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Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer behind 'Black Panther' and 'Coming 2 America,' shares a glimpse into Hollywood fashion with debut book – PEOPLE talked down with the icon about her latest project, 'The Art of Ruth E. Carter'
Scott Kowalchyk/CBSCongratulations are in order for Spike Lee, who will be honored Wednesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2023 Spring Gala. According to Vibe, he will be celebrated for making an impact in his field and in Brooklyn. "It's not an exaggeration to say, I would not have pursued a career in the arts if it were not for the work of Spike Lee," BAM's president, Gina Duncan, said in a statement. "His films opened my eyes at a young age, to the fact that films can be layered and complicated works of art that could be both artistically excelle...
Spike Lee will be receiving an honor for his decades long career in film at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 10.
The Award Academy-winning filmmaker's talk centered around Black representation within the film industry and career advice for media students, among others.
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 atte...