been pretentious like that.

Or maybe the whole four hours are set to a hymn.

 

Does anyone know if Spike delves into why so many people relied on the goverment for a solution instead of taking matters into their own hands.

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Dunno about you, but I saw a ton of stranded folks toting shotguns. Them's some matters.

It was all vaguely comical until I actually went down there to help. I don't recall your question coming up. Looking back, it should have been the No. 1 question all us volunteers asked before serving meals: "Before you get this salt pork hash and cup of apple juice to drown away your lost home can you tell me why you've relied on me, a volunteer, to assist you? What, dear day laborer, happened to your Victory Red Hummer?"