Spike Lee has called out the Grammys for Beyonce’s four losses of Album of the Year in a new interview with The Guardian. The outspoken director says, “Her album [‘Renaissance’] is amazing,” he said. “I know she’s won multiple Grammys, but four times nominated for album of the year, and she’s lost every time? No… Read more »
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Spike Lee Signs Multi-Year Deal With Netflix
Spike Lee is off to a running start for 2022 and has just signed a multi-year partnership with Netflix. Spike said, “There is no better way for me and my company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks to begin the new year than renew our partnership with Ted, Scott, and Tendo — da fearless leaders… Read more »
Da 5 Bloods Named Best of 2020
The National Board of Review has named Spike Lee’s film Da 5 Bloods the best film of 2020. In addition, Spike won the top prize for a director to become only the second Black director behind Bary Jenkins to receive the honor. Receiving this award has some award implications. Over the last 30 years, the film that… Read more »
Spike Lee Says He Understands Why Chadwick Boseman Never Told Him About His Illiness
In a recent interview, Spike Lee said he had no idea Chadwick Boseman was ill when he filmed Da 5 Bloods. He said, I understand why Chadwick didn’t tell me because he didn’t want me to take it easy. If I had known I wouldn’t have made him do the stuff. I respect him for that. Spike said while… Read more »
‘You Should Not Be Speaking About Our Brother!’: Spike Lee Tells Trump Not to Talk About George Floyd
“For him to talk about, to speak for George Floyd looking down from Heaven, saying that this is a great day in America? Just don’t say nothing! Stop! You should not be talking about — you should not be speaking about our brother!” was the advice director Spike Lee had for the president. Spike appeared… Read more »
Spike Lee’s Hopes His New Film ‘BlacKkKLANSMAN’ Motivates Viewers To Vote Trump Out of Office
Spike Lee’s “newest joint”, BlacKKKlansman, premieres in theaters this Friday after making it’s debut at the Cannes Film Festival back in May. BlacKKKlansman is based on a memoir by Ron Stallworth, a 1970s narrative of an African American cop who infiltrated the KuKlux Klan eventually becoming the head of a local Colorado Ku Klux Klan… Read more »