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BlacKkKlansMan Wins Top Prize at Cannes, Spike Lee’s 1st-Ever Nod From the French Film Fest
Love Spike Lee to death, but we wouldn’t be throwing that much shade if we said that sometimes the big homie’s films are about as good as his beloved Knicks in the playoffs. But if reports from the 2018 Cannes Film Festival are accurate, Lee’s got a winner in BlacKkKlansman, which not only received a…
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The French Connection: The Cannes Film Festival Closes on a High Note
While several of the entertainment industry’s elite flocked to England on Saturday to celebrate the royal wedding, other members of Hollywood royalty concluded their takeover of the French Riviera for the closing events of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. This year’s festival had a strong streak of activist energy, marked by multiple festival-endorsed demonstrations and…
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Black Cop’s Tale of Infiltrating KKK Is a Hit at Cannes
New Spike Lee Joint Gets Standing Ovation Israeli Drone With Tear Gas Targets Journalists Chinita Anderson, Playwright, NPR Staffer, Dies Hundreds Arrested in New Poor People’s Campaign Baquet to Be Honored by Press Freedom Group Pot Arrest Rate Higher for Blacks, Latinos Offensive Mascots a Disqualifier, Foundation Says Ex-Radio Manager at Morgan State Alleges Fraud…
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Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman Gets Standing Ovation at Cannes
Filmmaker Spike Lee’s latest offering, BlacKkKlansman, is set to be released on Aug. 10, the one-year anniversary of the deadly Charlottesville, Va., white nationalist rally. At its world premiere in Cannes, the film received 10 minutes of applause and standing ovation. As the Hollywood Reporter notes, Lee was previously overlooked for the Palme d’Or in…