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Music inspires powerful emotions on screen, just like in real life

There are some classic films in which music is so integral to a scene, it would be hard to imagine the scene without it.

The Conversation

Is That Black Enough For You?!?: inside the Black cinema revolution of the 70s

Historian and critic Elvis Mitchell talks about his revealing Netflix documentary that focuses on an often forgotten era

The Guardian - US

Venus Williams, Spike Lee set for Black Entrepreneurs Day

A celebration of Black business success and opportunity is back for its third year

The Independent UK

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A Jazzman’s Blues review – soulful Netflix drama is Tyler Perry’s magnum opus

The divisive multi-hyphenate has delivered a surprisingly stirring period romance, a passion project for him that could spark a drastic career change

The Guardian - US

What to stream: As 'Sidney' documentary arrives, where to find Poitier's best films

On Friday, Reginald Hudlin’s documentary “Sidney” debuts on Apple TV+, after its bow at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. The film depicts the life and groundbreaking career of the pioneering Bahamian American actor Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Academy Award. Produced by Oprah…

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For Oprah Winfrey, ‘Sidney’ Is an Act of Love for Poitier

Oprah Winfrey was discussing her profound affection for trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier — a longtime friend and mentor to her — when she was overcome by emotion during an interview on the upcoming documentary “Sidney,” a life-spanning portrait. She plunged her head into her hands and cried, “I just love…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tiger Woods, Zendaya Headline Celebs Watching Serena Williams

The stars came out to support the 23-time Grand Slam champion on Wednesday night.

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Academy Unearths Long-lost 'Race Films' in Black Cinema Exhibit

Long before Denzel Washington, Spike Lee or even Sidney Poitier, generations of pioneering and revolutionary Black US filmmakers played a key role in shaping early American cinema and dispelling pejorative stereotypes, a major new Hollywood exhibition argues. "Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971," opening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in…

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Jackie Robinson Museum opens in lower Manhattan, detailing life of Dodgers great

NEW YORK — As Spike Lee sat in the front row of a rousing ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning, he thought about resurrecting one of his greatest disappointments.

Tribune News Service

Derek Jeter documentary ‘The Captain’ shows ‘candid, open and vulnerable’ side of Yankees great, director Randy Wilkins says

NEW YORK — ESPN’s new Derek Jeter documentary series promises to be the ultimate curveball for fans of the Yankees great.

Tribune News Service

The Guide #43: Pop culture picks to help you through a heatwave

In this week’s newsletter: It’s too hot out there, so stay inside and work your way through our list of films, TV and music to pass the time

The Guardian - UK

If you watch only one film … the greatest movies by the greatest directors

Some directors come with such huge back catalogues that it can be hard to know where to start. Enter our film critics, who suggest the best routes in to the works of some of our most prolific film-makers

The Guardian - UK

Paul Walter Hauser on 'Black Bird,' Ray Liotta and playing a psycho

DETROIT — Paul Walter Hauser auditioned for the role of a suspected serial killer in "Black Bird" over Zoom from his parents' basement in Saginaw.

Tribune News Service

A star is forlorn: Bradley Cooper and the mystery of the ‘asshole director’

The actor recently opened up about the time his insecurities were tweaked by a famous film-maker. So who do we think the insulting director was?

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John Legend says Black people need to own ‘narrative’ of their stories as he condemns battle over books

John Legend spoke on stage alongside civil rights leader Rev Al Sharpton and New York film director Spiek Lee at the Tribeca Film Festival on the eve of Juneteenth

The Independent UK

Rev Al Sharpton speaks about progress in civil rights on Juneteenth: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’

‘I’ve lived long enough to see some things... I’ve seen enough victories to know that we can win,’ he said

The Independent UK

Al Sharpton takes a bow, with Spike, to close out Tribeca

On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to close with the Rev_ Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.”

Tribune News Service

Derek Jeter shares why he wanted to make documentary series ‘The Captain’

NEW YORK — Years after retiring from the Yankees, Derek Jeter wanted to take a big swing.

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Spike Lee wore an absolutely gigantic ‘Mars’ chain to the NBA Finals, and here’s why

It's gotta be the shoes!

The Guardian - UK

‘Every guy was hitting on me’: actor Rosie Perez on Botox, boxing – and the casting couch

Spike Lee championed her, but she still had to battle misogyny and racism to make it to the top. Now, more in demand than ever, she talks about her trailblazing career

Input

Nike celebrates its 50th anniversary with a Spike Lee-directed short film

Titled “Seen It All,” the short highlights legendary athletes of the last 50 years, as well as the upcoming generation of athletes.

WEKU

More than fame and success, Rosie Perez found what she always wanted — a stable home

Raised in a convent for abandoned kids, The Flight Attendant co-star used to dream of stability and a loving home. Now that she has it, Perez says, "It's priceless."

Tribune News Service

John Niyo: Lights, cameras, action: Jim Harbaugh sets the stage for Colin Kaepernick

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Behind Spike Lee and a documentary film crew, amid the curious bystanders and the assortment of unemployed pass-catchers, there was a quarterback and a coach.

Sports Illustrated

Director Spike Lee Attends Michigan’s Spring Game to Film Kaepernick Documentary

The legendary director is filming a documentary on the former NFL quarterback.

Tribune News Service

Spike Lee to direct ESPN’s documentary series about Colin Kaepernick, which tells story from quarterback’s ‘perspective’

Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee is set to tackle an upcoming documentary series about former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

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