Why Summer Blockbusters Won’t Ever Go Straight to VOD
Blockbuster Month is celebrating the true titans of the genre. All month long, you’ll read through a variety of features digging deep into the greatest hits of Hollywood, from popcorn classics to...
View ArticleSpike Lee Thinks Gone With the Wind and The Birth of a Nation Should Be...
Legendary director Spike Lee thinks that problematic films like Gone With the Wind and The Birth of a Nation should still be seen — provided the viewing experience includes “historical social...
View ArticleToronto International Film Festival Unveils 2020 Lineup
Pandemic or not, Toronto International Film Festival is trucking forward and has announced its 2020 lineup. Set to run from September 10th to 19th, the hybrid event will include limited offline film...
View ArticleSpike Lee Shares First Trailer for David Byrne’s American Utopia: Watch
Spike Lee has revealed the first teaser trailer for David Byrne’s American Utopia. The HBO production premieres Saturday, October 17th. Update: The full-length trailer has been revealed and is also...
View ArticleSpike Lee Captures a Celebration and Calls for Action with David Byrne’s...
This review is part of our coverage of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival .The Pitch: With American Utopia, director Spike Lee brings his eye to David Byrne’s critically-acclaimed Broadway...
View ArticleWhat’s Streaming on HBO Max in October 2020
HBO Max is bringing everything to the table in October.When it comes to the spooky, subscribers can revisit George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead, the terrifying remake of The Hills Have Eyes, David...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson Byrd, Actor and Spike Lee Collaborator, Shot and Killed in...
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, a longtime collaborator of Spike Lee, was shot and killed in Atlanta on Saturday.The Georgia native appeared in eight of Lee’s films, beginning with 1995’s Clockers. He also had...
View ArticleSpike Lee Recounts Filming with Chadwick Boseman: “I Didn’t Know Chad Was Sick”
Spike Lee has discussed one of Chadwick Boseman’s final film shoots, and the moment in which he knew the actor was a blessed by God’s “heavenly light”, in a new interview with Variety. Boseman passed...
View ArticlePublic Enemy’s Chuck D on Spike Lee, the Essence of Hip-Hop, and Fighting the...
Chuck D, the rap renegade whose powerhouse baritone has guided Public Enemy for over three decades, has passionately worked to bring conscious hip-hop to the mainstream. The group’s debut album, 1987’s...
View ArticleSpike Lee is Directing a Musical Film About… Viagra
2020 might just be the horniest year on record. Ariana Grande has been singing about 69ing, and now Spike Lee is set to direct a new musical film about the origins of Viagra. Yeah, that drug.According...
View ArticleSpike Lee Is Re-Editing HBO Documentary Series Promoting 9/11 Conspiracy...
Update — August 25th: Following an uproar over news that his HBO documentary series gave an uncritical platform to 9/11 conspiracy theorists, Lee has released a statement suggesting he is going to...
View ArticleSpike Lee Removes 9/11 Conspiracy Theories from HBO Docuseries Following...
It seems that Spike Lee has decided to do the right thing. The filmmaker has reportedly removed segments from his new HBO docuseries, NYC Epicenters: 9/11-2021½, that give a platform to repeatedly...
View ArticleSamuel L. Jackson’s 10 Best Roles
Top Performances is a recurring feature in which we definitively handpick the very best performances from an iconic actor or actress. Samuel L. Jackson is far, far more than a series of memes. It’s a...
View ArticleTalking Heads Reunite for Once in a Lifetime 40th Anniversary Screening of...
David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth sat down with Spike Lee following the film's screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. Talking Heads Reunite for Once in a...
View ArticleIce Spice to Star Alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s High and Low
Ice Spice has joined the cast of Spike Lee’s upcoming film High and Low, as Variety reports. The project will serve as the rapper’s acting debut. Announced in February, Lee’s High and Low is an...
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