He’s back! Hollywood’s favorite bad boy, Spike Lee, is set to release his newest project, “Red Hook Summer” later this summer. The synopsis of the movie: RED HOOK SUMMER tells the story of Flik Royale, a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop […]
In this week’s episode of TV One and TheUrbanDaily.com’s “What’s Hot” boxing legend Mike Tyson is enjoying his second career on the stage, bringing his one-man show to Broadway. Spike Lee will be directing. Catch more in “What’s Hot” On TheUrbanDaily: Shaq Finally Has Something Good To Say About Kobe Bryant Why Bristol Palin Moved […]
Legendary film director Spike Lee is taking his talents to the Broadway stage. Lee is in final talks to direct Mike Tyson’s one man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” when it hits The Great White Way. Mike Tyson debuted his one man show with a week long in Las Vegas. Spike Lee and Mike Tyson […]
During the world premiere of Spike Lee's new film "Red Hook Summer," he instantly addressed the speculation that this project was an unofficial sequel to "Do The Right Thing."
Eddie Murphy is prepping to play former Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry in a drama to be directed by Spike Lee. Barry had two runs as mayor of DC from 1979-1991 and from 1995-1999, and made national news when he was caught smoking crack cocaine in 1990. Despite the scandal, Barry was able to get […]
Those Kentucky boys are back! Nappy Roots channel Spike Lee’s classic movie Do The Right Thing in their latest video. “Hey Love” is the first visual from their new album Nappy.Org, in stores now! (spotted @ StraightfromTheA) From our partners: Unhappy Halloween: The 20 Greatest Candy Fails 20 Hottest Halloween Costumes (Heavy.com) A How-to-Guide For […]
Director Spike Lee is not letting this NBA lockout stop him from being the uber NY sports fan. He just tweeted a pic of himself at the Jets vs. Chargers game with actor John Boyega and his son Jackson. Boyega stars in his Lee’s HBO pilot “Da Brick”, based on the early life of Mike […]
The 15th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET Networks kicked off last night in NYC with the Opening Night world premiere of Nelson George and Diane Paragas’ documentary Brooklyn Boheme. Stars such as Chris Rock, Spike Lee, festival ambassador Mario Van Peebles, Maxwell, Giancarlo Esposito and John Boyega (who’s filming a movie with Spike) came out in support of the film […]
Join us for an all new episode of “Cinema in Noir.” On this week’s podcast: –Reviews of The Devil’s Double and Final Destination 5 –The lastest in casting and film news (Viola Davis, Kim Fields, Hype Williams, Morgan Freeman) –Actor P.J. Byrne gives us the scoop on his new film Final Destination 5 and Season […]
As a part of our summer movie coverage, TheUrbandaily.com will be posting a new Black movie trivia question and picking winners every Tuesday and Thursday. The more questions you answer, the greater your chance of winning! So here is today’s question: What did Radio Raheem’s name ring say in Do The Right Thing? CLICK HERE […]
His name has been in the news quite a bit this week, thanks to 2 new projects he’s developing; but for those who weren’t already aware, Spike Lee’s feature film debut, She’s Gotta Have It, released in 1986, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! If you were already aware of that fact, did you […]
(via HipHopWired) Tyler Perry graces the cover of the August issue of Ebony Magazine. In an exclusive interview, Hollywood’s most powerful black director opens up about his past sexual abuse, his rivalry with fellow director Spike Lee, and his love life. Perry admits that in late 2010, he and his girlfriend experienced a pregnancy scare. […]
