Malcolm X (Blu-Ray/Digibook/2 Disc) Blu-Ray DVD

Editor's Note

Spike Lee brings the life of African-American leader Malcolm X (an intense Denzel Washington in an Oscar-nominated performance) to the big screen in this sprawling, epic biographical drama. Born Malcolm Little, son of a Nebraska preacher, on May 19, 1925, he became one of the most militant leaders and charismatic spokesmen of the black liberation movement before his assassination at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City on February 21, 1965. The film sweeps through his early life as a small-time hustler and thief with his friend Shorty (Lee), his conversion to Islam in jail, and his subsequent life as a controversial spiritual leader and husband of Betty Shabazz (Angela Bassett). Malcolm's tragic assassination is presented as a conspiracy of Nation of Islam leaders; the film shows how his philosophy has been realized in the lives of others who have been moved by his words. Filmed with great visual flair by Lee, the film is a work of entertainment as much as it is a historical artifact. Washington captures the spiritual conversion of the hero with a sincerity that is entirely as believable and ultimately moving as it was in the book that inspired the film, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X.

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Warner
	Release Date: 1/31/2012
	Running Time: 293 minutes
	Original Release Date: 1992
	UPC: 00883929141111
	Number of Discs: 2
Audio & Video
	Available Audio Tracks:
	Video: Color

Entertainment Reviews

Malcolm X (1992) - Blu-Ray DVD Review

By: The Other Chad Blogcritics.org Reviews

Published on: 2/17/2012 11:38 AM

Although he has faded from the forefront of pop culture, there was a time when the release of a new Spike Lee movie was an event. None of his films have been met with a greater mix of controversy and excitement than Malcolm X, now available on Blu-ray. Lee’s epic three-hour-plus biopic was met with a largely positive response from critics. However, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proved itself as hopelessly irrelevant and out of touch as ever; the movie recieved only one Oscar nomination, for Denzel Washington’s extraordinary portrayal of the slain human rights leader....read the full review

Cast & Crew

	David Patrick Kelly
	Delroy Lindo
	Kate Vernon
	Spike Lee
	Theresa Randle
	Brendan Kelly
	Albert Hall
	Angela Bassett
	Denzel Washington
	Al Freeman Jr.
	Spike Lee - Director

Plot Summary

The controversial chronicle of the life of spiritual and political leader, Malcolm X, assassinated at age 39 by black extremists, this well-made, epic film is directed by African-American auteur Spike Lee, garnering an Academy Award nomination for Denzel Washington as the charismatic leader.

Memorable Quotes

"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us."---- Malcolm X (Denzel Washington)

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone
"...Triumphant....Denzel Washington gives the performance of the year..." 12/10/1992 p.192

USA Today
"...Washington's great performance dominates....MALCOLM X conveys its subject's magnetism and lifelong evolution, while forever synergizing its lead performer and his role..." -- 4 out of 4 stars 11/18/1992 p.1D

Entertainment Weekly
"...A triumph, an intimate and engrossing biographical saga....With MALCOLM X, Lee has created a galvanizing political tragedy..." 11/20/1993 p.68-70

Chicago Sun-Times
"...In a time when political currents are moving quickly, Lee is one of the few American filmmakers with the clout and the will to make a controversial film like this..." 12/27/1992 p.3

Total Film
"...It quivers with righteous rage. Washington is remarkable throughout..." 05/01/2000 p.122