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Spike Lee News

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5 hrs ago | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

People, Places and Things

Actress says he's not Mr. Right NEW YORK - Salma Hayek has called off her engagement to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, her representative said yesterday.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

'Passing Strange' Concludes Run With Spike Lee's Filming

The long, strange trip is coming to an end: Passing Strange , the rock musical that was born at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, enjoyed an extended off-Broadway run at The Public Theater, and then burst onto ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Black Entertainment

This Is London

Terence Blanchard blows up a storm

London, Terence Blanchard blows up a storm More reviews by Jack Massarik Stimulating: Terence Blanchard works well with his band But for Wynton Marsalis, a trumpet star of the same generation, same New Orleans ...

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Related Topix: Jazz, Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans, New Orleans (Southern University System), Southern University System, Louisiana, Black Entertainment, Terence Blanchard

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Film School Rejects

Relighting Spike Lee's Most Popular Joint Inside Man 2 [In Development]

There are two Spike Lee's. The first is an occasionally obnoxious race-baiter who infuses racial commentary into everything he touches, directs films like Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever , and hates Clint ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Jungle Fever, Drama, Do the Right Thing, Thriller, Inside Man

Bangor Daily News

Maine International Film Festival makes world travelers of us all

The Maine International Film Festival, now in its 11th year, is one of the highlights of an always jampacked summer of events in the Pine Tree State.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

TheCelebrityCafe

Spike Lee to film Broadway musical

Director Spike Lee will film several performances of the critically acclaimed musical, "Passing Strange." Spike Lee will make a film of the Broadway musical "Passing Strange," the BBC reports.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Crime Movies, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Drama, Biography Movies, Do the Right Thing, Comedy Movies

Zap2it.com

Spike Lee doesn't regret lost Jackie Robinson opportunity

Is Spike Lee growing up before our very eyes? I'll admit that I was baiting Lee with my question at Thursday morning's Television Critics Association press tour session for ESPN.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Drama, Do the Right Thing, Jackie Robinson, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Biography Movies

The Hartford Courant

Spike Lee To Shoot Biopic On UConn Professor

Not just a small, arty film, but a major motion picture. That's exactly what happened to Ron Mallett, a University of Connecticut physics professor who has developed a theory for time travel that could be a ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Physics, Science, Crime Movies, Drama, Do the Right Thing, Comedy Movies, African-American

Thu Jul 10, 2008

TheCelebrityCafe

Spike Lee to Contribute to ESPN's "30 by 30" Project

Home : Features : Television : Spike Lee to Contribute to ESPN's "30 by 30" Project Spike Lee to Contribute to ESPN's "30 by 30" Project 10-Jul-2008 Written by: Angela Flournoy Lee has signed on to create an ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Drama, Biography Movies

WBZ-TV

Director Spike Lee Slams Jackson On Obama Comments

Spike Lee says the Rev. Jesse Jackson's crudely phrased criticism of Barack Obama won't affect the Democrat's campaign, which the filmmaker expects to succeed at bringing "seismic" change to the world.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, African-American, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Drama, Do the Right Thing, Entertainment

Springfield News Leader

Lee to film on Broadway

Spike Lee will film 'Passing Strange,' Stew's rock musical journey of self-discovery, during performances next week at Broadway's Belasco Theatre, it was announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, She's Gotta Have It, Drama, Biography Movies, Comedy Movies, Theater, Arts

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Time Out New York

The great Spike way: Spike Lee on his film version of Passing Strange

With Miracle at St. Anna set to be released in theaters this September, Spike Lee has turned his attention to a project of a different ilk: He'll be collaborating with the creators of Passing Strange to shoot, ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Black Entertainment, Crime Movies, Drama, Mystery Movies, Clockers

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Black Informant

Who remembers those Malcolm X potato chips?

If you lived in the northeast back in the 90's right around the release of Spike Lee's "X" movie, you might just remember seeing a black bag with the "X" printed on the front.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Drama, Biography Movies

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Playbill

Spike Lee to Film Broadway's Passing Strange

Two-time Academy Award nominee Spike Lee will film three performances of the new Broadway musical Passing Strange , according to a report on the Entertainment Weekly website.

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Related Topix: Oscars, Black Entertainment, She's Gotta Have It, Comedy Movies, Music!, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, Drama, Biography Movies, Mo' Better Blues

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Daily India

Spike Lee to film 'Strange' musical

Filmmaker Spike Lee reportedly is set to shoot the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical "Passing Strange." EW.com said Lee is to film two performances with audiences and a third one without ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, She's Gotta Have It, Comedy Movies, Music!, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, Drama, Biography Movies, Mo' Better Blues, Offbeat

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Seattle Medium

Spike Lee Completing Documentaries On Kobe Bryant And Michael Jordan

While in Washington, DC recently to receive the Guggenheim Symposium Award, Spike Lee announced he has two documentaries and one full-length movie due out in the next few months.

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Related Topix: Michael Jordan, Black Entertainment, Sports, Summer Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Documentary Movies, Malcolm X, Drama, Biography Movies

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn

Last Night at Celebrate Brooklyn by Richard Grayson

Richard Grayson, author of Who Will Kiss the Pig: Sex Stories for Teens, I Brake for Delmore Schwartz, and With Hitler in New York, is back in town and he went to Celebrate Brooklyn Presents The Crooklyn ...

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Related Topix: Crown Heights, NY, Black Entertainment

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Afro American Newspaper

Italian-American Group Furious with Spike Lee

According to Blackamericaweb.com, the Italian Institute of America claims that film director Spike Lee has a history of misrepresenting Italians in his films.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Crime Movies, Jungle Fever, Drama, Do the Right Thing, Comedy Movies

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Macon Area Online

Spike Lee backs Obama, sees "new day" for U.S.

Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:19 PM EDT -Director Spike Lee watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Los Angeles, June 10, 2008 .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Black Entertainment, US Senate, Democrat

Sun Jun 22, 2008

E! Online - Movie News

Spike Doing Time Traveler Thing

Spike Lee did Clockers . In keeping with the theme, his next project: Time Traveler .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Crime Movies, Drama, Mystery Movies, Clockers, African-American, Physics, Science

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