Considering how slowly he produces his feature films, a new movie from Spike Jonze is always a special occasion and it looks like we’re going to get one this year as his enigmatic movie Her has now been given a limited release in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto on November 20 through Warner Bros. Pictures.
This puts it out two days before
An elderly Florida couple were reportedly forced to flee their home after director Spike Lee mistakenly tweeted their address.
According to THR, Lee thought he was sharing the whereabouts of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Instead, he sent out the address of a William George Zimmerman, who is no relation.
According to The Smoking Gun, Elaine McCain and her husband — parents of William… Continue reading Spike Lee, Trayvon Martin Controversy: Director Retweets Wrong Address Of Man Accused Of Killing Teen
Spike Lee had a message for the Sundance festival crowd at tonight’s world premiere of his new film, “Red Hook Summer”: “Please tell them that this is not a motherfucking sequel to ‘Do the Right Thing’!”
That’s what people had been saying, mostly to fill the vacuum of information surrounding the movie. All anyone seemed to know was that it was set in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, that it… Continue reading Spike Lee 'Red Hook Summer' Q&A: This Is Not A Sequel To 'Do The Right Thing'
As Colin Firth probably taught you: just because a movie star gets offered the chance to work with Spike Lee and Josh Brolin on their remake of Park Chan-wook’s ‘Oldboy,’ doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she will come aboard. Twitch reports that both Clive Owen and Mia Wasikowska were offered the two remaining leading roles in ‘Oldboy’ on Friday, following passes from both Firth and… Continue reading Clive Owen and Mia Wasikowska Offered Roles in Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' Remake
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The other day we checked in on Spike Jonze’s new stop-motion short film, Mourir aupres de toi (To Die By Your Side), and showed you a behind-the-scenes video of Jonze — and his collaborators Simon Cahn and handbag designer Olympia Le-Tan — while they pieced together the artist’s latest creation. Now the full short is available to watch online below.
