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House Party

Party Off

January 17, 2023January 18, 2023 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Atlanta, Charles Burnett, Jacob Latimore, Jamal Olori, Jordan Peele, Kid Cudi, Kid N Play, LeBron James. House Party, Lena Waithe, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, Stephen Glover, Tosin Cole

‘House Party’ reboot lacks imagination and relevance

Hitchcock

The Long Shadow of Alfred Hitchcock

November 21, 2022November 19, 2022 Tony Lee Moral 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Ingrid Bergman, Martin Scorsese, Matt Reeves, Notorious, Oldboy, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Park Chan-Wook, Quentin Tarantino, Rear Window, Rope, Spike Lee, The Batman, The Birds, The Wolf of Wall Street, Vertigo

A hundred years after his directorial debut, here are some of Hitchcock’s greatest cinematic innovations–and examples from modern filmmakers who deploy them.

Filmed In Brooklyn

FILM NON-FICTION

‘Filmed in Brooklyn’

October 26, 2022October 28, 2022 Elizabeth Hazard 0 Comments Filmed In Brooklyn, Margo Donohue, Moonstruck, Paul Auster, Saturday Night Fever, Smoke, Spike Lee, The Warriors, Wayne Wang

An interview with the author of a book about America’s most cinematic neighborhood

Bad Motherfucker

adblock Biography NON-FICTION

‘Bad Motherfucker’

October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Bad Motherfucker, Gavin Edwards, Mr. Rogers, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Tom Hanks

A conversation with journalist Gavin Edwards about his great Samuel L. Jackson experiment

Ducournau

Julia Ducournau, the ‘Titane’ of Cannes

July 20, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Cannes Film Festival, Julia Ducournau, Renate Reinsve, Spike Lee, The Worst Person in the World, Titane

The festival finally awards its top prize to a woman

American Utopia

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

Makes Sense

October 19, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments American Utopia, David Byrne, Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Stop Making Sense

Spike Lee directs David Byrne in the concert film ‘American Utopia’

TIFF

TIFF Goes Virtual

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Chloé Zhao, David Byrne, Frances McDormand, Michel Franco, New Order, Night of the Kings, Nomadland, Phillipe Lacôte, Spike Lee, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

Binge-watching the Toronto International Film Festival from home

Warriors

Actors CREATORS FILM

David Patrick Kelly: Making the Scene

July 16, 2020August 5, 2020 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Crooklyn, David Patrick Kelly, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, The Warriors, Walter Hill

Luther from ‘The Warriors’ tells all

Black joy

FILM Netflix TELEVISION

Black Content That’s Not Just About Trauma

July 1, 2020July 3, 2020 Jake Harris 1 Comment A Black Lady Sketch Show, Ashley Nicole Black, Barack Obama, Eddie Murphy, F. Gary Gray, Gabrielle Dennis, Hollywood Shuffle, Inside Man, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michelle Obama, Omar Epps, Queen Latifah, Quinta Brunson, Robert Townsend, Robin Thede, Set It Off, Southside With You, Spike Lee, Taye Diggs, The Fits, The Watermelon Woman, The Wood, Vivica A. Fox

Sketch comedies, family dramas, surrealist horror, and a couple of heist flicks

Police Brutality

Six Great Films About Police Brutality

June 1, 2020June 5, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Angie Thomas, Antoine Fuqua, Denzel Washington, Do The Right Thing, Fruitvale Station, Hate, La Haine, Malcolm X, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael B. Jordan, Radio Raheem, Ryan Coogler, Spike Lee, The Hate U Give, Training Day

The movies have been warning us for decades

Black Oscar Snubs–The Egregious History

January 20, 2020 Kyra Jones 1 Comment #OscarsSoWhite, A Raisin In The Sun, Academy Awards, Angela Bassett, Ava DuVernay, Billy Dee Williams, David Oyelwo, Denzel Washington, Diana Ross, Hidden Figures, Janelle Monae, Lady Sings The Blues, Malcolm X, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar, Richard Pryor, Ruby Dee, Ryan Coogler, Samuel L. Jackson, Selma, Sidney Poitier, Spike Lee, Taraji P. Henson, The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Smith

#OscarsSoWhite Through the Decades

Chadwick Boseman

Pick Me A Winner

February 7, 2019February 8, 2019 Neal Pollack 0 Comments A Star Is Born, Adam McKay, Alfonso Cuaron, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Glenn Close, Green Book, lady gaga, Melissa McCarthy, Olivia Colman, Paweł Pawlikowsi, Rami Malek, Roma, Spike Lee, The Favourite, Vice, Viggo Mortensen, Willem Dafoe, Yalitza Aparicio, Yorgos Lanthimos

The BFG 2019 Oscar Prediction Post–Part One