What would twenty years in captivity do to you? What if you didn’t know why you were being held or who put you there? How far would you go for answers? These are just some of the pressing questions explored in Spike Lee and Josh Brolin’s remake of the 2003 Korean thriller, “Oldboy,” by director Chan-wook […]

Acclaimed film director Spike Lee was just hit with a serious lawsuit by an elderly couple, The McClains, from Florida. The couple is suing Spiker Lee for acting on blind rage when he first heard about the Trayvon Martin shooting.   RELATED: Angry Man Gets Back At Wife By Leaving Fake Bomb In Kitchen According to […]

Earlier this week Moët & Chandon held a tasting at the Top of the Standard in NYC earlier this week for their new a Nectar Impérial Rosé Leopard luxury bottle. The limited edition 6-liter bottles have 22-carat gold leaves and were handcrafted by renowned French engraver Arthus-Bertrand. Only 60 of the Moët Leopard bottles exist and to own one will […]

  Whenever the conversation about black film arises, Spike Lee is sure to be in the mix. While many consider him one of the best to do it, people don’t really give him credit for the soundtracks for his films. Our friends at The Smoking Section came up with a list that ranks the best […]

Entertainment, Film

  Spike Lee sat down with Pharrell Williams in New York City to chop it up about how he got started in filmmaking and how he credits his mother for exposing him to art as a kid which helped him to begin a career in film. Take a look at part 1 in the video […]

The D.C Sniper film “Blue Caprice” opens in theaters today and actor Isaiah Washington reminds audiences why he is one of the finest actors of his generation.  Based on the real life Beltway Sniper killings of 2002,  Washington plays John Allen Muhammad,  a mysterious drifter who takes troubled teenager John Lee Malvo (Tequan Richmond) under his […]

Michael K. Williams is having a very good year.  Williams returns for a fourth season as gangster Chalky White on HBO’s critically acclaimed “Boardwalk Empire,” is featured in the upcoming “Twelve Years A Slave” and has recently joined Spike Lee’s top secret Kickstarter funded project.   Spike raised more that $1.4 million through online crowd funding, […]

  The murder of Trayvon Martin has left an indelible mark on Black America. As we continue to fight for justice, Ebony Magazine previewed their special four-cover edition of their September issue. On newsstands August 6th, Ebony Magazine named the issue “We Are Trayvon.” Three of the covers feature celebrity men in hoodies with their […]

  A few days ago it was reported that director Spike Lee was raising funds for a new film via Kickstarter, offering incentives like autographed sneakers and courtside seats for fans to contribute. RELATED:  Spike Lee Raising Money For Bloody Good Movie [VIDEO] Lee has raised over $400,000 from more than 2000 backers and has about […]

  If you’ve ever wanted to have dinner with Spike Lee or sit next to him courtside at a New York Knicks game, here is your chance. The veteran director is raising funds via Kickstarter for his next feature film and he is offering some cool incentives for fans to lend their monetary support. RELATED: Skyzoo […]

Black Music Month, Entertainment, Music

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid. While School Daze […]