DaSweet Blood of Jesus is a remake of a 1973 film called Ganja and Hess, so thereâs this separate layer of history and blaxploitation filmmaking that lends the film an almost inscrutable quality.
Plot summary Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. He however is not a vampire. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status. Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. He however is not a vampire. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status. Uploaded by OTTO May 28, 2015 at 0548 PM Director Top cast Movie Reviews Reviewed by 5 / 10 Voyeuristic to a Fault In this Independent, Kick-Starter Film there is much "Blackness", Typical of Spike Lee. From the Opening Non-Sequitur of Free-Style "Dancing' in the the Streets" to all of the Black Heritage with Culture Wall Hangings and "Revival Meeting" Church Whailings, there is "Blackness" the Borderline Blasphemous with context to the Film Title is "Black Speak". The Film, a Remake of a 1972 "Blaxploitation" Called "Ganja and Hess", is the Story of an Upper-Class Blood Licker. It's a Beautifully Shot, Mess of a Story about, one Guesses, Addiction. But Who Knows? The Movie is so Everywhere the Message gets Lost somewhere between the Soft-Porn and the Awful Film's Ambiguity Sparks Over Analysis. Truth be Told the Movie is Visually Arresting and Not Much Else. It's Different, certainly Not for Everyone, and is somewhat Engaging, but the Pace and the Script are so Slow and Uninteresting that there is Never any real Connection Between the Audience and the Screen. It's Voyeuristic and Self-Indulegent, even more so than usual for the Director, to a Recommended for Art-House Patrons, Spike Lee Check-Listers, and Seekers of Off-Beat and Midnight Type Movies. There is an Artist at Work here, and like All Artists, Not Every Work is a Masterpiece. Reviewed by JohnSeal 7 / 10 Much better than you think This film has been slaughtered by the critics and IMDb voters, so maybe I'm just feeling the need to play Devil's Advocate - but I don't think so. A remake of Ganja and Hess, this is one of Spike Lee's most cinematic of films, carefully lensed, well scored albeit with music that reminded me of Love, American Style - maybe that's the point, and intelligently acted. It's the antithesis, in fact, of his previous film, Red Hook Summer, which had its good points but ultimately looked like a student film. I found Da Sweet Blood of Jesus hugely entertaining and thoroughly engaging - and c'mon, how can you dislike a film dedicated to the memory of Christopher Lee, or one so clearly in debt to the works of Jean Rollin? Reviewed by Seth_Rogue_One 4 / 10 Peculiar, the worst Spike Lee movie I've seen and I've seen most of them Spike Lee is one of my biggest favorite directors so I was interested in watching this regardless of the low ratingAnd I wanted to like it I really did, the opening shot is amazing it has some superb break-dancers break dancing outside to a smooth Bruce Hornsby piano score, looks beautifulBut that montage really has nothing to do with the movie itself, the movie is about an upper class arts collector who by some circumstances get a thirst for bloodMind you, if you're expecting a typical vampire horror you will probably be let down it's not really that type of movieWhat type of movie it is though I can't really describe, it's just a peculiar movie that I had a hard time figuring out what it was trying to be and what it was trying to sayThe dialogue is not bad but more-part of it doesn't sound realistic to what a person would say, often sounding more like theatre monologues basicallyActing overall is pretty wooden but that could be an intentional thing being that the people in it are very posh and pace very slowIt has some above average scenes separately but together it just doesn't get it's right flow and your often sitting wondering why or wondering what the point of it all is, and by the end of the movie at least I still have no ideaFor the record I have not seen the movie GANJA & HESS of which this movie is a remake on, perhaps I would understand this movie better if I'd do that but if one has to watch something else to understand the movie you were watching than that would mean that this movie failed IMOHonestly it felt like Spike Lee didn't put his whole heart into this project which is a shame, since it was funded by his biggest fans via a Kickstarter campaign Read more IMDb reviews
DaSweet Blood of Jesus Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: February 13, 2015 Summary: When Dr. Hess Green (Stephen Tyrone Williams) is introduced to a mysteriously cursed artifact by an art curator, Lafayette Hightower (Elvis Nolasco), he is uncontrollably drawn into a newfound thirst for blood that overwhelms his soul.
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Ilsangue di Cristo (Da Sweet Blood of Jesus) - Un film di Spike Lee. Un'irrefrenabile sete di sangue. Con Stephen Tyrone Williams, Sarah Bramms, Rami Malek, Elvis Nolasco, Thomas Jefferson Byrd. Thriller, USA, 2015.
