Spike Lee
Do The Spike Thing: The Defiant Director on Reuniting With Denzel, Bad Money and Resisting Trump
Back in Cannes with a buzzy new movie, ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ and his usual swagger, Spike Lee is bringing the Brooklyn fight to 2025: “This is the year of living dangerously.”
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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Teaser Trailer Sees Denzel Washington Asking “Can You Handle It?”
Spike Lee's reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 'High and Low,' also starring A$AP Rocky, is set to get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before hitting theaters in August.
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Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ With Denzel Washington Will Premiere in Cannes
Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux forgot to mention Lee during the lineup announcement Thursday morning, but the festival has confirmed the film will get an out of competition slot.
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Spike Lee, Regina King, Janelle Monáe and Other A-Listers Named to Met Gala Host Committee
A dress code also has been announced for the May 5 event, which will celebrate the Costume Institute's new exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style."
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The Red Sea Film Fest Roundtable in Saudi Arabia With Spike Lee: “We Are Witnessing a Big Change”
The 2024 jury head was joined by Lawrence Valin, Hala Elkoussy, Meshal Al Jaser, R.T. Thorne and Sarah Friedland to talk creative influences, the importance of music, why words are "overrated" and the lasting appeal of 'Do the Right Thing.'
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Spike Lee on His New Denzel Washington Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ How ‘Malcolm X’ “Nearly Killed Me,” and Retirement: “I Got Some Time Left”
The Red Sea Film Fest jury head lauded "brother" Washington's work in ‘Gladiator II,’ explained how Akira Kurosawa influenced him and how doc '4 Little Girls' was "one of my most moving experiences filming."
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Cynthia Erivo, Will Smith, Michelle Yeoh, Emily Blunt Help Open Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival
The world premiere of Karim Shenawi’s ‘The Tale of Daye’s Family' kicked off the fourth edition of the movie fest in Jeddah.
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Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns Among Recipients of National Medals of Arts
Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah are also among the 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts, which will be formally presented by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony.
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Francis Ford Coppola Compares Fall of Rome to Current American Politics: “Lost Its Republic and Ended Up With an Emperor”
The filmmaker was joined by Robert De Niro and Spike Lee at a screening of 'Megalopolis,' as he noted it was "prescient to do a movie about America as Rome because it's going to happen in a few months."
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Alamo Drafthouse Renames Brooklyn Location as Spike Lee Cinema
The filmmaker attended a ceremony on Thursday night, where he unveiled the theater's new name and presented a special screening of 'Crooklyn.'
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Oprah, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lil Jon and More Stars at the 2024 DNC
Other high-profile Hollywood figures who were spotted supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Chicago included Mindy Kaling, Patti LaBelle, Eva Longoria, Tony Goldwyn and John Legend.
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Winsome Sinclair, Casting Director Who Worked Often With Spike Lee, Dies at 58
Her long list of credits included ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Get on the Bus,’ ‘Amistad,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’ and ‘Pariah.’
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