Spike Lee’s Favorite Films: 10 Movies the Director Wants You to See
"On the Waterfront," "Lawrence of Arabia," and Sean Connery's James Bond films are some of the "Do the Right Thing" director's favorite movies.
View ArticleSamuel L. Jackson Details Spike Lee Feud Over ‘Malcolm X’ Casting
Jackson turned down a role in "Malcolm X" to instead star in 1992 film "White Sands."
View ArticleTIFF to Honor Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee with Tribute Awards
Almodóvar will receive the Jeff Skoll Impact Media Award, with Lee winning the prestigious TIFF Ebert Director Award at the 2023 festival.
View ArticleMichael Imperioli Asked a Witch to Help Get Spike Lee’s ‘Summer of Sam’ Greenlit
The "Sopranos" alum "resorted to tapping into otherworldly means to get it through the studio system."
View Article2023 TIFF Tribute Awards: Barry Jenkins and Chaz Ebert Go Off-Script Honoring...
Director Pedro Almodóvar, first-time director Patricia Arquette, and Best Actor contender Colman Domingo were also 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards honorees.
View ArticleSpike Lee Wishes ‘Oppenheimer’ Included ‘Some More Minutes About What...
Lee made it clear that his ideas about Christopher Nolan's epic were "not a criticism," joking that Nolan likely would have had notes about "Malcolm X" and "Do the Right Thing" too.
View Article‘Spike Lee: Creative Sources’ Offers Fresh Take on a Filmmaker’s Art
The Brooklyn Museum's new exhibit features more than 450 objects from the director's life and work (and Knicks fandom).
View ArticleSpike Lee Told Cord Jefferson to Make Another Movie After ‘American Fiction’...
Jefferson cited his overall TV deal at Warner Bros. as possibly impacting the progress of his three upcoming scripts.
View ArticleSpike Lee and Denzel Washington Are Remaking Akira Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’...
The adaptation of the 1963 Kurosawa masterpiece will begin production in March.
View ArticleWatch Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and Steven Spielberg Curate TCM’s ‘Two for...
Host Ben Mankiewicz will be joined by each filmmaker to discuss their curated back-to-back selections.
View ArticleGiancarlo Esposito Shows Spike Lee ‘La Dolce Vita’ in New Fiat Commercial
The "Do The Right Thing" co-stars share the screen once again with this commercial for the new all-electric Fiat 500e.
View ArticleSpike Lee Says He ‘Didn’t Even Know’ What AI Was Until Steven Spielberg’s...
"What’s up, Steven? You know you did your thing."
View Article‘Crooklyn’ Oral History: Behind the Dramas and Joys of Spike Lee’s 1994...
IndieWire speaks to stars Delroy Lindo and Zelda Harris, co-writers Joie and Cinque Lee, and more about Spike Lee's autobiographical drama, which was informed by his own childhood.
View ArticleSpike Lee Recalls Madonna’s Controversial ‘Girl 6’ Casting: ‘I Didn’t Give a...
Academy Award winner Lee later gave Madonna script notes for her now-shelved biopic rumored to be titled "Little Sparrow."
View ArticleWinsome Sinclair, Casting Director and Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator, Dead...
Sinclair worked in the casting department on classic films such as "Malcolm X" and "Crooklyn" over the course of her three decade career.
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