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SHAFT IS WAY TOO COOL FOR HIS 2000 REMAKE
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-18-2000
SHAFT IS WAY TOO COOL FOR HIS 2000 REMAKE
By BOB IVRY
Date: 06-18-2000, Sunday
Section: YOUR TIME
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
Column: REEL TIME
The "Shaft" of 1971 and the "Shaft" of 2000 are two very different
movies. The contrast says a lot about how race relations and the
perception of life in New York City have changed. What it says the most
about, however, is how filmmaking ...
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