Netflix Debuts ‘Strong Black Lead’ TV Spot at BET Awards 2 Days After Firing Exec for N-Word Use (Video)
New spot highlights directors and stars of Netflix originals like “Luke Cage” and “Dear White People”
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Cannes Film Market ‘Healthy’ as New Players Fill Streaming Giant Void
Cannes 2018: “People associate activity with big players spending a lot of money. That can be a little misleading,” Saban Films president Bill Bromiley tells TheWrap
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The Cannes – Oscar Connection: How Strong Will It Be This Year?
The connection between the most prestigious film festival and the most celebrated film award can fluctuate wildly — and this year’s crop is most promising in one specific category
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Is the Cannes Film Festival in Decline? Not to the French
Cannes 2018: As the festival comes to an end, here’s why it still matters — and why “BlacKkKlansman” and “Sink or Swim” were two of its most important films this year
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Cannes Report, Day 8: Andrew Garfield’s New Movie Divides, But Critics Are Unanimous About John Travolta’s ‘Gotti’
“Low-rent sideshow,” one review says of Travolta’s mafia film
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John Travolta, Spike Lee and 31 More Portraits From TheWrap’s Studio at The Girls’ Lounge Cannes (Exclusive Photos)
Cannes 2018: Mads Mikkelsen, Topher Grace, Kelly Preston and more show off their new projects on the Croisette
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Spike Lee Denounces ‘That Motherf–er’ Trump, Explains Charlottesville Scenes in ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Cannes 2018: “It was a defining moment, and he could have said to the world, not just the United States, that we were better than that,” director says
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Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Gets Cannes Standing Ovation, Social Media Praise
John David Washington and Adam Driver take on the dim-witted KKK in Lee’s latest
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Spike Lee Takes on the KKK in First ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Trailer (Video)
John David Washington and Adam Driver star in true-story drama about a black detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ Star Laura Harrier on Going From Spider-Man’s Homecoming to Cannes Red Carpet
TheWrap Cannes magazine: Laura Harrier immersed herself in the early ’70s culture to play a black power activist in new Spike Lee joint
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15 of Cannes’ Hottest Directors, From Spike Lee to Debra Granik to Paul Dano (Exclusive Photos)
Cannes 2018: Paul Dano, Alice Rohrwacher and A.B. Shawky are among the filmmakers presenting their work at this year’s festival
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19 Cannes Movies We’re Dying to See, From ‘BlacKkKlansman’ to ‘Solo’ (Photos)
This year’s festival will bring controversial films, auteurs at the top of their game and at least one mega-blockbuster to the Croisette
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Majority of Cannes Critics’ Week Competition Films Were Directed by Women
#TimesUp comes to France
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Cannes Lineup Reaches From Spike Lee to Jean-Luc Godard
Festival is light on American films and includes three competition films from female directors, one less than the record set in 2011
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Spike Lee’s Fact-Based ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Gets August Release Date
“Get Out” director Jordan Peele is producing Lee’s latest film about the true story of a black detective who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan
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Spike Lee Eyes Sony’s Spider-Man Spinoff ‘Nightwatch’ as Directing Vehicle
“Nightwatch” would be a part of Sony’s “Spider-Man” universe along with other properties such as “Venom,” “Silver and Black,” and “Morbius the Living Vampire”
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Why Amazon, Netflix Ghosted Sundance Sales After Dominating Last Year
Streaming giants actively bid but ultimately left the festival empty-handed, while Neon was the big player
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Spike Lee’s ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
“Back ta werq!” series star DeWanda Wise writes
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Another Problem for HBO’s ‘Confederate': It’s Been Done
Creator of 2004 faux documentary “C.S.A.” is talking with his lawyer
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Spike Lee’s Netflix Series ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Sets Fall Release (Video)
10-episode series is based on filmmaker’s 1986 debut feature
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Spike Lee on His Trump Fears: ‘I Wake Up Every Day Thinking He Has the Nuclear Football’
Cannes 2017: Filmmaker, in France promoting Netflix’s “Rodney King,” also teased an upcoming project based on recent history
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Amazon Strikes First-Look Deals With Killer Films, Le Grisbi and Bona Fide Productions
Streaming giant is now in business with producers of “Birdman,” “Carol” and “Little Miss Sunshine”
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RIP Charlie Murphy: 6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know He Was In (Photos)
Murphy left behind much more than classic “Chappelle’s Show” sketches
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Kevin Hart, Chris Rock Pay Respects to Late Charlie Murphy
Actor and comedian died Wednesday at the age of 57
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‘Madiba': 7 Things You Didn’t Know About Nelson Mandela (Photos)
From being a movie star to a master of disguise
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Spike Lee Bans Chrisette Michele From ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ After Trump Inauguration News
“I Wuz Sorry To Read That ‘Sistuh Girl’ Is Singin’ At DT’s Inauguration,” director writes on Instagram
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Sundance Parties: First Look at 5 Hotspots for 2017
Tao is moving off of Main Street, and more early details on the parties in Park City, Utah, to distract you from Trump’s inauguration
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Spike Lee Stiffed Workers’ Health and Pension Plans, Lawsuit Claims
Complaint claims filmmaker owes nearly $45,000 in contributions
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NFL Star Protests Donald Trump by Sitting During National Anthem
“The things that’s been going on in America lately, I’m not going to stand for that,” says Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans
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Why Donald Trump’s Win Is a Rejection of Hollywood
It’s impossible to read the verdict of a Donald Trump win as anything but a brutal rejection of Hollywood’s values and supposed influence
