by Matt Warren | Film Independent Spirit Awards Wouldn’t you know it, the Film Independent Spirit Awards are now old enough to run for President, just in time for the 2020 elections. That’s right: this year’s ceremony recognizing the best (and budget-friendliest) in...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Ron Wimberly (graphic novel), Selwyn Sefyu Hinds, Spike Lee Starring: Lakeith Stanfield Synopsis: The graphic novel is described as ‘80s hip-hop retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic Romeo & Juliet– only this time, we follow...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Roger Guenveur Smith Starring: Roger Guenveur Smith, Jag Patel Synopsis: Smith’s one-man show begins with the actor rapping from his own text, mashing up references to slavery and contemporary life in the U.S. The performance then segues...
By Nick Vivarelli | Variety U.S. director Nate Parker’s drama “American Skin,” his second feature after “The Birth of a Nation,” has been added to the Venice Film Festival lineup. Parker both directs and stars in the movie, which will have its world premiere on the...
Director: Ron Howard Writer(s): Cassidy Hartmann, Mark Monroe Starring: Spike Lee, Luciano Pavarotti, Princess Diana, Phil Donahue, Bono, Stevie Wonder, Zubin Mehta, Plácido Domingo, Nelson Mandela, José Carreras, Nicoletta Mantovani, Kofi Annan, Joan Sutherland, Adua...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Matthew Billingsly (rewrite), Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo (earlier script), Spike Lee & Kevin Willmott (screenplay) Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Jasper Pääkkönen, Paul Walter Hauser, Jean Reno, Delroy Lindo, Isiah Whitlock Jr.,...
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 13, 2019) –The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) TV One’s joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Jackson Lee, Satchel Lee, Spike Lee Starring: Michael B. Jordan Synopsis: A motorcyclist finds words written on stones in the desert. Release Date: February 26, 2019 | Length: 2 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: NR Note: I based the...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Bennie R. Richburg Jr. Starring: Jay Pharoah Synopsis: Biopic about the storied career of Pam Grier, from Roger Corman movies to landmark black action heroine movies like Coffy and Foxy Brown to a career in television drama. Release...
Fred Topel | Slash Film Pam Grier co-stars on the ABC comedy Bless This Mess. Speaking with reporters after the Bless This Mess panel for the Television Critics Association, Grier discussed the biopic about her life that is in the works. Given her storied career from...
By Variety Staff | Variety “Roma” and “The Favourite” led nominations for the 91st Oscars, scoring 10 nods each. Both films were nominated for best picture, alongside “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice,” and “Green Book.”...
Nancy Tartaglione | Deadline Hollywood BAFTA has revealed its nominations for this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards with Fox Searchlight’s The Favourite from Yorgos Lanthimos leading the list of contenders at 12. Also making strong showings are Netflix’s Roma,...
Erik Pedersen | Deadline Hollywood Big commercial hits and a number of awards-season regulars made the cut as the WGA announced its 2019 Writers Guild Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in screenwriting writing during 2018. Check out the full list below,...
Los Angeles, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 — The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 55th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2018 in seven categories. Also announcing the Outstanding Product Nominations. “It is always my...
The Directors Guild has announced nominees for outstanding directing in a film for 2018, along with its annual first-time director noms. This year’s list includes a double mention for Bradley Cooper, who made his directorial debut with Warner Bros’ musical...
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today the nominees for the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics’ Choice...
from Variety “Vice,” Adam McKay’s scathing Dick Cheney biopic, walked away with a leading six nominations. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Globes, also awarded “A Star Is Born,” “The Favourite,” and “Green Book” with five nods...
by Monique Jones | Shadow and Act If you’re tired of Halloween celebrations that are all pumpkins, candy and costumes over the truly spooky, these 13 Black horror films will put the fear back into your holiday. 1. Blacula Every Black horror film binge should...
Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Wins Grand Prix Award At CannesAfter receiving nearly universal acclaim after is bow at the Cannes Film Festival, Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman has been awarded the Grand Prix award, which is the runner-up award. The...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee, Kevin Willmott, Ron Stallworth (book), Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin, Paul Walter Hauser, Ryan Eggold, Corey Hawkins, Robert John...
Director: Dexton Deboree Writer(s): Dexton Deboree Starring: Anthony Anderson, Dapper Dan, Mark Wahlberg, Carmelo Anthony, Kenya Barris, David Stern, DJ Clarke Kent, Michael B. Jordan, Jeff Gorman, Jason Sudeikis, Hebru Brantley, Sal Masekela, Lance Mountain, Phil...
Director: Spike Lee, Danya Taymor Writer(s): Antoinette Nwandu (play) Starring: Jon Michael Hill, Julian Parker, Ryan Hallahan, Blake DeLong Synopsis: Two young men pass the time, dreaming of the promised land. READ REVIEW Release Date: January 26, 2018 (USA) |...
