In a new interview with MTV.com, filmmaker Spike Lee, on an apparent break from trash-talking Clint Eastwood, talks up his documentary about Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who’s having some trouble with the Boston Celtics. (Hey, it happens.) Lee says Kobe is one of the best two players in the league, right up there with LeBron James. …
This article appears in Jun 11-17, 2008.
How about a “mockumentry” about a pro athlete being interviewed for 90 straight minutes. The reporter will pry over and over for the athlete to offer up any kind of meaningful social commentary but the athlete will find a way to talk about shoes, playoff games, and “taking it day by day” for an hour and a half. Its actually quite a skill to do so.