CNN’s Victor Blackwell talks with director Spike Lee about President Donald Trump’s orders about what should and shouldn’t be displayed at the Smithsonian Institutions.

Spike Lee says he and fellow New York Knicks superfan Timothée Chalamet have discussed teaming up for a movie: 'We've talked about doing a film together once his schedule clears up.'

Njera Perkins blasts poor marketing of Spike Lee & Denzel Washington’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ in HuffPost commentary.

A Scottish jazz pianist was left stunned after celebrated film director Spike Lee phoned him up to ask if he would work on a new film. Fergus McCreadie thought the initial calls and messages from the Do The Right Thing and Black KKKlansman director could be a scam.

Unfortunately for Lee, Chalamet does seem quite packed at the moment, as he’ll be headed out on a press tour later this year for his movie Marty Supreme. He’ll also be shooting James Mangold’s next film, High Side, as well as filming Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three, which is set to hit theaters in December 2026.

Salsa icon Eddie Palmieri, who died Aug. 6 at the age of 88, was one of the artists who best summed up the restless beauty of the New York music scene. Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie,

"The Grateful Dead Movie" in IMAX and a nostalgic cover by Royel Otis round out our picks for the weekend of Aug. 15.