VENUE: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NYC DATE & TIME: Through October 16, 2017 (see schedule) DESCRIPTION: Black Intimacy explores the ways in which black familial, romantic, and platonic relationships have been portrayed onscreen, with a particular...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Jon Boogz, Lil Buck, Damaris Lewis Synopsis: French fashion outlet Moncler collaborated with director Spike Lee for a short film that is homage to New York in celebration of the opening of its flagship store on...
by Owen Gleiberman | Variety Do white filmmakers have the right to make a movie like “Detroit”? The moral right, that is? Set during the Detroit riots of 1967, the movie tells an essential true story about the brutalization of African-Americans. The fact that the...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Roger Guenveur Smith Starring: Roger Guenveur Smith Synopsis: An adaptation of Roger Guenveur Smith’s Bessie Award-winning stage production of the same name, a powerful and timely performance using gesture, voice, and historical document...
by Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act Launched at New York University (NYU) in 1996, the Black Genius series was conceived by author Walter Mosley, Manthia Diawara (Director of the Institute of Afro-American Affairs at NYU) and writer, film scholar and emeritus NYU...
from Shadow & Act The Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Black Lens Program Lineup For our readers in Milwaukee… a program of films at the upcoming Milwaukee Film Festival that should interest you – some of them indie films you may not get to see in a theatrical...
from Shadow & Act The 14th Annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), presented by Run&Shoot Filmworks, to be held from August 8–13, 2016, will feature a slate of high-caliber films from emergent filmmakers, panels, conversations and...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): N/A Starring: Spike Lee, Harry Belafonte, Bernie Sanders, Shaun King, Erica Garner, Erika Andiola, Cesar Vargas, Tessa Thompson, Susan Sarandon, Linda Sarsour, Alan Cumming, Gaby Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Dr. Cornel West Synopsis: 2016...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): N/A Starring: Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy, Suzanne De Passe, Katherine Jackson, Valerie Simpson, Steven Manning, Joe Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Joe Vogel, Scott Osborn, Lee Daniels, Sammy Davis Jr., Leon Huff, Kenny...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Kevon Carter Synopsis: Song “We Gotta Do Better” from the motion picture “Chi-Raq“. The footage presents Kevon Carter in a church performing a weepy, John Legend-esque piano ballad about black-on-black violence that...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Starring: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, David Patrick Kelly, D.B. Sweeney, Dave Chappelle, Steve Harris, Harry Lennix, Tony...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act It continues to be a point of contention, even among black people. Who gets to tell *our* stories? It’s a guaranteed debate starter – new film or TV project is announced with black protagonist(s), but non-black creator...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act It may come as a surprise to some that Spike Lee, despite a 30-year-long career as a filmmaker, and over 20 feature films, has never won an Academy Award (unless you count the Student Academy Award he received in 1983 for his NYU...
By Pete Hammond | Deadline Hollywood The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just unveiled its honorees for the 2015 Governors Awards, with Spike Lee and Gena Rowlands landing the annual honorary Oscars and Debbie Reynolds getting the Jean Hersholt...
Brian Steinberg | @bristei | Variety.com Spike Lee would rather watch a movie in a big theater than on a mobile-phone screen. “I know I’m a dinosaur,” Lee said while holding forth at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology conference in New York, but “there’s something...
By Jeff Sneider | The Wrap.com Spike Lee is making his next movie for Amazon Studios and the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is courting Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Piven, Common and Kanye West for the ensemble cast of “Chiraq,” multiple individuals familiar with the project...
Director: Bert Marcus Writer(s): Bert Marcus Stars: Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, Dalton Conley, Naazim Richardson, John Pfaff, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Lou DiBella, George Willis, Al Bernstein, Francisco Aguilar, Mark Wahlberg,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Ray Allen, Spike Lee Synopsis: Spike Lee takes us into the world of NBA nicknames, focusing on how Ray Allen’s starring role in Lee’s HE GOT GAME, forever associated him with his character, Jesus...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee (screenplay), Bill Gunn, Vinnie Lewis Starring: Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams, Rami Malek, Elvis Nolasco, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Joie Lee, Felicia Pearson, Jeni Perillo, Katherine Borowitz, Donna Dixon, Chiz Schultz,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Jerrod Carmichael Starring: Jerrod Carmichael, Hannibal Buress, Hayley Crisp, Argus Hamilton, Ari Katcher, Rozafa Lleshi, Jamar Malachi Neighbors Synopsis: Taped May 7 at The Comedy Store in Hollywood, the exclusive presentation features...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Katt Williams Starring: Alecia Hamilton, Christina Ingram, Noelle Mahasin, Phedra Syndelle, Katt Williams Synopsis: Comedian Katt Williams performs at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Cal. Topics include California marijuana...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): N/A Starring: Pharrell Williams Synopsis: Pharrell Williams performed live at the Apollo Theater as part of the American Express Unstaged series, in partnership with VEVO and YouTube. Release Date: June 3, 2014 (USA) | Length: Unknown...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Eminem Synopsis: The video takes a non-chronological look at the turbulent relationship from the perspective of Eminem’s mother. Release Date: May 11, 2014 (USA) | Length: 4 min | Genre: Music | MPAA Rating: NR...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Seu Jorge, Spike Lee Synopsis: Promotional video by Vector Zero for LG Electronics Brazil’s institutional campaign, Its LG Arena. Recorded in six different locations in Rio, the video shows Brazilian fans in a...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (manga), Mark Protosevich (screenplay) Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Pom Klementieff, James Ransone, Max Casella, Linda Emond, Elvis...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee, James McBride Starring: Limary Agosto, Sumayya Ali, Turron Kofi Alleyne, De’Adre Aziza, Jonathan Batiste, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Daniel Breaker, Jules Brown, Charles Anthony Bryant, Janinah Burnett, Thomas Jefferson Byrd,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): John Ridley Starring: Eric Arriola, Joseph Basile, Sakinah Bingham, Akim Black, John Boyega, Kim Brockington, Niesha Butler, Albert M. Chan, Mario D’Leon, Kam Dabrowski, David Lee Denny Jr., Aaron Dorsey, Gabriel Ellis, Cory...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): James McBride Starring: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Robert John...
