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*Spike Lee’s jazz legend father Bill Lee has come under fire from his Brooklyn neighbors who claim the musician is disturbing the peace with late night jam sessions. A group of local residents allege the 84-year-old bassist is making their lives miserable by inviting “a constant parade of musicians” into his home for live sessions [...]
*Giancarlo Esposito understands that some of his diehard fans — who have shown support ever since his breakout role as Buggin’ Out in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” may not be checking for him in his current gig on NBC’s “Revolution.” The freshman drama had decent enough ratings for NBC to renew it for [...]
*As we reported, legendary basketball player Michael Jordan tied the knot with his long time girlfriend, former model Yvette Prieto, over the weekend at the Episcopal Church of Bethseda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach. It was a moderately intimate setting with 300 guests and the first photo (above) hit the Net late yesterday. According to the Associated Press, [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Mistakes are a fact of life. It is [...]
*Beyonce pretty much owned cable TV on Saturday night. HBO’s documentary “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream” pulled 1.8 million viewers during its 9 p.m. ET premiere. It’s the largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004. The only other documentary to approach Beyonce’s haul was previous [...]
*”Django Unchained” starring Jamie Foxx opened stateside back in December on Christmas Day. Now, the Quentin Tarantion written and directed film, which has become a hornet’s next of controversy, is opening across the pond this weekend in Europe. Foxx sat down with The Guardian’s Xan Brooks for an insightful and interesting interview that covered the [...]
*Spike Lee apparently doesn’t leave the best taste in Hollywood’s mouth. It’s not that he doesn’t make some dynamic, worth-talking-about films. It’s more like he’s not someone they particularly want to work with … at least that’s the impression producer Brian Grazer gives. Spike was on the list to direct the James Brown biopic, but [...]
*2 Live Crew alum Luther Campbell has jumped into the debate over Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.” In an op-ed for the Miami New Times, the former rapper goes all the way in on Spike Lee, who has publicly taken issue with Tarantino’s repeated use of the n-word in “Django’s” script. RELATED STORY: ‘Django’ Fanatic Dick [...]
*The man, Dick Gregory went in on Spike Lee, criticizing him for his statements against “Django Unchained.” In an interview posted on YouTube, the activist and comedian professed that the movie was liberating and that if anyone has made films that have disrespected African ancestors, it’s gotta be him. “I’ve seen ‘Django Unchained’ 12 times. [...]
*For such a talented guy, Spike Lee sure seems to make an absolute fool of himself when it comes to taking on other directors. First, there was the baffling criticism of Clint Eastwood over the lack of black soldiers in Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima; now it’s potshots at Quentin Tarantino [...]
*The Friends of Education (FOE), founded in 1993, is an affiliate group of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). FOE’s mission is to foster a greater appreciation of art created by African American artists and to encourage African American participation in the activities and membership of MoMA. In addition to financial support, members provide invaluable [...]
*Quentin Tarantino is still catching heat for “Django Unchained” and the use of the N-word. And now curse-happy Katt Wiliams, of all people, who also over uses the word, is for whatever reason, is agreeing with Spike Lee And we all know what Spike thinks of Tarantino’s use of the N-word in “Django.” Anyway, the [...]
*Spike Lee should have called Quentin Tarantino personally rather than criticize him in public with charges of racism, the director of 2001 Oscar winner “Training Day” said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lee, the director behind “Do the Right Thing” (1989), “Malcolm X” (1992) and the thriller “Inside Man” (2006), made headlines before Christmas when [...]
It should come as no surprise that when it comes to the subject of slavery, Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino, it’s like someone showing up at a gas station with a flame thrower. Drama is going to ensue. That’s guaranteed. Well then it should come as no surprise that when Professor Michael Eric Dyson, who [...]
*The year 2012 has been kind to Mike Tyson. After years of money woes, the former heavyweight champ has found financial footing in the entertainment business, with memorable turns in “The Hangover” franchise and this year’s jump to Broadway with his well-received one-man show “Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth.” Written by Tyson’s wife, Kiki Tyson, [...]
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