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Malcolm X (Blu-ray Book) – Blu-ray Review

Feb 16, 2012, 15:36 GMT

Director Spike Lee’s bio film Malcolm X comes to Blu-ray looking great and sporting a 40 page book that looks at the making of the film and its stars. The Blu-ray also features a bonus DVD of the Oscar-nominated 1972 feature length documentary Malcolm X.

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40/40 Club Reopening in New York City Pictures

Jan 21, 2012, 18:41 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event 40/40 Club Reopening in New York City. ... more

Jay-Z out on town - says poem is 'fake'

Jan 19, 2012, 14:00 GMT

Jay-Z attended the grand re-opening of his club 40/40 in New York City last night and although it was reported that Beyonce would be making her first post-baby appearance, the new mum was nowhere to be seen.
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Elvis Nolasco joins Spike Lee’s Da Brick

Nov 9, 2011, 19:02 GMT

Elvis Nolasco has joined the cast of HBO’s new series 'Da Brick' from Mike Tyson and Spike Lee.

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Rooney Mara boards 'Oldboy'

Oct 4, 2011, 17:50 GMT

Rooney Mara will play the female lead in Mandate Pictures' remake of the South Korean thriller 'Oldboy.'
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Josh Brolin is an 'Oldboy'

Sep 1, 2011, 19:00 GMT

Josh Brolin will star in Mandate Pictures' remake of the South Korean thriller 'Oldboy.'
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Spike Lee goes for 'Oldboy'

Jul 12, 2011, 17:41 GMT

Spike Lee will direct Mandate Pictures' remake of the South Korean thriller 'Oldboy.'
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70th Annual Peabody Awards Pictures

May 25, 2011, 16:42 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event 70th Annual Peabody Awards. ... more

Never Say Never New York City Premiere Pictures

Feb 3, 2011, 19:54 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event Never Say Never New York City Premiere. ... more

Spike Lee Do The Right Thing Book Signing Pictures

Jan 11, 2011, 13:27 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event Spike Lee Do The Right Thing Book Signing. ... more

Spike Lee Do the Right Thing Book Signing Pictures

Dec 29, 2010, 13:39 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event Spike Lee Do the Right Thing Book Signing. ... more

HBO's If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise previews, Aug. 23, 24

Aug 22, 2010, 17:53 GMT

Spike Lee's heart-breaking documentary 'If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise' debuts Aug. 23 and 24 only on HBO. ... more

HBO ends 'Entourage' in 2011, 'Curb' continues and 'Boardwalk' hopes are high

Aug 9, 2010, 6:02 GMT

The last day (Saturday, August 7) of the Television Critics Association had HBO wrap up the show in a three hour-panel extravaganza that featured Scorsese, Buscemi, Fisher, Morgan, and Sheila Nevins introducing her pal Spike Lee. ... more

Spike Lee closes in on 'Deadline'

Jun 30, 2010, 1:49 GMT

Spike Lee is in talks to direct the action-thriller 'Nagasaki Deadline.' ... more

Spike Lee's NYC roots immortalized by Absolut Brooklyn

Jun 14, 2010, 5:48 GMT

Spike Lee, famed filmmaker, joined Absolut Vodka to celebrate the launch of Absolut® Brooklyn, the latest limited-edition, city-inspired flavor to be added to the brand’s flavor portfolio. ... more

NBC 'Who Do You Think You Are?' comes March 5, Lisa Kudrow interview

Mar 3, 2010, 5:32 GMT

Genealogy is all the rage, perhaps due in part to the popularity of Henry Louis Gates ongoing PBS series that trace celebrities and notable people's lineage, as well as African-American lives in his exhaustive research. ... more

Spike Lee and Family Chill on New Years Day

Jan 3, 2010, 12:40 GMT

Spike Lee enjoys New Years Day poolside chilling with his family. ... more

Lee and De Niro prep for Showtime Drama

Sep 21, 2009, 20:46 GMT

Robert De Niro and Spike Lee have teamed with Showtime to develop a drama series about Manhattan’s Alphabet City. ... more

