And I hope that maybe the legacy of this documentary is that Congress holds a hearing, a congressional hearing about 9/11.”Īugust 24: An article on Slate condemns Lee for giving Richard Gage, the founder of the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth a platform saying, “Lee and HBO are offering Gage and his conspiracy theories the biggest and most mainstream platform they’ve ever had, pointing their viewers directly towards a bog of heinously dangerous ideas: Like other conspiracy theorists, Gage doesn’t just stick to 9/11, and if Lee’s viewers follow Gage down the rabbit hole, they likely won’t, either. Spike Lee has announced that he is re-editing the final episode of his new HBO documentary series about New York following reports of early media screenings that criticized the Oscar-winning filmmaker for prominently featuring a conspiracy theorist who has entertained antisemitic ideas. Lee says in the interview, “I mean, I got questions. On August 23: The New York Times publishes an interview with Lee where he endorses several of the conspiracy theories touted in the episode. HBO has released the official trailer for the upcoming docuseries NYC EPICENTERS 9/11 2021, which hails from acclaimed director Spike Lee (HBO’s 4 Little Girls, When the Levees. On August 16, the first trailer for Lee’s documentary “NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½” dropped, showcasing a four-part tribute series (each episode is comprised of two hour-long chapters) not only dedicated to the endurance of New York in the wake of tragedy, but also how the city became the epicenter for another devastating series of events: COVID-19.Īugust 21: Reviews from critics about the series start to drop with several noticing that Lee spends time in episode four (the part Lee refers to as Chapter 8) interviewing members of the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, a controversial group that claims 9/11 was an inside job.Īugust 22: The first episode of “NYC Epicenters” airs on HBO. Spike Lee attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards (Getty Images) Spike Lee is teaming up with HBO to come out with a documentary that would focus on New York City over the past two decades starting with the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers and then becoming the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘The Idol’ Was ‘Never Intended to Be a Limited Series,’ Says Star Da’Vine Joy Randolph
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