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Spike Lee To Preside Over Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival

The 2024 Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia will take place in Jeddah’s Old Town of Al Balad between the dates of December 5-14. The festival has announced that famed director and producer, Spike Lee will preside over the jury of of films. According to Variety, the festival, in its fourth year, will have… Continue reading Spike Lee To Preside Over Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival

Spike Lee To Be Honored As SuperFan In NBA Hall Of Fame Ceremony

Filmmaker Spike Lee is being acknowledged for his devotion to his beloved New York Knicks basketball team. The NBA league office announced that The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will be adding the famed “Do the Right Thing” director, along with Billy Crystal (Los Angeles Clippers), Alan Horwitz (Philadelphia 76ers SuperFan), and Los Angeles Lakers… Continue reading Spike Lee To Be Honored As SuperFan In NBA Hall Of Fame Ceremony

Samuel L. Jackson Didn’t Appear in ‘Malcolm X’ Due to Low Wage Offered by Spike Lee

Samuel L. Jackson Didn’t Appear in ‘Malcolm X’ Due to Low Wage Offered by Spike Lee Samuel L. Jackson has always seemed like someone who will tell you what’s on his mind. In a recent, long-ranging interview with Vulture, the 74-year-old actor detailed why he stopped working with filmmaker Spike Lee, whose 1991 drama Jungle… Continue reading Samuel L. Jackson Didn’t Appear in ‘Malcolm X’ Due to Low Wage Offered by Spike Lee

Spike Lee Slated to Receive British Film Institute Fellowship

Another honor is being bestowed upon legendary filmmaker Spike Lee this year. The British Film Institute has announced that it is presenting the director, writer, actor, producer, and author with a BFI Fellowship on Feb. 13, 2023. This is the highest honor that can be given by the organization. Lee said in a written statement:… Continue reading Spike Lee Slated to Receive British Film Institute Fellowship

Spike Lee On Board to Direct Colin Kaepernick Documentary for ESPN

Award-winning director Spike Lee will be directing a documentary on controversial former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for ESPN. ESPN Films just announced that Lee is on board and has started production on the previously reported multi-part documentary on Kaepernick. The film will be a part of The Walt Disney Company’s overall first-look deal with the… Continue reading Spike Lee On Board to Direct Colin Kaepernick Documentary for ESPN

Spike Lee Will Become First Black Director to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards

The accolades and acknowledgments keep coming for the New York Knicks’ biggest fan! Filmmaker and esteemed director Spike Lee has another award being bestowed upon him this year. The Directors Guild of America will be presenting the proud Brooklyn, New Yorker with the Guild’s top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion… Continue reading Spike Lee Will Become First Black Director to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards

Spike Lee Commemorates Michael Jackson’s Birthday With ‘They Don’t Care About Us (2020)’

Spike Lee Commemorates Michael Jackson’s Birthday With ‘They Don’t Care About Us (2020)’ Director Spike Lee revealed a new version of Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Care About Us” short film during his annual Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson block party celebrating the King of Pop’s birthday, which this year took place virtually. “Great protest songs can’t… Continue reading Spike Lee Commemorates Michael Jackson’s Birthday With ‘They Don’t Care About Us (2020)’

Spike Lee to Receive Toronto Black Film Festival’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) presented by TD Bank in collaboration with Global News, is honored to present Academy Award Winning director and Cannes Film Festival’s first Black Jury President, Spike Lee, with the TBFF 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, February 13, 7 PM at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. #TBFF20 is thrilled to grant him this prestigious award in recognition of his body of… Continue reading Spike Lee to Receive Toronto Black Film Festival’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Do the Right Thing Collection

rue21, a leading fashion retailer, along with Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Spike Lee’s production company, and Defend Brooklyn, have collaborated to offer a limited edition 30th Anniversary Do the Right Thing Collection exclusively at rue21. Beginning December 12, 2019, rue21 will offer a Limited Edition 14 piece Do the Right Thing men’s and… Continue reading The Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Do the Right Thing Collection

BlacKkKlansman Available Digitally October 23, 2018

Follow the incredible true story of Ron Stallwortth, an African-American police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan in the unbelievably bold, BlacKkKlansman, arriving on Digital and the all-new digital move app MOVIES ANYWHERE on October 23, 2018 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on November 6, 2018 from Universal Pictures… Continue reading BlacKkKlansman Available Digitally October 23, 2018

The 14th Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF) Welcomes Back Spike Lee

Program starring Danny Glover, Toni Morrison, Edwidge Danticat, Garcelle Beauvais, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Robert Ri’chard… for an even more committed Festival! Full program and Tickets/Passes: www.MontrealBlackFilm.com The 14th Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF), presented by Quebecor and created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, will be held from September 25 to 30, 2018 MONTREAL, Sept. 6,… Continue reading The 14th Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF) Welcomes Back Spike Lee

Tales from the Hood 2 Arriving on October 2, 2018

Prepare for a new unnerving yet amusingly illustrative narrative in the newest chapter of the nightmarish classic Tales from the Hood feature, Tales from the Hood 2, arriving on Blu-rayTM, DVD, Digital and On Demand on October 2, 2018 from Universal 1440 Entertainment, the original content production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, presented in… Continue reading Tales from the Hood 2 Arriving on October 2, 2018

BLACKkKLANSMAN – Official Trailer [HD] – In Theaters August 10

A Spike Lee joint. From producer Jordan Peele. Based on some fo’ real, fo’ real sh*t. Watch the #BlacKkKlansman trailer now – in theaters August 10. https://www.facebook.com/blackkklansman https://www.instagram.com/blackkklans… https://twitter.com/BlacKkKlansman http://www.blackkklansman.com/ From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is… Continue reading BLACKkKLANSMAN – Official Trailer [HD] – In Theaters August 10

Spike Lee Joins MasterClass to Teach Filmmaking

MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Academy Award® winning filmmaker, Spike Lee, will offer his first-ever online class exclusively through its platform. Pre-enrollment for Lee’s class on filmmaking begins today at www.masterclass.com/sl. Enrollment for the class is $90 for lifetime access, or… Continue reading Spike Lee Joins MasterClass to Teach Filmmaking

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