Do the Right Thing (20th Anniversary Edition) – Blu-ray Review

Jul 17, 2009, 14:28 GMT

‘Fight the Power!’ – So blares Public Enemy’s iconic anthem throughout Universal’s new Blu-ray release of Spike Lee’s ‘Do the Right Thing’, arguably the most significant of Lee’s oeuvre. Despite some inescapably dated elements, the pic remains rousing, thought-provoking entertainment. ... more

Spike Lee praises Jackson

Jul 10, 2009, 5:00 GMT

Spike Lee says every person in the world loved Michael Jackson. ... more

Starz features 'Miracle at St. Anna' Saturday, July 4

Jul 1, 2009, 3:20 GMT

This fourth of July sees Starz at night, featuring Spike Lee's movie, 'Miracle at St. Anna.' ... more

Do the Right Thing (20th Anniversary Edition) – DVD Review

Jun 30, 2009, 17:44 GMT

It’s been 20 years since Spike Lee’s defining film hit theaters and Universal produces this fine edition to celebrate. The previous edition from was Criterion, but this new one adds some added value special features that will make fans want to snatch this one up. Just don’t start a riot on your way to your local video shop to pick it up. ... more

Inside Man - Blu-ray Review

Jun 2, 2009, 17:31 GMT

Spike Lee sets aside his usual themes to direct this thriller about a bank robbery and scores - though the film was intended for another director. The film does have a familiar New York setting and a high caliber cast as well as a twisty tale that draws you in. ... more

Miracle at St. Anna – Blu-ray Review

Feb 18, 2009, 15:49 GMT

Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood got into a war of words over the exclusion of black soldiers in Eastwood’s current WWII films. In terms of film quality I’ll have to give the upper hand to Eastwood as Lee’s effort is far too long. ... more

IFC Celebrates Black History Month

Feb 4, 2009, 2:42 GMT

IFC Celebrates Black History Month with the IFC Spotlight: African American Directors ... more

In photos: 'NBA Kia Tip Off Celebration 2008'

Oct 29, 2008, 19:27 GMT

We have added a new set of images from the event 'NBA Kia Tip Off Celebration 2008.' ... more

Spike Lee's film is no miracle says Vatican newspaper

Oct 14, 2008, 22:45 GMT

Vatican City - The Vatican's newspaper has panned Spike Lee's Miracle at St Anna as 'confused,' saying that the film's story of black US soldiers in Italy during World War II, 'slides into sentimentalism and superficiality.' ... more

Filming starts on ‘Saint John of Las Vegas’

Aug 8, 2008, 12:23 GMT

Production has started on Hue Rhodes’ drama 'Saint John of Las Vegas' with Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Emily Mortimer, Tim Blake Nelson, John Cho, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Peter Dinklage. ... more

Spike Lee at work on ‘Time Traveler’

Jun 18, 2008, 14:04 GMT

Spike Lee is set to co-write and direct the screen adaptation of Ronald Mallett’s memoir “Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality.” ... more

In photos: 'BEHIND THE LENS Award Honoring Visionary Spike Lee'

Mar 27, 2008, 18:36 GMT

We have added a new set of images from the event 'BEHIND THE LENS Award Honoring Visionary Spike Lee'! ... more

Shark – Season One arrives on DVD in October

Jul 19, 2007, 17:36 GMT

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the courthouse … Fox Home Entertainment presents the dramatic first season of one of last fall’s surprise television hits when “Shark” Season One comes to DVD October 2nd for the suggested retail price of $59.98. ... more

Spike Lee wins Polk Award for HBO New Orleans documentary

Feb 21, 2007, 4:34 GMT

'When the Levees Broke' was Spike Lee's heart wrenching look at the aftermath of the most devasting natural disaster Americans have had to face. ... more

Spike Lee and his brother squabble in tabloids

Jan 1, 2007, 21:53 GMT

Director Spike Lee's brother Christopher is fuming over an alleged piece of property the director, according to his angry brother, is holding up the sale of. Christopher claims he is legally entitled to sell to avoid eviction. ... more

Paramount and Spike Lee to make James Brown biopic

Dec 27, 2006, 18:20 GMT

Paramount, Imagine Entertainment and director Spike Lee have joined creative forces to make a feature on the life of James Brown. Imagine's Brian Grazer is producing, and the picture could be in production by late 2007, or possibly early 2008. ... more

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