Spike Lee ‘back in the editing room’ on HBO 9/11 doc after backlash

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMelanie Laurent, one of France’s most acclaimed actors-turned-filmmakers, has been having a banner 2021, headlining Alexandre Aja’s hit Netflix movie “Oxygene,” sitting on Spike Lee’s Cannes jury, and world premiering her sixth directorial effort “The Mad Women’s Ball” at Toronto.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDressed in a red FDNY shirt and matching cap, Spike Lee recalls over Zoom his earliest memory of the World Trade Center: “My first thing was the bombing in 1993.” After a beat, he goes back further. “They were shooting ‘King Kong,’ and there was an ad in the Daily News.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first clip from You Resemble Me, the debut feature of NY-based Egyptian-American director Dina Amer which has its world premiere in the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival this week.

Jennifer Yuma editorAs the news broke on Monday that Michael K. Williams had died at age 54 after being found in his Brooklyn residence, stars took to social media to remember the actor who starred in shows like “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire.”Director Spike Lee paid tribute to Williams in an Instagram post, featuring a photo of him and Williams cheering on the New York Knicks.

Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.The organization will hold an online preview of its new film “The Unspeakable,” by conspiracy theorist Dylan Avery, Sept 10. After the screening, O’Donnell, 59, will host a Q&A session with 9/11 family members who reportedly were cut from Spike Lee’s controversial HBO documentary “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½.”The “Sleepless in Seattle” actress is a longtime 9/11 “truther” and will interview Michele Little, Bob McIlvaine, Drew DePalma and Bill Brinnier.

005 documentary “Loose Change,” which posited that Sept.

Next month marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and Spike Lee‘s HBO docu-series “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½” landed itself in hot water after it was revealed episodes featured conspiracy theories on the Twin Towers and what “really took down the buildings.” READ MORE: Facing Rising Pressure & Criticism, Spike Lee Is Recutting 4th Episode Of ‘NYC Epicenters’ That Gives The Spotlight To 9/11 Truthers While three of four episodes were given to the press initially for review, it wasn’t

Spike Lee’s documentary series on 9/11 has been re-edited to remove footage featuring conspiracy theories, HBO has confirmed.The four-part documentary, titled NYC Epicenters: 9/11-2012 ½, has had its final chapter reduced by 30 minutes, removing “all the exchange and theories about how the towers collapsed”, according to an HBO spokesperson (via Variety).The original cut, which was released to media outlets last week, featured interviews with members of the 9/11 conspiracy group Architects and

Diane Garrett Director Spike Lee has edited out the 9/11 truther elements of his HBO docuseries titled “NYC Epicenters: 9/11-2012 1/2,” HBO has confirmed to Variety.The new runtime for the fourth and final episode of the docuseries, slated to air Sept.

Coleen Rooney has shared her first image with her husband Wayne since pictures emerged of him with three other women in a hotel room last month. In a post shared to her Instagram on Wednesday, the 35 year old looked like she didn't have a care in the world as she smiled for the camera alongside Wayne and their son Kai, 11, and another child.

A special to remember. ‘NSync’s Joey Fatone, Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean and Nick Carter and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris came together for The After Party, a four-night special event that took place at the Venetian in Las Vegas from August 19 through August 22.

Spike Lee is back in the editing room to look at the final episode of NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½, his docuseries about the obstacles faced by New York City over the past two decades. It debuted last week on HBO.

Jordan Moreau Director Spike Lee is reediting the fourth and final episode of his “NYC Epicenters: 9/11-2021½” docuseries on HBO.

God bless, Spike Lee, seriously. And 3/4ths of this “‘NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½’” HBO documentary is pretty incredible.

The New York Times from Monday explained why one episode of his documentary series on the anniversary of 9/11 includes interviews with conspiracy theorists about how the towers fell, adding that he shares some of their questions. As part of his HBO doc series “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½,” Lee in the final episode interviews members of the conspiracy group Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.

controversial filmmaker is dropping bombshell statements about 9/11 conspiracy theories while on the promotion trail for his new HBO documentary series, “New York Epicenters: 9/11-2021½.”The“Do the Right Thing” director has now admitted that he doesn’t buy into “official explanations” of the terrorist attacks that devastated the world on September 11, 2001, while speaking with the New York Times on Monday.In addition to the usual talking heads — Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep.

Ethan Shanfeld Spike Lee said he still has “questions” about exactly what happened on 9/11.The New York director — whose new docuseries “NYC Epicenters: 9/11 – 2021½” explores New York City’s darkest day and provides access to those involved — said in a new interview with The New York Times that “people [are] going to make up their own mind” about the 2001 terrorist attack and that he thinks people should “decide for themselves.”When asked why the series devotes a lot of time to questioning how

It's the start of a new school year and, for the fresh wave of young adults who've decided to go to college, an opportunity to shape their future. For an increasingly large number of Black students, this means following in the footsteps of many well-known figures and icons who've attended a historically Black college or university and have come out the other side praising their experience. There's just something about the HBCU experience that bonds Black Hollywood like nothing else.

Nobody loves New York like filmmaker Spike Lee, obviously. We know this because of his many, many films so intrinsically tethered to New York City, Da People’s Republic of Brooklyn, and the five boroughs, his many photo ops courtside at home team NBA games, and his larger than life presence in Fort Greene (arguably kind of quiet, actually, but his vibrant 40 Acres & A Mule HQ is hard to miss).