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Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive the Directors Guild of America's lifetime achievement award. The guild announced Tuesday that Lee, 70, will be given the award at the 77th DGA Awards...
Hollywood and the Middle East mix at Red Sea International Film Festival
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One of the Middle East’s fastest-growing film festivals opened Thursday in Saudi Arabia, attracting filmmakers and stars from around the world, to present over 120 films from 81 countries in Jeddah’s historic Al-Balad district. The Red Sea...
Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan. As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range...
Samuel L. Jackson lauded at MoMA film benefit by close family and friends
NEW YORK (AP) — The Museum of Modern Art was filled with expletives and laughter Wednesday evening as Samuel L. Jackson’s family and friends celebrated the actor and director’s storied career of box office hits, larger-than-life characters and explosive one-liners at the annual film benefit....
Spielberg, Spike Lee and Queen Latifah among standouts in US arts and humanities honored by Biden
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday honored acclaimed filmmakers, singers, writers and others who have made their mark on American culture, awarding the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients. Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike...
Billy Crystal and Spike Lee take their places at the Hall of Fame as basketball superfans
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Honored for his devotion to a basketball team that doesn't have a Hall of Fame history, Billy Crystal couldn't help but note the irony. “How strange to be getting a ring before any of the Clippers,” he said. The actor is being added to...
Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal set to become basketball Hall of Famers as superfans
Back when the Lakers were putting on shows as good as anything coming out of Hollywood, the coolest guy in the building might've been courtside. Even across the country, everyone noticed Jack Nicholson. “Growing up, the guy I looked at was Jack Nicholson,” Spike...
Basketball super fan Spike Lee takes in Liberty playoff game donning a Sabrina Ionescu jersey
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu's relationship with Spike Lee goes back to when she was drafted by the New York Liberty. The basketball super fan was one of the first people to welcome her to New York when the Liberty took her No. 1 in 2020. “He was the first...