Felicia âSnoopâ Pearson Talks âThe Wireâ and Her Challenging New Role in Spike Leeâs Latest FilmFeb 13, 2015Image via Complex OriginalHBO's The Wire is one of the most important shows in television history and Felicia "Snoop" Pearson played one of its most iconic roles. Stephen King called her "Perhaps the most terrifying female villain to ever appear in a television series." Stephen King knows a little something about terrifying. That's high praise for any actress, but particularly for one with no prior acting experience. Pearson was fresh off the streets when David Simon wrote in her character in the show's third season. She's had a tumultuous past, from being born addicted to crack cocaine to serving six and a half years for attempted murder when she was just a teenager. Through it all, Felicia Pearson is still standing little lady with the big personality is set to appear in Spike Lee's latest joint, Da Sweet Blood of Jesusâa remake of the 1973 blaxploitation flick Ganja & Hessâwhich you can rent or buy on Lee's website now, and will be in limited theaters starting today. It's about a doctor that comes in contact with an ancient artifact that curses him with a fixation for film marks different territory for the 34-year-old Pearson. Instead of playing a hustler, she's a prostitute. Now ready to flex her acting chops, Snoop stopped by to talk her past, The Wire, and her challenging new havenât been in a film in a while, right? Since...What, since The Wire? I did Must Be the Music with Charles Dutton. But, other than that, nah. I got this movie Iâm dropping with Spike Lee, the 13th of this month, February. Iâm working on a documentary documentaryâs based on a book that you wrote, Grace After Midnight?Yeah, exactly, but where it left off. So, you know, my documentary just gives you a whole other outlook of how Baltimore is instead of The Wire. And then, just to get all the way familiar with Wire wasnât accurate?Uh, except for the abandoned buildings. Ainât nobody kill nobody in no abandoned buildings. But, you know, yeah for the most was it working with Spike?It was amazing, man, but it was also challenging because everybody knows Iâm gay. I had to sit there and kiss a nigga. [Laughs.] This shit crazy, man. That was challenging. You see my versatility, like Iâm playing a prostitute. You wouldnât think that about "Snoop." You had to flex your acting put my versatility skills to work. Spike sought you out for the role?Yeah he came looking for me. He didnât even know that I was home and the reason why he knew that was because my brother Mike was at one of Spikeâs charity events. And Spike was just saying, âHowâs Snoop doing? You talk to her? She call you?â And he was like, âYeah, sheâs in New York, sheâs lives here.â And Spike was like, âOh she home? Ask her if she trying to come and audition for this role.â After that Spike took me shopping for this role and audition to see how was I gonna come off on the you see the original film that itâs based on?Nah, I havenâ original is Ganja & Hess. It's about the same thingâa doctor that's in love with blood because of some crazy spiritual shit. So what is your role in the film?Yeah, heâs addicted to bloodsucking and all that. I play Lucky Maze, a prostitute. So, you know what a prostitute does. Itâs gonna be exciting. My part's funny though. The film is supposed to be suspense, horror, and comedy. My part's wearing high heels and shit?All that, all that. Spike got me doing some wild shit, man. Does this mean that youâre back now?Yessir, in full effect. You see my versatility, like Iâm playing a prostitute. You wouldnât think that about "Snoop." Some people look at a picture, look at me, and be like, âNah, thatâs not her.â So thatâs good. How have things changed for you since doing The Wire? Why this hiatus? My life changed dramatically. Me being on The Wire and my old lifestyle didnât mix. I got in trouble. The police always wanna lock you up and knock you down. I wasnât even doing nothing, but I got a background. I have a past. Itâs OK. I mean everybody has a past, but donât keep on trying to put me in my past, when Iâm trying to move forward. And I feel as though thatâs what they did when they arrested me last time. I didnât mean to take this time off. âYou gotta sort certain things out. You gotta really figure out what you want in life, man. You want this or you want the streets, what you want? What were you arrested for? Conspiracy about a bunch of bullshit. Conspiracy to what? I let my brother lay his head down at my house, and they found out. âOh thatâs Snoop house he laying at. So pull her in it.