Spike Lee being Spike Lee

Oscars? Spike Lee don't need no stinkin' Oscars.
It's always good to see something about Spike Lee in the news, even if you have to go to foxnews.com to find it. 'Cuz you know he's going to have something interesting to say.

On his next "joint":

It's called 'She Hate Me.' It's coming out this summer on Sony Classics, starring Anthony Mackie — he was the young brother battling Eminem at the end of "8 Mile" — Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Woody Harrelson, John Turturro, Brian Dennehy. Q-Tip's in it. It's about a young African-American who gets involved in some shady things and gets set up at his company and he's fired. Because of his predicament he puts his morals and values aside and starts a business impregnating lesbians who want to have kids.

That's actually what I'm thinking about doing once I get out of school.

But what's it really about?:

What's great about this film, this is an examination of what's happening in this country that's really demonstrated by the Super Bowl. I'm not just talking about Janet. You look at the commercials, the rest of the halftime show, it wasn't just Janet, it was the whole thing. So this film really talks about the moral ethic of this country, and how money is God. It's an examination of the moral and ethical decline of America, from the boardroom to the bedroom. We deal with Ken Lay and Enron, WorldCom, (former Tyco CEO Dennis) Kozlowski, Adelphia, all these crooks.

Those fucking crooks!

On the Oscars:

AP: What's your feeling about the Oscars these days? Do you vote?

Lee: I vote, but I take it with a grain of salt. Not just for African Americans, but just in general. You give an organization, some group, the power to validate your work of art — that can be paralyzing. ... "Malcolm X" was bigger than the Academy Awards. "Do the Right Thing" was bigger than the awards. We got two nominations for "Do the Right Thing." I got a best original screenplay nomination. Danny Aiello got best supporting actor, and he lost to Denzel (Washington) in "Glory." But you know what got best picture that year?

AP: Nope.

Lee: "Driving Miss Daisy." "Do the Right Thing," there are classes on that in universities all across the country. That film is still being watched. Every year it's growing in stature. No one talks about "Driving Miss Daisy." There's nothing there.

Nope. And he had this to say about "Cold Mountain":

Lemme ask a question. How many nominations did "Cold Mountain" get? ... When you ever seen a film that takes place during slavery with no slaves in it?

Umm... A coupla months ago?