The Oscar-nominated director’s next movie, the Netflix-produced “Da 5 Bloods,” was test-screened on November 25th in Brooklyn. Word-of-mouth was excellent, I received a few email reactions about it, all positive. The runtime given to me back in November was that of 2 hours and 30 minutes, well, today it has been confirmed that the official runtime for Lee’s next movie will be 155 minutes [via Netflix]
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These are truly fascinating times to live in. So much that has been parodied on SNL and The Onion, for years on end, has come full-circle and become reality these last few years, to the point where satire has taken a major hit. SNL is not that funny anymore because, quite frankly, we’re living in an SNL skit and with The Onion having been faced with major layoffs. not to mention filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, these satirically-based entities can't compete against today’s reality.
Read moreVisibly Angry Spike Lee Turned His Back to the Stage in Protest After “Green Book" Won Best Picture
“Driving Miss Daisy” is Spike Lee’s Vietnam, and “Green Book” gave him flashbacks.
Read moreSpike Lee's Next Movie Will Be Vietnam Veterans Drama ‘Da 5 Bloods’ At Netflix
Let’s see how Spike Lee does with his next few movies. The “BlacKkKlansman” director had a solid outing with the aforementioned movie last year, which was deemed a comeback of sorts after a rough 10-year stretch of films which included “Miracle at St. Anna,” “Red Hook Summer,” “Oldboy,” “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” and, although it had its fans, but not I, “Chiraq.” Those were, to me at least, the five worst Spike Lee joints of his career.
Read moreSpike Lee Scores His First Oscar Nomination Ever for Best Director
Spike Lee's “Do The Right Thing” was the most powerful cinematic experience I ever had in my lifetime. In fact, it still is socially relevant and shocking to this day. His take on race relations in America is as scathing as its ever been.
Read moreCannes: Spike Lee's “BlackKklansman" delivers rousing political entertainment
CANNES – Spike Lee‘s “BlacKkKlansman" is his best film since 2006's "Inside Man" and, maybe even, 2002's "The 25th Hour," although it doesn't come close to equaling the aforementioned latter which is a indisputably great movie. No, this latest joint from Lee shares more similarities to "Inside Man," in its unequivocally joyous attempt to entertain in every which way possible.
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