Director: Lisa Richardson (line producer) Writer(s): Stephen Mortell (editor) Starring: Wayne Brady, Spike Lee, John Ridley, Wanda Sykes, Al Sharpton, Greg Anthony Synopsis: Filmmakers Spike Lee and John Ridley, comedian Wanda Sykes, civil rights leader Reverend Al...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Michael Genet, Spike Lee Starring: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Ossie Davis, Jamel Debbouze, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, Lonette McKee, Paula Jai Parker, Q-Tip, Dania Ramirez,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): David Benioff Starring: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Tony Siragusa, Levani, Tony Devon, Misha Kuznetsov, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michael Genet, Patrice O’Neal, Al Palagonia,...
Director: Danny Schechter Writer(s): N/A Starring: Laurie Anderson, Afrika Bambaataa, Stephen Bishop, Jackson Browne, Bebe Buell, Macaulay Culkin, Elizabeth Daily, Roberta Flack, Gina Gershon, Joel Grey, David Hasselhoff, Milla Jovovich, Angélique Kidjo, Eartha Kitt,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Roger Guenveur Smith Starring: Roger Guenveur Smith Synopsis: The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Blank Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform. Release Date: June 18, 2001 (USA) | Length: 86...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Sarah Jones, Gillian White, Susan Batson, Yasiin Bey, M.C. Serch, Gano Grills, Canibus, DJ...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Bill Nunn, Michele Shay, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Turturro,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Samuel D. Pollard (editor) Starring: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Chris McNair, Maxine McNair, Helen Pegues, Queen Nunn, Arthur Hanes Jr., Howell Raines, Harold McNair, Carole C. Smitherman, Wamo...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Reggie Rock Bythewood Starring: De’aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Gabriel Casseus, Albert Hall, Hill Harper, Harry Lennix, Bernie Mac, Wendell Pierce, Roger Guenveur Smith, Isaiah Washington, Richard Belzer, Steve...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Richard Price (book, screenplay), Spike Lee (screenplay) Starring: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Keith David, Peewee Love, Regina Taylor, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr,...
Director: David C. Johnson Writer(s): David Taylor, David C. Johnson, Butch Robinson tarring: Eriq La Salle, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ving Rhames, Kasi Lemmons, Leonard L. Thomas, Nicole Powell, Eric Payne, Crystal R. Fox, Vanessa Williams, Michael Ralph, Billy ‘Sly’...
Director: Steve James Writer(s): Steve James, Frederick Marx Starring: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates, Sheila Agee, Arthur ‘Bo’ Agee,, Earl Smith, Gene Pingatore, Isiah Thomas, Marlyn Hopewell, Bill Gleason, Patricia Weir, Marjorie Heard, Luther...
Director: John Akomfrah Writer(s): John Akomfrah, Edward George Starring: Darrick Harris, Danny Carter, Martin Boothe, Byron O. Hurlock, Edward George, Tricia Rose, Theodore L. Cash, Olamide Faison, Tiffany Nelson, Tiffany Tate, Giancarlo Esposito, Toni Cade Bambara,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Alex Haley and Malcolm X (book), Arnold Perl and Spike Lee (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon, Lonette McKee, Tommy Hollis, James...
Director: Walter C. Miller Writer(s): Louie Anderson, Jim Carrey, Buz Kohan, Pauly Shore, Robert Townsend, Bruce Vilanch, Keenen Ivory Wayans Starring: Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Jason Alexander, Louie Anderson, Tom Arnold, Roseanne Barr, Jim...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Joie Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Dick Anthony Williams, Cynda Williams, Nicholas Turturro, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Samuel L. Jackson,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Paul Benjamin, Frankie Faison, Robin Harris, Joie Lee, Miguel Sandoval, Rick Aiello, John Savage, Samuel L....
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Kyme, Joe Seneca, Ellen Holly, Art Evans, Ossie Davis, Bill Nunn, James Bond III, Branford Marsalis, Kadeem Hardison, Eric Payne, Spike Lee, Anthony...
