Spike Leedid not have to do much for his filmDa 5 Bloodsto be the no. 1 streaming film on Netflix this weekend. We tapped into this historical moment that’s happening in the United States of America, without knowing it. Credit: NETFLIX This film was done before the pandemic, before the murder of King George Floyd, Lee explains. The world premiere was supposed to be at Cannes…. I was going to be the president of the jury, but the world changed....

“How does a person reconcile that?” “John Turturrois a beast,” says Lee of his scene partner. “I was very much intimidated doing that scene.” Universal Pictures “Rosie Perezis a natural, and her long career has proven that,” says Lee. “At the same time, she’d never been in a film before. I also gave her leeway to ad-lib too. Courtesy of Spike Lee “Danny [Aiello] knew that character, so he didn’t go start [shadowing] people....

Music has always beenDavid Byrne’s medium, though it’s hardly managed to contain him; there’s little the rock star, raconteur, playwright, erstwhile actor, andlifelong bicycle evangelisthasn’t dipped into over the course of a nearly half-century career. Including, of course, documentary most memorably in Jonathan Demme’sStop Making Sense, the now-legendary 1984 concert film that captured Byrne’s inimitable misfit-toy charisma at the peak of its powers. At 68, the former frontman of seminal art-pop pioneers Talking Heads may no longer be that urgent young man in the oversize suit, but he wears the role of still-vital statesman very well, as evidenced by his vibrant 2018 albumAmerican Utopia....

All three died at the hands of police officers. The minute-and-a-half long film begins by asking the question, Will history stop repeating itself? Garner died under similar circumstances in 2014, after being arrested in Staten Island, New York. Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images The officer involved was not charged. How can people not understand why people are acting the way they are?" Lee told CNNs Don Lemon in an interview....

The 10-episode Netflix series is a profound act of cinematic graffiti. Shes Gotta Have Itwas Spike Lees first feature film, and few movies feel so joyfullyfirst. Theres no more graffiti on the monument no graffiti anywhere if the gentrifiers have their way! Credit: David Lee/Netflix Jamie Overstreet (Lyriq Bent) is a businessman, married with child. Anthony Ramos is chatty Mars Blackmon, the character Lee later made famous in Air Jordan commercials....

I had a Zoom class with [Patersonwriter/director]Jim Jarmusch. He said he hasn’t written a word. So there’s three me, Sam, and Jim we have not written one single word. Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Borja B. Hojas/WireImage; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic We have nothing else to do. We’re three going on four months. When I saw the film, I felt some kind of completion of some kind. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Angela Weiss/Getty Images...

WhenSpike Leesays “this is a great Amerian story,” you might want to listen. The director unveiled the script for his unmade movie about Jackie Robinson that he hoped would starDenzel Washington. He shared a link to the screenplay on Instagram Sunday: all159 pages can be read here. Rob Latour/Shutterstock Ultimately, the project never got made. “We’ve all had a lot of time to think about stuff. What happened, what didn’t happen....

BIG BLACK LOVE To Magic And Michael Jordan, Lee wrote on Instagram. Ill Never Forget This. Peace And Love, Spike Lee. Credit: Everett Collection Leeadmittedlytalked a lot of trash to get the directing gig onMalcolm X. He proclaimed, Only a black can do this film, before director Norman Jewison departed the project. This is not a loan, Lee said during a press conference in 1992. They are not investing in the film....

The first visual tribute to the lateKobe Bryantat theOscarscame by way of directorSpike Lee. When asked by E!s Ryan Seacrest about his wardrobe choice, Lee just remained silent. The intent behind it was clear. David Fisher/Shutterstock Tribute, honor, homage, he later commented toThe Hollywood Reporter. We all miss him. Im presenting tonight but at the same … I wanted to represent. I want to do both tonight. Its unclear how (if at all) the Oscars ceremony will offer the fallen star....

Spike Lee’s latest is one of his best. There are the small stories about people struggling to find their own personal states of grace. Lowercase story vs. uppercase History.Love & Basketballvs.12 Years A Slave. Credit: David Lee/Netflix Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement. From whence came the seed of greatness? Ostensibly, theyre there to recover the remains of their fallen squad leader (Chadwick Boseman)....

WithBroadwaystill closed in the age of coronavirus lockdowns,David Byrne’sAmerican Utopiawill now reach new audiences on HBO. I am absolutely thrilled with the result. Thrilled that this show and the subjects it addresses will now reach a wider audience." ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’.Credit: HBO And dat’s da once in a lifetime truth, Ruth. The production wasset to return to Broadway for another run this fallfrom Sept. 18, 2020-Jan. 17, 2021. Its revealing the many ways that our lives intersect almost without our noticing....

Her report is after the jump. addCredit(Randy Holmes) Theres a big shocker between Ben and Amy, Raisa hints. Just remember, Ben kept insisting on Amy marrying him, and she might actually do it. Credit: Randy Holmes Thats all Im saying! And of course theres drama with Ricky. Theres a little twist with my character, as well. I know a lot of people will appreciate the little twists that they are bringing into...

Want scoop on your favorite shows? If you want spoilers on a specific show, send Qs to my Twitter:@NatalieAbrams. Do you have any scoop on theScandalseries finale? Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC; Jack Rowand/ABC; Jack Rowand/The CW The imagery of it leaves you with a lot of questions. I think it can be interpreted in so many ways. Pick up this weeks issue ofEWfor more on theScandalseries finale! Any scoop for the series finale ofOnce Upon a Time?...