Jean Reno to Star in Thriller ‘Rogue City’ From Olivier Marchal (EXCLUSIVE)
Veteran actor Jean Reno has been tapped to star in “Rogue City,” a thriller that sees director Olivier Marchal (“A Gang Story,” “36th Precinct”) re-team with French studio Gaumont. Budgeted at $13...
View ArticleChicago Program Gives High School Girls Lessons in Documentary Filmmaking
At the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, three of the projects screening in the Short Film Corner — “Birthday,” “Phenomenally Me” and “Without Dying” — will be products of the DePaul/CHA Documentary...
View ArticleChadwick Boseman: Why There Would be No ‘Black Panther’ Without Denzel...
“He’s our shining prince,” director Ava Duvernay told Variety on the red carpet. “He truly is the embodiment of the totality of black masculinity that has been missing for so many years on screen...
View ArticleBatman, Julia Roberts, Spike Lee Among 2020 Walk of Fame Honorees
Batman, Julia Roberts and Spike Lee are among the names selected to be inducted into the 2020 Walk of Fame. The full list of honorees was announced by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Walk of Fame...
View ArticleLocarno Festival to Spotlight Black Cinema From Around The World
As black filmmakers gain more traction within the Hollywood studio system, the Locarno Film Festival is putting the spotlight on black cinema around the world with a major retrospective titled Black...
View ArticlePaul Benjamin, Actor in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Dies at 81
Paul Benjamin, who played one of the men on the corner in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” died June 28, Lee announced on Instagram. “I’m sad to write that the great actor Paul Benjamin, who played...
View Article‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Netflix
Netflix has canceled Spike Lee’s series adaptation of “She’s Gotta Have It.” The show ran for two seasons at the streamer. Lee is expected to shop the series to other outlets. The news comes less than...
View ArticleVenice Adds Nate Parker’s ‘American Skin’ to Lineup
U.S. director Nate Parker’s drama “American Skin,” his second feature after “The Birth of a Nation,” has been added to the Venice Film Festival lineup. Parker both directs and stars in the movie, which...
View ArticleNate Parker Apologizes for Being ‘Tone Deaf’ in Response to Resurfaced Rape...
Looking to make a comeback, director Nate Parker was in contrition mode Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, admitting that he had been “tone deaf” in his past remarks regarding the rape charge he faced...
View ArticleRobert De Niro Hopes Trump Is Impeached: ‘He’s Such a Low Life’
Robert De Niro was not afraid to express his support for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. “I hope he gets impeached, it has to be followed through,” De Niro told Variety’s Marc Malkin at...
View ArticleSpike Lee to Direct Hip-Hop Love Story ‘Prince of Cats’
Spike Lee will direct a big-screen version of the hip-hop love story “Prince of Cats,” based on Ron Wimberly’s graphic novel. Legendary has been developing the project with Janet and Kate Zucker of...
View ArticleDanny Aiello: Spike Lee, Mia Farrow, Cher and More Remember ‘Do the Right...
Following the news that character actor Danny Aiello died on Thursday night, friends and peers of the “Moonstruck” actor shared their remembrances via social media. Aiello — whose body of work included...
View ArticleSpike Lee to Lead Cannes Film Festival Jury
Director and activist Spike Lee will serve as jury president of the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Lee succeeds Alejandro G. Iñárritu, whose 2019 jury awarded the Palme d’Or to Korean...
View ArticleSpike Lee Directing Movie Version of ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’
Spike Lee has signed on to direct a movie based on the Broadway show “David Byrne’s American Utopia” with Participant acting as lead financier and executive producer. River Road Entertainment and...
View ArticleSpike Lee Wears Kobe Bryant Tuxedo to the Oscars
Spike Lee paid a fashionable tribute to Kobe Bryant at Sunday’s Oscars by wearing a purple and gold tuxedo, made by Gucci, with the number 24 stitched onto his lapels. Lee, a basketball fanatic,...
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