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Nate Parker’s ‘American Skin’ Added to Venice Film Festival Slate
By Thom Geier | August 7, 2019 @ 6:24 AMThe L.A.-set drama is Parker’s first feature since 2016’s ”The Birth of a Nation“
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Paul Benjamin, ‘Do The Right Thing’ Actor, Dies at 81
By Umberto Gonzalez | July 5, 2019 @ 12:51 PMBenjamin also appeared in ”Across 110th Street,“ ”Escape From Alcatraz“ and ”The Station Agent“
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Black Filmmakers From the ’90s Call Out Hollywood Prejudice and Getting Stuck in ‘Director’s Jail’
By Brian Welk | July 3, 2019 @ 11:12 AM”It’s like they set us up to fail — all they wanted was to be able to pat themselves on the back like they did something,“ Darnell Martin tells The New York Times
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Spike Lee Says Hollywood Should ‘Shut It Down’ and Boycott Georgia
By Beatrice Verhoeven | June 7, 2019 @ 10:57 AM”You’ve got to be on the right side of history, and the state of Georgia and those other states, they’re wrong,“ filmmaker says
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‘See You Yesterday’ Film Review: Sprightly Teen Time-Travel Comedy Reveals Dark Truths
By Dan Callahan | May 15, 2019 @ 12:45 PMTribeca 2019: What starts as a ”Back to the Future“ homage eventually becomes a look at police violence against black Americans
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TheWrap Lands 14 SoCal Journalism Awards Nominations, Including Best Website
By Wrap Staff | May 14, 2019 @ 11:06 AML.A. Press Club will announce the winners at June 30 ceremony
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John Singleton Appreciation: Pioneering Storyteller Who Anticipated the Black Lives Matter Era
By Candice Frederick | April 29, 2019 @ 1:31 PMThe filmmaker was passionate about disrupting overwhelming whiteness on screen by highlighting the diverse world we live in
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John Singleton in ICU After Suffering a Stroke
By Thom Geier | April 20, 2019 @ 9:41 AMThe two-time Oscar nominee wrote and directed films like ”Boyz n the Hood“
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Twitter Meme Turns ‘Green Book’ Into Well-Meaning But Racist White Person
By Ross A. Lincoln | February 25, 2019 @ 8:34 PM”Some of Green Book’s best friends are black movies“ jokes NBC reporter Alex Seitz-Wald
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Why the ‘Green Book’ Oscar Victory Has Divided Hollywood
By Sharon Waxman | February 25, 2019 @ 10:32 AM”I can’t change the fact that I’m white,“ producer Jim Burke says at the Governor’s Ball after the ceremony
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Watch and Read Spike Lee’s Oscar Acceptance Speech That Trump Called ‘Racist’ (Video)
By Thom Geier | February 25, 2019 @ 5:59 AM”Make the moral choice between love versus hate,“ the filmmaker said on Sunday
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Donald Trump Calls Out Spike Lee for ‘Racist’ Oscar Speech
By Jon Levine | February 25, 2019 @ 5:23 AMTrump adds he has done ”more for African Americans than almost any other Pres!“
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Spike Lee Gets ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Deja Vu From ‘Green Book’ Win: ‘Ref Made a Bad Call’
By Tim Molloy and Brian Welk | February 24, 2019 @ 9:20 PM”Every time somebody’s driving somebody, I lose,“ says Lee, referencing the 1990 Oscar winner
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Oscars: Here’s What Spike Lee Said That Got Bleeped
By Brian Welk | February 24, 2019 @ 7:59 PMLee won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for ”BlacKkKklansman“
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Oscars 2019: Spike Lee Calls on Voters to ‘Do the Right Thing’ in 2020 Election
By Reid Nakamura | February 24, 2019 @ 7:50 PM”Let’s all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love vs. hate“