Spike Lee pays tribute to actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, shot dead in Atlanta

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.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA 30-year-old man was arrested Friday by Atlanta police in connection with the killing of film actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd.Suspect Antonio Demetrice Rhynes was arrested in an early-morning raid at an apartment complex, police said. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterPolice arrested a man on Friday morning who is accused of murdering Thomas Jefferson Byrd, the character actor who appeared in several Spike Lee films.Antonio Demetrice Rhynes, 30, was arrested by a fugitive unit and SWAT team officers, according to the Atlanta Police Department.Rhynes is accused of shooting Byrd early on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 3.

A suspect has been arrested in the murder of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, whose was found dead near his Atlanta home after being shot numerous times in the.

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.

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.

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.

Even though Spike Lee is a diehard Knicks fan and a longtime resident of NYC, the latter of which has been under attack recently due to its strict COVID precautions, the filmmaker is having one hell of a 2020. Not only is his recent Netflix feature, “Da 5 Bloods,” deep in the conversation for awards season but he’s also set to release a new HBO film, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” later this month.

Authorities in Atlanta are offering a $10,000 reward as they continue to search for the suspect who shot actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd. Best known for his roles in Spike Lee films, Byrd was found dead around 1:45 a.m.

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.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee) on Oct 4, 2020 at 10:40am PDTByrd was a long time collaborator of Lee’s, working with the director on eight films from 1995 to 2015.

Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was shot and killed in an incident overnight in Atlanta, Georgia, according to news reports breaking on Sunday afternoon.

ATLANTA -- Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said Sunday.Police responded to a call around 1:45 a.m.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterTony-nominated actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd who is best known or his many roles in Spike Lee’s films was found killed in Atlanta. He was 70.According to media reports, Byrd was found unresponsive early Sunday morning.

Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd has died at the age of 70 in Atlanta, Ga. The death is the result of an apparent shooting, the Atlanta Police Department told Fox News in a statement.