Tag: BlacKkKlansman
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‘Black Klansman’ Trailer: Spike Lee and Jordan Peele Unite, and The Early Reactions Are In
Focus Features has just unveiled the first trailer for a new undercover thriller called Black Klansman – or BlacKkKlansman, if you prefer its stylized title. John David Washington (Ballers) stars alongside Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) in this incredible true story of a black police officer who infiltrated the notorious Ku Klux Klan…
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Spike Lee Is Still Bitter About ‘Do The Right Thing’ Cannes Loss And Blames Filmmaker Wim Wenders
This year, Spike Lee is one of only a few American filmmakers that’s getting a chance to premiere a film at the Cannes Film Festival. His new film, “BlacKkKlansman,” is about the true story of an African-American police officer in Colorado that goes undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. As you might imagine, the…
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ First Look: Spike Lee Infiltrates the Kkk With Adam Driver and John David Washington
Focus Features stirred up buzz for Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” at CinemaCon last week, and now the indie studio has debuted the first official look at the 1970s-set drama. “BlacKkKlansman” tells the true story of an African-American detective who infiltrated a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs and became one of its…
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Topher Grace Is Playing David Duke in Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Topher Grace will portray former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke in Spike Lee’s upcoming “BlackKklansman,” it was announced in CinemaCon on Wednesday.Grace’s casting was previously announced, but it was not known he’d be playing the prominent white supremacist and former Louisiana state representative in Lee’s telling of a remarkable American story.Footage screened for…
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Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard
New movies from Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard and “Ida” director Pawel Pawlikowski join previously announced “Solo: A Star Wars Story” at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.Cannes president Pierre Lescure and general delegate Thierry Frémaux unveiled the lineup of the world’s most prestigious film festival in Paris early Thursday morning.Refresh this page for the latest, which…
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Cannes Lineup Reaches From Spike Lee to Jean-Luc Godard
The 2018 Cannes Film Festival will include new films from directors Spike Lee, Pawel Pawlikowski, David Robert Mitchell and Jean-Luc Godard, as part of a lineup light on American films and long on international auteurs both young and old.Lee’s “BlacKKKlansman” and Mitchell’s “Under the Silver Lake” are the only American movies in the 18-film main…
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Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ to Hit Theaters in August, Timed to One-Year Anniversary of Charlottesville
Filmmaker Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman will open in U.S. theaters on Aug. 10, 2018, timed to the one-year anniversary of the protests in Charlottesville, N.C.The Focus Features movie — previously titled Black Klansman — is based on the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, the first black police officer in Colorado Springs, Colo., who went undercover in…