While the plot got somewhat interesting through peculiar and obscure events, it still didnt go much anywhere. Da sweet blood of jesus da sweet blood of jesus is spike lee s first crowdfunded feature and his second remake in a row, following oldboy a film i liked better than most critics, but as you might expect, given the defiantly idiosyncratic nature of this director, its not content to be a rehash. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Every image is informed with hypnotic, symbolic, often selfconflicting multiple meanings. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with ganja hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status. This film is a parable of the parasitic divide between the haves and the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing da sweet blood of jesus near you. Da sweet blood of jesus, spike lees new film, is a grisly and ghoulish vampire story. Have a look below to see the official soundtrack list for the 2015 drama movie, da sweet blood of je. Hess green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient african artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood.
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Jun 23, 2014 t he transformative nature of blood has inspired deep thinkers of theology as well as the crass schlockmeisters of cheapo horror. Zaraah abrahams sitting on a couch in a white dress with no bra giving us a good look at the shape and outline of her right nipple as she smokes a joint and listens to a guy talk before setting the joint and a wine glass down and standing up. Spike lees da sweet blood of jesus the shadow league. For a passion project, da sweet blood of jesus is sadly lacking in passion. Da sweet blood of jesus 2015stream and watch online moviefone. Spike lees stylized thriller da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status in our seemingly sophisticated society. Watch da sweet blood of jesus online 2015 movie yidio. Spike lees da sweet blood of jesus looks to bill gunns 1973 oddity ganja and hess in an attempt to say something about addiction. Its impossible to conceive of this movie without its ancestors, and its authors questing, prickly relationship to them. Jan 19, 2015 da sweet blood of jesus soundtrack list 2015 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. A spike lee joint, da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story, one that centers on an addiction to blood that once doomed a longforgotten ancient african tribe. Released february th, 2015, da sweet blood of jesus stars stephen tyrone williams, zaraah abrahams, rami malek, elvis nolasco the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score. T he transformative nature of blood has inspired deep thinkers of theology as well as the crass schlockmeisters of cheapo horror.
Da sweet blood of jesus is a dizzying hallofmirrors stunt, a horror. Da sweet blood of jesus is a bold but wildly uneven, bloody mess of a film, sunk in large part by the subpar performances by nearly every major character in nearly every major role. The plot is about a wealthy anthropologist who is stabbed by an ancient african. Da sweet blood of jesus is now available to rent through vimeo. This seems strange for a vampire film, which da sweet blood of jesus is despite director lees denial. Released february th, 2015, da sweet blood of jesus stars stephen tyrone williams, zaraah abrahams, rami malek, elvis nolasco the movie has a runtime. Watch da sweet blood of jesus starring stephen tyrone williams in this comedy on directv. A spike lee joint, da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story, one that centers on. Da sweet blood of jesus it is certainly not a masterpiece, but a decidedly enjoyable film and that together with only lovers left alive by jim jarmusch offers a new, modern and contemporary vision of the cinematographically harassed figure of vampire. African artifact from a longlost tribe, an anthropologist finds himself with an insatiable, addictive thirst for human blood. What it doesnt do is relate much to the film that follows, a ponderous vampire romance that surely ranks among the writerdirectors most sedate. Da sweet blood of jesus is spike lees first crowdfunded feature and his second remake in a row, following oldboy a film i liked better than most critics, but as you might expect, given the defiantly idiosyncratic nature of this director, its not content to be a rehash. It may look on the surface like a nobudget doodle lee financed the film partly through kickstarter and shot it in. The musical score was another bright point throughout the movie but didnt seem to match the scenes they accompanied.
Its visually impressive, though moody and sometimes slowmoving, with several grisly scenes that show people being stabbed and strangled. Its faithfulness to its source material, which borders on slavish, somehow makes it more personal rather than less. The film is a remake of a classic, albeit an insufficiently familiar one. Da sweet blood of jesus 2014, directed by spike lee.
Da sweet blood of jesus was a rather boring experience. Nor is it a vampire movie, though plenty of blood gets drunk. Hess green stephen tyrone williams is introduced to a mysteriously cursed artifact by an art curator, lafayette hightower elvis nolasco. Jan 14, 2015 da sweet blood of jesus is the final product of lees grassroots experimentation, and its a confounding curiosity. Da sweet blood of jesus isnt a spike lee vampire movie. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Da sweet blood of jesus is a remake of a 1973 cult fave from director bill gunn, titled ganja and hess. A spike lee joint, da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story, one that centers on an addiction to blood that once doomed a long forgotten ancient african tribe.
Da sweet blood of jesus 2015 financial information. Spike lees da sweet blood of jesus is the strangest movie hes ever made. Parents need to know that da sweet blood of jesus, directed by spike lee, is a stylized pseudovampire movie centering on a wealthy art collector who becomes addicted to drinking blood. Watch da sweet blood of jesus 2015 full movie free streaming. An anthropologist stephen tyrone williams awakes with a thirst for blood after an assistant stabs him with a cursed dagger. It revolved around using vampirism as a metaphor for. Mar 30, 2020 spike lees da sweet blood of jesus is a film in conversation with film. Dec 20, 2014 spike lees stylized thriller da sweet blood of jesus is a new kind of love story that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status in our seemingly sophisticated society. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with ganja hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and. Sundays much anticipated closing film of the american black film festival, da sweet blood of jesus, premiered at new yorks sva theater to. Lee has said the film is about human beings who are addicted to blood and called it a new kind of love story. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all.
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To present the afterlife, williams used scenes from a 1911 italian film called linferno that depicted souls entering heaven. If the movie had been about 15minutes long it da sweet blood of jesus was a rather boring. Hess green stephen tyrone williams becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient african artifact and is. Da sweet blood of jesus nude scenes 15 images and 5 videos including appearances from elvis nolasco stephen tyrone williams.
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