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Ernest Dickerson

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2662 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Ernest Dickerson studied cinematography at NYU where, on his first day, he met and bonded with fellow student Spike Lee. They made six memorable films together (including Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X) before Ernest made his directing debut with Juice, which has just been released in a special Blu-ray edition marking its 30th anniversary. He has gone on to direct such striking TV series as The Wire, Treme, Dexter, The Walking Dead and Bosch, to name just a few. Leonard and Jessie have been following his work for years and are delighted to have had a chance to talk to such a grounded and progressive filmmaker.

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Hi, everybody. I'm Leonard Malton.

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And I'm Jesse Malton.

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You're listening to Malton on movies.

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And our guest today is somebody that I have met and known casually over a long, long period of time.

1:12.6

And I'm so delighted that he's here with us today.

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I'm talking about Ernest Dickerson.

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And one of his current resume high spots is that it's the 30th anniversary of his debut

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film, Juice, the film that he directed and co-wrote, starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps, a lot of other talented people.

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It's 30 years old.

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Am I reading that right?

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