Tag Archives: Spike Lee

Wesley Snipes Headed To Prison

Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered on Friday to start serving a three-year prison sentence for failing to file income tax returns by a federal judge who rejected the Hollywood star’s bid for a new trial. Continue reading

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Spike Lee’s Absolut Brooklyn Vodka Slammed!

Spike Lee put Bedford-Stuyvesant on the cinematic map, but some teens think he sold out the neighborhood with his Brooklyn-themed Absolut Vodka promo.

The kids did a survey of alcohol advertising posters and billboards in the area and found the logo designed by Lee dominated. Continue reading

Saluting the Women of Spelman With The Apollo’s Jonelle Procope And Others

“I love all Spelman women,” the Apollo Theater in Harlem’s chief, Jonelle Procope, a Howard graduate, said. “They’re the total package: smart and accomplished.” Continue reading

Spike, Rev. Al, Idris Celebrates MJ’s 52nd

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‘Do the Right Thing’ Designer Recognized

Art Sims is being honored by the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) which has chosen to recognize Sims for his outstanding design achievements in a new  traveling exhibition and online archive entitled “Design Journeys,” a collection of stories about the professional lives, contributions and portfolios of leading African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander designers. Continue reading

Spike Lee Has A White Cousin?

Acclaimed black film director Spike Lee discovers he has a white  cousin thisis50The acclaimed black film director Spike Lee has found out he has a white cousin.

Lee was taking part in the U.S. version of the genealogy documentary series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ when he made the discovery. Continue reading

Spike Lee B-day Bash for King of Pop

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Spike Lee wants to do the right thing by Michael Jackson – so the director is planning a public celebration in Brooklyn to mark the King of Pop’s 51st birthday on Aug. 29.

“We’re of the same era,” Lee told The Washington Post. “I wanted my Afro to be perfectly round like Michael’s.”

The bash will take place from noon to 5 p.m. in Fort Greene Park – while Jackson’s family is finally laying the singer to rest on the West Coast.

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Michael Jackson Tribute At The Apollo (video)

In Memory

Thousands of people file in line to pay tribute to the King of Pop at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY in spite of blazing sun and pouring rain.

Starting at 12pm the Apollo allowed 600 people in 45 min. intervals to come and celebrate the life of Michael Jackson. By nightfall thousands of people, still waiting for entrance, decided to celebrate on 125th Street.

Special appearances by Al Sharpton, Spike Lee and hosted by Shayla of Kiss FM 98.7.

Do The Right Thing At 20

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By Sharon Pendana at pendulumswing

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It’s hard to believe that it has been 20 years since the unwarranted warnings of possible “incendiary” reactions among the black community upon the release of Do the Right Thing. Though it did not incite the predicted violence, it did spark dialogue about race in the United States. The seminal Spike Lee joint, released in June 1989, has since been named to a myriad of best film lists and is included in the National Film Registry of the US Library of Congress as a “culturally significant” film.

On February 26, the fine folks at ImageNation will present in their 5th collab with Lincoln Center, a 20th anniversary celebration and screening of Do the Right Thing. The invitation-only event begins at 6pm with a Settepani-catered reception and a performance of the Public Enemy anthem, Fight the Power, by Chuck D and indie rockers Apollo Heights. The screening begins promptly at 7 pm and will be followed by a cast and crew discussion moderated by Stew (of Tony-award winning Passing Strange.)

Join ImageNation by February 18, 2009 and receive a complimentary invitation to the festivities at the Walter Reade Theater. 70 Lincoln Center Plaza at 165 West 65th Street in Manhattan.

HW Pick: ‘Miracle at St. Anna’ (video)

Spike Lee’s new film, ‘Miracle at St. Anna’ – starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Matteo Sciabordi. Four soldiers from the Army’s Negro 92nd Division find themselves separated from their unit and behind enemy lines…

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