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The Blu-ray will include the "International Version" which features 23 minutes of footage not included in the original U.S. theatrical version.

It wasn't quite "Breakfast at Tiffany's," but Patti Blagojevich was doing her best Audrey Hepburn in that little black dress.

Danny Aiello performs at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Lorenzo's Cabaret at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave., Travis.

Danny Aiello performs at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Lorenzo's Cabaret at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Ave., Travis.

When " Do the Right Thing " premiered in 1989, it touched off a wave of controversy and critical adulation, earning accolades at the Cannes Film Festival , an Oscar nominations and sparking a slew of predictions that it would foment violence, which turned out to be false.

As with holiday weeks in general, this is usually a drab time for DVD releases, given the competition from floats, backyard munitions and Bloody Marys.

It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Rated R • WHO: Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, John Turturro, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Edson, John Savage, Bill Nunn • THE SCOOP: On the hottest day of summer in Brooklyn, a predominantly black Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood erupts into chaos as long-simmering bigotry take over.

DVD Release Date: June 30 Director/Writer: Spike Lee Cinematographer: Ernest Dickerson Starring: Lee, Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis Studio / Run Time: Universal, 120 mins.

Director Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" leads the small list of new titles arriving on Blu-ray this week.

It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can do the right thing.

Oscar nominated actor Danny Aiello -- for his role in "Do the Right Thing" -- speaks about Hoboken and the city's International Film Festival in 2007 Hoboken fixture Danny Aiello is part of film history as Spike's Lee's "Do the Right Thing" marks its 20th anniversary today.

Do the Right Thing - 20th Anniversary Edition Rated R, 120 minutes Coming Tuesday to DVD.

Spike Lee both directs and stars in Do The Right Thing. Lee's character, Mookie, works at Sal's Famous Pizzeria in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Public Enemy, "Fight the Power" Yeah, it's been 20 years since Spike Lee 's "Do The Right Thing" turned pop culture upside down, as fearmongers tried to scare people away from the movie's opening weekend, claiming that there would be widespread riots after people saw it.

"I wanna clear up something once and for all," says Spike Lee in a new commentary track on the 20th anniversary DVD of "Do the Right Thing," which was released on June 30, 1989.

In Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood, summer has arrived in full and this is without a doubt the hottest day of the year.

Hudson Hawk Sunday, 20:30, Sony Entertainment This is an intriguing crime drama.

Danny Aiello is a late bloomer: He made his acting debut at age 36 on Broadway. But he's more than made up for it since, not only starring in "Do the Right Thing," Moonstruck," and "29th Street," but also dropping a jazz album that made the Billboard charts and now, hosting a comedy event.