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Parker Sawyers to Play Barack Obama in ‘Southside With You’
Actor joins Tika Sumpter who will play Michelle Obama in film based on early courtship of First Couple
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Hollywood on Freddie Gray Arrests: Arsenio Hall, Spike Lee, Taraji P. Henson React on Twitter
Filmmaker Michael Moore, media personality Tina Brown and former Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe also speak out
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BET Founder Bob Johnson Fires Back at Critics of His Decades-Long Diversity Push
Johnson tells TheWrap people who question his decision to launch UMC, a streaming service for African-Americans, “have their head in the sand”
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Amazon Nabs Spike Lee Movie ‘Chiraq’; Samuel L. Jackson, Kanye West, Jeremy Piven, Common Eyed to Star (Exclusive)
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the project would represent a major coup for Amazon Studios
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Remake of Freddie Prinze Jr. and Paul Walker Movie ‘She’s All That’ in the Works at Weinstein Co., Miramax
Spike Lee’s wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, will produce the teen movie, which will be directed by Kenny Leon
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HBO Scientology Doc ‘Going Clear’ Converts 1.7 Million Viewers, Best in 9 Years
Sunday premiere is pay-TV channel’s most-watched documentary in nearly 10 years
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‘Firefly’ Alums Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk Shatter Indiegogo Record by Raising $1 Million in Less Than 24 Hours
Fan-favorite actors nearly tripled $425k goal to produce “Con Man” series about comic fans and conventions
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‘Selma’ Star Wendell Pierce to Make Film Producing Debut With Racial Drama ‘Billy’ (Exclusive)
Director Martin Davidson is adapting Albert French’s novel, which is also being produced by Jerry Leider
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‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus’ Review: Spike Lee’s Kickstarted Tribute to a Cult Classic Goes for the Jugular
After crashing and burning with the redundant “Oldboy,” Spike Lee turned to Kickstarter and made a film far stranger, far better and far richer than studio money would have allowed
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NAACP Image Awards Winners: ‘Selma,’ ‘How to Get Away With Murder,’ ‘Black-Ish’ Take Top Honors
Clive Davis, Spike Lee and US attorney general Eric H. Holder jr. received the night’s special recognitions
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‘Cronies’ Spike Lee, Michael Larnell on Casting ‘Non-Professional Actors’ (Video)
“They could relate to the character so much” says Larnell of stars George Sample III, Zurich Buckner and Brian Kowalski when visiting TheWrap’s Sundance Studio at the Indiegogo Lounge
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Sundance 2015 Answers #OscarsSoWhite, Gender Problems With Diverse Lineup
Festival resurges as launch pad for awards contenders while sales agents are prepared for healthy market
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10 Sundance Directors to Watch Includes Spike Lee Protege, ‘Yes Man’ Writers, ‘Martha Marcy’ Producer
“Bachelorette” filmmaker Leslye Headland returns to Sundance with a higher profile this time
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Oprah Winfrey Screams ‘Selma!’ as Cast Marches in Alabama for MLK Holiday Celebration
Winfrey, film’s castmembers join local residents at gathering to remember slain civil rights icon
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Spike Lee Blasts Oscar Voters Over ‘Selma’ Snubs: ‘You Know What? F-ck ’Em’
“Nobody’s talking about motherf–kin’ Driving Miss Daisy,” the director says