â Thatâs how I got in. I did eight months on house arrest and 38 days in jail. In the movie Dr. Hess is investigating blood rituals. What do you know about blood rituals? Thatâs some old voodoo, spooky type stuff. [Laughs.] I donât know nothing about no blood rituals. That shit can stay over there. Letâs talk about The Wire, you down to talk about that? I want ask about MichaelâTristan Wilds. Thatâs my son, man. Thatâs my family. I go to his parent's house and eat dinner, all that. It's family. Did you know he was going to become this R&B singer Mack Wilds? Yeah, he was always singing. Iâm glad he got out of his shell because heâs very talented. I've been knew he was talented. Thereâs been a Wire resurgence since they re-released it on HD. One thing that came up was when Avon and them went down, Marlo and you and Chris came out of nowhere. Was there originally a back story? Yeah, Marlo was based on Anthony Jones. Anthony was like my hood father. He was a big time drug dealer. He paid for my lawyer and all that. But itâs crazy that I played Mookie, and Chris Partlow, he played my homeboy Jarred. Damn. They were based on real people too? Yeah, exactly, and I already knew who it was. If you look at Marlo, and look at Anthony Jonesâ picture, see the lazy eye, you know all that. Anthony look just like Marlo. So itâs nothing. I have a past. Itâs ok. I mean everybody has a past, but donât keep on trying to put me in my past, when Iâm trying to move forward. Itâs like you guys just came out of nowhere on the show. They got me straight off the streets. Michael K. Williams brought me in. I heard about that. You met him at a party, right? Yeah, it was a club called One in Baltimore. They shut it down now, but it was like the poppin-est club. Everybody used to go in there and whatever. On that particular night, Mike K. kept looking at me. And I was like, âWho the fuck is him?â For real I was gonna go outside and leave for his dumb ass. He was lucky somebody told me that was him. I had never watched The Wire though. I was always outside trapping, doing what I do. My cousin was like, âThatâs Omar from The Wire. He ainât bout nothing.â I used to always be paranoid. So Mike said âMan, you a actress? You a girl or boy?â I was like, âWhat? Iâm a girl. I donât get down like that, nigga,â and he was like, âNah, nah, nah, nah.â [Laughs.] One thing led to another. I met him on set, which was like two blocks from my grandmother's house. Soon as I started talking, the writer and producers, were like âWow. We're gonna write you in.â Because I was ready to say forget it. They had me on the corner, just not doing nothing. Giving me $50. Nigga is you trippinâ? [Laughs.] That show ended up changing your life. Yes it did. Your past life helped your acting. It was like a fish to water. Yeah, it was. Just coming in, just breathing the air. The only thing that the writers and producers wanted to see was if I can remember stuff. And once they seen that, they was like, âWow. Sheâs a natural.â Yeah, like I could remember it just like that. It was just like, once I put my mind to something, Iâm willing to work. When you used to trap, you used to bag up without a scale? Yeah, eyeball it. I eyeball the work. â[Laughs.] We have this thing in the office for durags and The Wire loved durags. Yeah, I told them take that shit off. Ainât nobody wear no durags in Baltimore. Nah? That's a New York thing. You don't wear a durag for your braids when you sleep? Nah, I donât, I canât sleep in a stocking cap. I get it done over. You probably see me with my shit nappy. [Laughs.] I canât sleep with it on my head. I get a headache. OK. Back to Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. People are going to be surprised to see you in this new role. Best believe people gonna be talking about this shit. You think I should say that? That Iâm half-way ass naked in this motherfucker. [Laughs.] Word? You're showing some skin? I take jokes and all that. I donât care nothing about that, itâs only acting. I donât care. Thatâs what I told Spike, I donât care, what you got for me? Whatâs up? What kinda game Spike gave you? I was kinda nervous because of my voice. Iâm in speech class and acting class right now, too. And he was like, âYou're beautiful, once you put the makeup and all that shit on, nobody knows who you are. You look just like a little sexy lady. Soon as you open your mouth, then, niggas be like Oh alright.â But they donât care though. They donât care. Long as you're looking pretty, they donât care.â And I had embedded that in my head, so I could pull that role off. Because it was very challenging. I ainât want no nigga touching me. Get the fuck out of here. He ugly as shit. I told Spike, I said, âYou coulda at least got me a cute nigga.â This nigga ugly as shit. [Laughs.] Your scenes are with the doctor? Did he try to get your blood? Yeah, all that, you're gonna see it. Itâs very interesting. You gonna love it though. You gonna be like, âLook at Snoop. She wylinâ.â You could call me Felicia. âLook at Felicia.â I hope you get more opportunities, man. Hollywood be frontinâ on people of color, man. Yeah, they do, and on your sexuality. All the time. Angel Diaz is a staff writer for Complex Media. Follow him ADiaz456. Sign up for Complex notifications for breaking news and stories.
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