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Nate Parker continues to stack up the projects; good for him! He’s an actor I think many would love to see a lot more of on screen, especially in more prominent roles. Parker has signed to co-star alongside Liam Neeson, in the airplane thriller, Non-Stop, which Jaume Collet-Serra will direct, from a script penned by John Richardson [...]

Continue Reading Nate Parker Will Help Liam Neeson Take Down A Terrorist On A Plane In Thriller ‘Non-Stop’

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Earlier this week, I attended a press screening of the recut version of Spike Lee’s much-discussed and debated Red Hook Summer; and even though I saw it at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and reviewed it soon after, I plan to write a new review of the film, based on the new edit I [...]

Continue Reading Watch Spike Lee Resurrect Mookie In New Clip From ‘Red Hook Summer’

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Reading THIS piece on the Los Angeles Times’ website to learn that Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer, will be given an R rating by the MPAA – at least, that’s what the LA Times says/. But no surprise, especially since I’ve seen the film (the Sundance Film Festival version anyway). Then again, it’s Spike. Most [...]

Continue Reading Spike Lee’s ‘Red Hook Summer’ MPAA Rating: R or NC17?

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Wel, here it is folks! The wait is over! The first official trailer for Spike Lee’s much-talked about upcoming next joint, titled, Red Hook Summer. Synopsis reads: RED HOOK SUMMER tells the story of Flik Royale (Jules Brown), a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious [...]

Continue Reading First Full Trailer For Spike Lee’s ‘Red Hook Summer’ Surfaces!

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Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock… as I noted in an post earlier this week… time is flying on by, as the theatrical release date for Spike Lee’s latest work, Red Hook Summer, fast approaches. August 10 to be exact, almost exactly 2 months from today; it seems like it was just yesterday that I saw the film at the Sundance Film Festival, where [...]

Continue Reading Spike Lee’s ‘Red Hook Summer’ Gets A 14-Minute Haircut + New Synopsis

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Certainly not the first time an original Spike Lee joint will have played outside of the USA… assuming of course the sales company is able to sell the film internationally. Recreation (the sales company) and media fund Incentive Capital will represent Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer in the international marketplace, starting with a screening at [...]

Continue Reading Spike Lee’s "Red Hook Summer" To Screen At Cannes For International Distributors

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As we all know by now, announced earlier this week, Spike Lee’s hotly-debated independently-produced and financed Red Hook Summer will be released this summer, August 10th, courtesy of privately held, full service theatrical distribution and consulting company, Variance Films. After that announcement was made just 2 days ago, I had the opportunity to ask Variance [...]

Continue Reading Exclusive: Variance Films Chief Talks "Red Hook Summer" & Its Upcoming Release (Expect A "Tighter" Film)

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He’s already said repeatedly that the film will be released this summer (2012); but the question I’ve long asked is who the film’s distributor will be, given that, until today, to the surprise of many, it had yet to be picked up by a distributor since its Sundance 2012 debut. As I previously speculated, Spike Lee [...]

Continue Reading Spike Lee’s "Red Hook Summer" Picked Up By Variance Films For August 10th Theatrical Release

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He’s already said repeatedly that the film will be released this summer (2012); but the question I’ve long asked is who the film’s distributor will be, given that, until today, to the surprise of many, it had yet to be picked up by a distributor since its Sundance 2012 debut. As I previously speculated, Spike Lee [...]

Continue Reading Spike Lee’s "Red Hook Summer" Picked Up By Variance Films For August 10th Theatrical Release

Tags: 40 acres and a mule filmworks, independent distribution, independent filmmaker, independent spirit, red hook, sundance film festival

As Sergio already announced a month ago, Spike Lee will be lecturing at the Chicago State University library TOMORROW Wednesday February 8th, from 6-8:30PM… figured I’d remind those of you in Chicago in case you’ve forgotten. The lecture is FREE by the way, and is part of the university’s “Revolutions, Reels, and Rhythms” series for Black [...]

Continue Reading Spike Lee’s FREE Lecture At Chicago State University Is Tomorrow. Expect "Red Hook Summer" Chatter

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