Spike Lee Isn’t Sure New Oscars Diversity Standards Will Be Effective: “You Got To Be In The Motherf*cking Room”

"God willing we'll all be back working together," said Spike Lee as he accepted the Trailblazer Award on Saturday during a virtual presentation of the 7th annual Location Managers Guild International Awards. Lee saluted location managers, saying without them, "I would not be able do what I do" as he rarely shoots on sets.

The American Cinematheque will honor Spike Lee with its 34th American Cinematheque Award, which will be presented Jan. 14, 2021 as part of a pandemic-era virtual tribute.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

David Byrne‘s acclaimed American Utopia live show is set to return to Broadway in New York City next September.Byrne’s stage show/“rock spectacle” is a live adaptation of the artist’s 2018 solo album ‘American Utopia’, which NME previously praised as “the best musical experience on the planet”.This week’s premiere of the Spike Lee-directed HBO release of American Utopia has been accompanied by the news that the show intends to return to the Broadway stage on September 17, 2021.The show had

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticDavid Byrne’s American Utopia will return to Broadway next fall. Producers announced today that the critically lauded production will hit the stage Sept.

David Byrne‘s American Utopia is free to watch online tonight (October 14).The film of the Talking Heads frontman’s Broadway smash will be streaming on BFI Player as part of the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.American Utopia is a live recording of a Broadway performance of the show at the Hudson Theatre in New York City, itself a modified version of Byrne’s solo album of the same name released in 2018 via the musician’s label Todo Mundo.The show sees Byrne performing alongside 11 musicians,

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Broadway is dark and most concert tours have been abandoned, but you can still feel the thrill of being inside a packed house in “ David Byrne’s American Utopia.” Spike Lee's concert film of Byrne's acclaimed stage show debuts Saturday at 8 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max, and it may be one of the best films of the year.

Ever since the pandemic darkened theaters earlier this year, sending the entire performing arts world into a catastrophic state of limbo, we’ve seen all manner of creative virtual substitutes: Digital dance seasons, clever musical mashups, a live-captured version of “Hamilton.”Many of these have been good, some great. Yet none have truly matched the visceral experience many of us crave so profoundly: live performance, in a theater.

David Byrne and Spike Lee have shared their fears over the forthcoming US presidential election.The pair, who recently teamed up for a film version of Byrne’s show ‘American Utopia’, have said they fear Donald Trump could get a second term despite Joe Biden being ahead in the polls.Byrne said: “I’m scared about the election.

Da 5 Bloods' Spike Lee has opened up about working with late actor Chadwick Boseman, and how his passing has since changed the director's interpretation of his character in the Netflix movie. The filmmaker said he was "in shock" when he found out that the Marvel star had died of colon cancer on August 28, and that he and his wife immediately rewatched the acclaimed war drama after they learned the news.

Chadwick Boseman was a soldier until the very end.

Director Spike Lee is opening up about not knowing that Chadwick Boseman was sick with colon cancer while filming Da 5 Bloods, which was released earlier this year.

Spike Lee is reflecting on his time working with Chadwick Boseman on. The 63-year-old director covers the New York issue of , and opens up about not knowing the actor was sick prior to his death.

Clayton Davis In a new cover story with Variety, director Spike Lee talked about working with Chadwick Boseman on “Da 5 Bloods.” The Vietnam war drama, which came out on Netflix over the summer, would be one of the last roles for the 43-year-old actor, who died in August from colon cancer.“I didn’t know Chad was sick,” Lee said. “He did not look well, but my mind never took that he had cancer.

Director Spike Lee is opening up about the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman as he recalls working with the actor on his recent film “Da 5 Bloods”.

Spike Lee still gets recognized on a walk in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.On this sunny September morning, the 63-year-old director and activist is participating in a socially distanced photo shoot on the street outside his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. As Lee stands on the corner, a dark Subaru screeches to a halt.

Thomas Jefferson Byrd was an actor known for roles in Spike Lee films including “Clockers” and “Get on the Bus.”Byrd worked with Lee in a number of the acclaimed director’s films, beginning with 1995’s “Clockers,” in which he played a drug lord’s enforcer. Byrd would return to the big screen in Lee’s “Girl 6” (1996), “Get on the Bus” (1996), “He Got Game” (1998), “Bamboozled” (2000), “Red Hook Summer” (2012), “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” (2014) and “Chi-Raq” (2015).

In an Instagram post Sunday, Lee said he was sad to announce Byrd’s death and recalled how the actor “did his thang” in his films including “Clockers,” “Chi-Raq,” “Bamboozled,” “He Got Game” and “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,” among others.“May we all wish condolences and blessings to his family,” Lee wrote.

Spike Lee is paying tribute to late actorThomas Jefferson Byrd, who starredin a myriad of the director's films including Clockers, He Got Game and Red Hook Summer. Lee took to Instagram Sunday to reveal that Byrd was murdered Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia.In his post, Lee shared a photo of Thomas as the character Errol Barnes in his 1995 film, Clockers.