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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
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Will 'Think Like a Man' put director Tim Story on Hollywood A-list?
24 Frames“Think Like a Man,” starring Tyler Perry and made on a meager $12-million budget, is now a significant comedy hit; will it boost the career of director Tim Story?... -
Bill Cosby blames 'that gun' in Trayvon Martin's death
Ministry of GossipBill Cosby blames "that gun" in Trayvon Martin's death, forget racism or self-defense. Bill Cosby said he wasn't speaking against gun ownership to protect a person in his own home, however.... -
Television review: 'NYC 22' on CBS walks a respectable beat
"NYC 22," which premieres Sunday on CBS, is about rookie policemen in the upper reaches of Manhattan. The newsworthy particulars are that it is the work of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions; that it was created by Richard Price, who wrote the novels...Tags: Richard Kind, Robert De Niro, Concerts, Leelee Sobieski, The Color of Money (movie)
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Artists, actors creatively reengage with '92 L.A. riots, 'Twilight'
When Anna Deavere Smith first staged her one-woman docu-play "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," a myopic journalist pointedly asked her, "Don't you think your work will have a brief shelf life?" Two decades later, the answer is "in fact, no," Smith said by...
Tags: Celebrities, Anna Deavere Smith, Culture, Matthew Shepard, Movies
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Former Lionsgate exec launching new movie firm with partner
Former Lionsgate movie chief Joe Drake, who was squeezed out of his job as part of the independent studio's acquisition of Summit Entertainment, is joining his former Mandate Pictures business partner Nathan Kahane to launch a new film finance, sales...
Tags: Young Adult (movie), 50 (movie), The Hunger Games (movie), Movies, Oldboy (movie)
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Joe Drake reunites with Mandate partner for Good Universe
Company TownFormer Lionsgate movie chief Joe Drake, who was squeezed out of his job as part of the independent studio's acquisition of Summit Entertainment, is joining his former business partner Nathan Kahane to launch Good Universe, essentially Mandate Pictures 2.... -
Around Town: Happy 85th to Grauman's Chinese Theatre
24 FramesOne of Hollywood' most venerable movie palaces, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is celebrating its 85th birthday this year. And as part of the theater's celebrations, the Chinese is offering a "25 Cent Movie Mondays" series. The first movie screening this... -
Spike Lee's 'Red Hook Summer' headed to theaters, but in what form?
24 Frames“Red Hook Summer,” Spike Lee’s polarizing coming-of-age movie that prompted fierce debate at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is headed to theaters thanks to Variance Films.... -
Like Trayvon Martin? Unarmed teen shot, killed by New York police
In a protest reminiscent of those surrounding the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, marchers in New York City held a demonstration to demand the arrest of a New York police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed teenager after chasing him...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Al Sharpton, Sean Bell, Shootings, Trayvon Martin
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Trayvon Martin case: Texas student's cartoon causes controversy
The controversial cartoon that appeared this week in the University of Texas at Austin's Daily Texan showed a mother sitting in a chair labeled "the media" reading to a child from a book titled, "Treyvon [sic] Martin and the case of yellow journalism.&...
Tags: Racism, Trayvon Martin, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, Social Issues
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Trayvon Martin: Spike Lee settles with family forced to flee home
Spike Lee has reached an agreement with the Florida couple forced to flee their home after the film director retweeted their home address and they fled to a hotel to avoid problems associated with the shooting of Trayvon Martin, it was announced Thursday....
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Conservatives warn against rush to judgment in Trayvon Martin case
These days, the drama of the Republican presidential primary and the Supreme Court's consideration of the healthcare overhaul law are the hottest topics for American conservative media types. But conservative thinkers and talkers are also weighing in...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Bobby L Rush
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