Spike Lee
‘He’s a pain in the bum’: Bruce Beresford lets fly at Spike Lee’s sour grapes
The Australian Academy Award-nominated director doesn’t think much of those who complain when their films miss out on an Oscar.
- Helen Pitt
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‘I got questions’: Spike Lee entertains 9/11 conspiracy theories in new doco
Reintroducing Spike Lee: legendary filmmaker, veteran actor, powerful producer, Oscar-winning screenwriter and – September 11 conspiracy theorist?
- Christi Carras
Glitz and glamour as Cannes returns - just don’t forget to spit into the tube
There are no shortage of war stories that bear testimony to the collective determination to get back in the swing.
- Stephanie Bunbury
From The Dry to Body Heat: movies that make us hot under the collar
Hot weather, in cinema, is never just hot weather: it’s a whole climate, an emotional and visual tonality, a vibe.
- Jake Wilson
There is nothing ironic about David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne says in Spike Lee's film of his album-turned-concert-turned-Broadway show he is genuinely asking how can we make things better.
- Karl Quinn
American Utopia is so good I wanted to turn around and watch it all over again
Could one-time Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and director Spike Lee produce anything as good as seminal music doco Stop Making Sense?
- Paul Byrnes
Look past the schmaltz in this new show – then you'll find the substance
Dear... is presented in a style reminiscent of an expensive corporate video, but the episode on filmmaker Spike Lee is immediately captivating.
- Brad Newsome
Spike Lee in tumultuous times: 'I'm built for this'
The fire in Spike Lee's belly continues to burn as brightly as ever.
- Ann Hornaday
'People are fed up': Spike Lee releases short film
Spike Lee has reimagined his 1989 film Do the Right Thing as part of the George Floyd protests.
- Sonia Rao
Sports books, films to fill the void in the absence of the real thing
Here are our reporters' suggestions for what to read and watch, and the sporting moments they'll be revisiting with the real thing off the air during the sporting shut down.
- Staff reporters
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