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Spike Lee To Direct A Film Musical About The Creation Of Viagra

November 17, 2020 12:31 pm

In the latest edition of Hollywood Mad Libs, we have the new project from Spike Lee, who is set to direct a feature musical about the creation of Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction pill, Viagra. READ MORE: Spik...

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The 11 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7,’ ‘American Utopia’ & More

Jason Bailey

October 20, 2020 2:33 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Spike Lee Isn’t Sure New Oscars Diversity Standards Will Be Effective: “You Got To Be In The Motherf*cking Room”

Charles Barfield

October 7, 2020 1:05 pm

Awards, News

Even though Spike Lee is a diehard Knicks fan and a longtime resident of NYC, the latter of which has been under attack recently due to its strict COVID precautions, the filmmaker is having one hell of a 2020....

‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Trailer: Spike Lee’s Acclaimed Concert Film Hits HBO In October

Charles Barfield

September 22, 2020 1:19 pm

News, Trailers

The world needs something to lift its spirits. 2020 has been rough, to say the least, with a global pandemic leaving so many people tragically dead, political turmoil in governments around the world, and civil...

‘American Utopia’: Spike Lee & David Byrne Create An Exhilarating & Joyful New Concert Film Classic [TIFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 10, 2020 11:00 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Spike Lee and David Byrne aren’t an obvious pairing. While the former’s oeuvre, for the most part, features unflinching stories about Black life in America, the latter became a hero to white college-educated t...

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Spike Lee Releases New Version Of Michael Jackson’s ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ With BLM Protest Footage

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2020 1:46 pm

News, Video

Regardless of your thoughts about Michael Jackson’s legacy in light of the accusations of sexual abuse and assault with underage children, it appears his music is still striking a chord with a generation that ...

‘Tenet’ Star John David Washington Discusses The Similarities Between Spike Lee & Christopher Nolan

Charles Barfield

August 28, 2020 1:07 pm

News

Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan would seemingly be examples of two filmmakers that are very different in their styles and yet have both become iconic enough that one name is all you need to describe them, with...

‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Teaser: Spike Lee’s Latest Film Teams Him With The Talking Heads Legend

Charles Barfield

August 24, 2020 2:05 pm

News, Trailers

Later this fall, Spike Lee is teaming up with musician David Byrne for a brand-new film, “American Utopia,” and it’s unlike anything you’d expect from the Oscar-winning filmmaker. As seen in the new teaser...

Spike Lee Says Gone With The Wind Should Still Be Shown & He Shows Birth of A Nation To Film Students, With Context

Kambole Campbell

July 28, 2020 12:01 pm

News

Especially in his most recent works, which have increasingly taken on the qualities of essay film in their use of archive and metatext, Spike Lee has always been interested in how the history of American film ...

Spike Lee’s Filmed Version Of ‘American Utopia’ To Open This Year’s TIFF

Charles Barfield

July 21, 2020 10:37 am

Festivals, News

Spike Lee was expected to be a big player in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He was selected to lead the competition jury and it was assumed that he’d premiere “Da 5 Bloods” at the French event. But COVID-19...

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