Tag: Spike Lee

Spike Lee Interview – DA 5 BLOODS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 3, 2021

Spike Lee Interview – DA 5 BLOODS Spike Lee is one of the great filmmakers of our time. His film Da 5 Bloods is currently streaming on Netflix and is not to be missed. I named it the Top Film of 2020. It was a true honor getting to talk with Lee about loving history,…
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CELEBRATING BLACK FILMMAKERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 22, 2021

CELEBRATING BLACK FILMMAKERS February marks Black History Month, which is something that should be celebrated more than one month out of every year. That being said, now is the perfect time to invest in Black filmmakers who strive to create art, not only as entertainment but as a lens on Black culture and Black history.…
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Movie Review: DA 5 BLOODS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 16, 2020

DA 5 BLOODS Director: Spike LeeStarring: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Paul Walter Hauser, Mélanie Thierry, Jasper Pääkkönen Spike Lee finally won his first Oscar for writing BlacKkKlansman back in 2018. In my opinion, he was robbed of Best Picture. Maybe we can reverse some wrongs with his…
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PAUL PREDICTS THE OSCAR WINNERS (Some of them…)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 22, 2019

PAUL PREDICTS THE OSCAR WINNERS (Some of them…) It’s been quite the year when it comes to Oscars 2019. It think it’s going to go down in the books as the most controversial, disastrous, and unpredictable lead up to the big night. The Academy has had to back track on many decisions in terms of…
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THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 22, 2019

THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” Lead Actress: Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close,…
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Movie Review: BLACKKKLANSMAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 16, 2018

BLACKKKLANSMAN Director: Spike Lee Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Robert John Burke, Frederick Weller I would love to see BlackKklansman showered with awards consideration. Spike Lee delivers a powerful epic that’s based on a true story set in 1972 and parallels 2017. It deserves strong…
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