Jun 06, 2008 -
Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee have some serious beef between them. Like we reported a few weeks ago, Spike claims that there are too few African-American actors in Clint's films, which Clint is responding to with a classic "shut your face."
Spike in particular was talking about a film Eastwood directed Flags Of Our Fathers, in which Lee says there weren't any black soldiers when there should have been.
- 1 Comment
May 21, 2008 -
Spike Lee was at a press conference on Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival where he lashed out on fellow filmmaker Clint Eastwood for not casting enough black people in his movies.
Lee feels like there should have been more African-American in Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima.
Lee said, "There were many African-Americans who survived that war and who were upset at Clint for not having one (in the films).
- 0 Comments
Apr 15, 2008 -
We couldn't help but notice that Spike Lee was sitting directly behind Kobe Bryant at the Lakers Spurs game yesterday. We did a little research to find out Kobe is a star on and off the court.
Spike started filming the possible MVP for an EPSN Films project that will follow Kobe in a day-in-the-life style documentary.
- 0 Comments
Oct 02, 2008 -
Film director Spike Lee has set off a storm in Italy with a movie about black American soldiers fighting alongside Italian partisans in World War Two.
Surviving members of the resistance to the Nazi occupation of Italy have taken issue with "Miracle at St. Anna" ahead of the film's Italian release on Friday, distributing protest flyers and accusing Lee of distorting history.
- 0 Comments
Sep 10, 2008 -
Wesley Snipes has been offered a comeback role once his tax troubles have been resolved - director Spike Lee insists he’s the only man he wants to play his James Brown.
Many feared Lee and Snipes had fallen out when the director dropped the Blade star from his new war movie Miracle at St. Anna - but the moviemaker insists he had to recast Snipes’ role when the actor’s legal woes meant he was unable to film abroad.
- 1 Comment
Apr 24, 2008 -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spike Lee, the Oscar-nominated director of "Do the Right Thing," will be honored at this year's Silverdocs film festival for his documentary work including "When the Levees Broke," on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, organizers said on Wednesday.
Lee will screen excepts from his documentary works and discuss his career on June 19 at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, which recognizes top documentary filmmakers and is a centerpiece of the June 16-23 festival.
The festival in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring is organized by the American Film Institute and Discovery Communications, and has become a major showcase for documentary movies.
- 0 Comments
Sep 04, 2007 -
Brad was spotted at tonight's Yankee's game with Maddox, and Brad's director pal Spike Lee.
Pictures to come...
- 0 Comments
Oct 19, 2009 -
Eric the hot walked away with best villain at Sunday’s Scream 2009 awards on the Spike channel. Unfortunately, for us he kept his clothes on the whole night, but he won nevertheless. Here is a list of the other winners:
• Most Anticipated Fantasy Film – Alice in Wonderland
• Best Sci-Fi Actress – Megan Fox — Transformers 2
• Break-out Performance Female – Isabelle Lucas — Transformers 2
• Best Villain – Alexander Skarsgård — True Blood
• Break-out Performance Male – Taylor Lautner – Twilight
• Best Comic Book Writer – Jeff Jones
• Best Comic Book Movie – Watchmen
• Rock Immortal Award – Keith Richards
• Best Horror Movie – Drag Me to Hell
• Best Horror Actor Male – Stephen Moyer – True Blood
• Best Horror Actor Female – Anna Paquin – True Blood
• Scream Mastermind Lifetime Achievement Award – George A.
- 3 Comments
Jun 18, 2009 -
North Korea may fire a missile toward Hawaii
By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program.
The missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2 with a range of up to 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers), would be launched from North Korea's Dongchang-ni site on the northwestern coast, said the Yomiuri daily, Japan's top-selling newspaper. It cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S.
- 6 Comments
Jun 28, 2009 -
Michael Jackson continues to cover magazines, this time with a special collector’s edition of TV Guide.
The 50-year-old legendary singer, dancer and entertainer shares the cover with “An Angel Remebered” Farrah Fawcett.
The publication is “A Tribute To the King of Pop”, 1958-2009.
- 2 Comments