[Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson. Photos by JIMI CELESTE for PMc] Cinephiles collected at the DGA Theater in New York last night for the 20th Anniversary screening of Spike Lee’s groundbreaking “Do The Right Thing.” The film, which tells the story of a racial conflict that erupts in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, on a hot summer day in 1987, has been celebrated over the past two decades by film industry experts, including the American Film Institute, who heralded the movie as one of the 100 greatest films of all time. Among the guests in attendance were cast members from the film, including Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Aiello, John Tuturro, Ruby Dee, and Rosie Perez.

John Turturro, Joiie Lee, Bill Lee, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Dee, Spike Lee


Coleman Domingo, De Adre Aziza John Turturro


Samuel L. Jackson Rosie Perez

Spike Lee, Bill Lee


Ruby Dee Joie Lee
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Oh dear, can I *almost* remember 20 years ago when DTRT came out??.. So who’s gittin’ old? See the rhyme this inspired at NYCRhymology.com–a couple of contrasting New York institutions, as usual.