Spike Lee
The Palais des Festivals, the central hub of the Cannes Film Festival, a massive bulwark of filmmaker-named halls and pristine movie screens, is about as close as you can get to a cinema temple. To enter, you must ascend red-carpeted steps.
But in the past 16 months, Cannes' Palais hasn'...
For his work on The Trial of the Chicago 7, Alan Baumgarten, ACE won the marquee Best Edited Dramatic Feature honor from the America Cinema Editors 71st annual Eddie Awards during a virtual ceremony on Saturday (4/17).
Baumgarten topped a field of nominees which also consisted of...
Spike Lee, who was set to lead last year's jury for the Cannes Film Festival that was ultimately canceled by the pandemic, will preside over this year's jury instead.
The French Riviera festival on Tuesday announced that Lee will be president of the jury for the 74th Cannes. Usually held...
American Cinema Editors (ACE) will honor Spike Lee with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film.
Newly elected ACE president Kevin Tent, ACE, said, “From She’s Gotta Have It...
The National Board of Review (NBR) has named Da 5 Bloods the Best Film of 2020. Furthermore, based on his work on the Netflix feature, Spike Lee earned Best Director distinction. Da 5 Bloods’ cast was additionally honored as Best Ensemble.
Riz Ahmed and Carey Mulligan...
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) unveiled the winners of its 7th Annual LMGI Awards on Saturday (10/24) hosted by Isaiah Mustafa, honoring outstanding creative contributions of location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe, and recognizing...
Ever since the pandemic darkened theaters earlier this year, sending the entire performing arts world into a catastrophic state of limbo, we've seen all manner of creative virtual substitutes: Digital dance seasons, clever musical mashups, a live-captured version of "Hamilton."
Many of...
In a film festival season that’s been turned largely virtual, Spike Lee’s “American Utopia,” a documentary of David Byrne’s concert musical and the opening-night film of the Toronto International Film Festival, has nevertheless supplied the giddy rush of live performance in a packed house. ...
One DP reunited with consummate filmmaker Spike Lee, expanding their collaborative relationship from short to long-form fare.
Another took on the second season of a show--not always a coveted proposition--but saw major creative opportunity which as it turns out came to fruition.
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The HBO, Spike Lee–directed filmed version of the Broadway-acclaimed David Byrne’s American Utopia is the opening night presentation of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival® on Thursday, September 10.
The film documents musical innovator and former Talking Heads frontman...