When Gqeberha artist Pola Maneli posted his work on Instagram he could not have imagined it would lead to a commission for an international magazine cover or be sold to an Oscar-winning movie director.
Kevin Wilmott has had his fair share of experience when it comes to writers' strikes. The Oscar-winning KU professor who helped write BlacKkKlansman spoke to KSHB 41 about the strike.
Spike Lee, byname of Shelton Jackson Lee, (born March 20, 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.), American filmmaker known for his uncompromising provocative approach to controversial subject matter. The son of the jazz composer Bill Lee, he was reared in a middle-class Brooklyn neighbourhood. He majored in communications at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, where he directed his first Super-8 films and met his future coproducer, Monty Ross. In 1978 Lee entered New York University’s Graduate Film School, where he met another future collaborator, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson. He gained national attention with his master’s thesis, the short subject Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
The actor adds to his body of knowledge with a starry production of the August Wilson play and a once-in-a-lifetime moment with Robert De Niro on “Amsterdam.”
Monday TV Tips: The great Shanagarry pottery throw-down
— plus Dr Marie Cassidy; Catching Paedophiles; and BlacKkKlansman on television this evening
How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell: features Ron Barrett of Shanagarry Potters
Mon, 17 May, 2021 - 13:34
How to Cook Well with Rory O’Connell RTÉ One, 7.30pm
Great food — and the craft section features Shanagarry potters, Stephen Pearce designs. All of the pottery is made from organic local clay, which contains no lead, cadmium or other non-organic ingredients. The production processes used employ traditional techniques that have existed for over 250 years in the Shanagarry area. Each pot is individually crafted and goes through 18 skilled hand processes.
Topher Grace Grateful to Spike Lee for Changing 'BlacKkKlansman' Script for Him
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The 'That '70 Show' alum commends the 'Da 5 Bloods' director for willing to alter the script of the white supremacist movie because the actor was uncomfortable with some of his lines. Apr 16, 2021
The former "
That '70s Show" star admits he had been stumbling over some of the words as he prepared for his audition, so he decided to be upfront with Lee and explain the trouble he was having with the script - before he even got the part.
"I had to go in and read for (Lee), because... I just hadn't played any roles like that, and the night before, I was preparing for it... and I couldn't say some of the words that were in the script," Grace recalled on U.S. talk show "
Lady Gaga and Adam Driver Reveal First Look at 'House of Gucci'
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Lady Gaga, an Italian girl from New York, has revealed the first look at her transformation into Patrizia Reggiani, Maurizio Gucci’s ex-wife, in the upcoming movie about his assassination.
“House of Gucci,” directed by Ridley Scott, depicts the true story of the downfall of the Gucci family dynasty. Adam Driver is portraying Maurizio Gucci, the former head of Gucci fashion.
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Gaga shared a photo on Tuesday of the onscreen couple posing on a snow-capped mountain, captioned “Signore e Signora Gucci,” which translates to Mr. and Mrs. Gucci. Channeling après-ski chic, Driver is donning a cable knit turtleneck sweater and a separate white jacket fashioned around his waist, while Gaga is draped in gold chains and outfitted in all black with a white Cossack hat.
Both “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “BlacKkKlansman” are rooted in issues of radicalism vs. the system, but the dramas rely on morally opaque characters that undermine the stories.
Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard on Thirty Years of Composing Beautiful Music
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Spike Lee calls his 30-year collaboration with composer Terence Blanchard “a match made in heaven.”
The two have worked together on 17 films and three television projects including their most recent collaboration, “Da 5 Bloods.” Written and directed by Lee, it stars Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Norm Lewis, Isiah Witlock Jr., Clarke Peters and Chadwick Boseman.
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Hot off winning the Academy Award for adapted screenplay for “BlacKkKlansman,” Lee moved onto “Da 5 Bloods” with Blanchard on board to score.
“I feel like Spike is the type of artist who never stands still and is never satisfied with something he’s done before,” says the composer. “He’s always upping his game.”
SF Studios Unveils Teaser Trailer for Big-Budget Thriller 'Omerta 6/12' (EXCLUSIVE)
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SF Studios has released the first teaser trailer for the anticipated action thriller “Omerta 6/12” which just wrapped shooting. The big-budget film is directed by Aku Louhimies and stars Finnish actor Jasper Pääkkönen (“Da 5 Bloods,” “BlacKkKlansman”) and Swedish actors Nanna Blondell (“Red Dot”) and Sverrir Gudnason (“Borg vs. McEnroe”).
“Omertà 6/12″ is expected to premiere in theaters in Nov. and is being represented in international markets by REinvent International Sales. SF Studios will distribute the film in the Nordics.
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Based on llkka Remes’s bestselling novel “6/12,” the film follows Max Tanner, a Finnish secret service agent operating for European Union’s special forces. Jari Olavi Rantala wrote the adaptation based on the screenplay by Antti J. Jokinen and Mika Karttunen.