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Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition
In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSpike Lee's James Brown biopic to feature original music
Spike Lee, the vocal and, at times, contentious, director of an upcoming James Brown biopic, recently told MTV News that he intends to use Brown's original voice in the film instead of leading man Wesley Snipes'.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMiracle at St. Anna
A lot of words come to mind when discussing... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSpike Lee to film Broadway's Passing Strange
What isn't Spike Lee working on these days? Between a slew of documentaries, collaborations, and receiving critical acclaim for said work, you gotta wonder when the dude finds time to sleep. Fortunately, that hasn't stopped the man born Shelton Jackson Lee from doing the right thing...that is, if the right thing involves helping to revive a meritorious but fiscally-floundering Broadway show. As Variety reports, Lee will be filming musical Passing Strange for the show's producers, who aim for an eventual cable TV airing of the movie.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSpike Lee isn't finished with Hurricane Katrina
Director Spike Lee confirmed last week that he intends to pursue Katrina, potentially following up his Peabody Award-winning HBO documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts with a visit to other areas hit by the storm in the next 24 months.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsSpike Lee to make Michael Jordan doc
If Space Jam satiated your desire to watch basketball movies for all time, especially those featuring Michael Jordan, bypass this here news item. But wait! This is a documentary. Spike Lee, illustrious maker of such films as Malcolm X, Summer of Sam and Inside Man is set to direct a full-length doc about... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsSpike Lee to collaborate with filmmakers for Nokia project
Spike Lee will direct a film comprised entirely of footage, text and music submitted by everyday people, Reuters reports. The latest Lee joint will focus on the way music tells the story of humanity, and will be constructed in three acts. Lee is helming the as-yet-untitled film for Nokia Productions as a collaborative effort that may push the boundaries of user-generated content past YouTube territory into uncharted waters. Lee and Nokia are asking aspiring filmmakers around the world to shoot the entire film, as well as compose its music, capture its images and write its text. Each month, an “assignment”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSpike Lee announces WWII film
The ever-controversial Spike Lee recently spoke with the Italian press and announced the subject of his upcoming film. “If you look at the history of Hollywood, the black soldiers who fought World War II are totally invisible,” said Lee. “This is the paradox: black people who were fighting for democracy but at the same time were second class citizens at home.” To respond to this problematic absence, Lee plans on directing a film about the efforts of the predominately African American 92nd Infantry Division's efforts during World War II against Nazis and fascism in Italy, adapted from James McBride’s Miracle... read more
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