Spinning into Butter

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A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, Spinning into Butter is a compelling movie that ... examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.
  • Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Richardson
  • Directed by: Mark Brokaw
  • Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
  • Release year: 2007
  • Studio: Screen Media
 
  
 
 

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Synopsis: A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, Spinning into Butter is a compelling movie that examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Richardson
Supporting actors: Beau Bridges, Mykelti Williamson, Paul James, Philip Adkins, Margaret Baker, Bambadjan Bamba, Lenaure Batista, Michelle Beck, Brian J. Bentz, Betsy Beutler, Matt Blumm, Woody Boley, Orlagh Cassidy, Sophia Chang, Jimonn Cole, Joseph DeBona, Genevieve Elam, Peter Friedman, Christopher Michael Gerrard, Joey Giambattista
Directed by: Mark Brokaw
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
Release year: 2007
Studio: Screen Media
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language
ASIN: B002CMV1GQ (Rental) and B002CMOQUY (Purchase)
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2007
  • MPAA: Rated R for language
  • Production Company: Norman Twain Productions, Whitsett Hill Films
  • Filming Locations: Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA | Drew University - 36 Madison Avenue, Madison, New Jersey, USA | Governors Island, New York Harbor, New York City, New York, USA | Madison, New Jersey, USA | New York City, New York, USA
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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Impressed, November 20, 2009
This review is from: Spinning into Butter (DVD)
I had never heard of this story, nor did I know it was originally a play by Rebecca Gilman. I saw the DVD in the video store with Sarah Jessica Parker on the front cover.

The movie does keep a bit of a play atmosphere, and the topics are spot on. Prepare to be provoked and get buttons pushed. I thought it was a refreshingly blunt piece - better than "Crash" - in my opinion, and the story is engaging. None of that abstract hidden agenda stuff. It gets right to the point and drags the issue out into the open.

Basic plot: a hate crime is committed at a New England college which sends the school into media chaos and causes the Dean of Students (Sarah Jessica Parker) to have to deal with her own issues of race.

Sarah Jessica does a pretty decent job in this, and so does Mykelti Williamson. Their on screen chemistry is great.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't quite work, January 11, 2012
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Not only does the plot and motive make no sense, but many of the actors overemote as if they were still on a stage. The rest of it is just plain preachy and annoying.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelieveable Plot, December 20, 2011
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Does the writer actually think that people think this way? I found this picture mind boggling.
Her reaction to her experience at the Chicago school is skitzo. The bottom line message of the film is: If someone appears to be a nice person but they are a different color than you, then they are probably a racist. Isn't this attitude Racism of the worst Kind????????
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