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The Cannes Film Festival, expected to take place between July 6-17 this year American director-producer Spike Lee is set to lead the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which is expected to take place between July 6-17 this year.As per Variety, Lee will be the first Black president of the festival’s jury. He was on track to preside over last year’s festival which was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and had vowed to return to the French Rivera-set festival if the health situation allowed for it. Lee was also supposed to have his directorial venture ‘Da 5 Bloods’ play out of the competition last year, marking Netflix‘s return to the Official Selection. He said "Yes". AGAIN!Conversation with Spike Lee, President of the Jury of the Festival de Cannes from 6 to 17 July 2021! #Cannes2021 pic.twitter.com/G1ZFX3pJ9V— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) March 16, 2021 Several of Lee’s films, including 1986’s ‘She’s Gotta Have It,…

The project, titled ‘NYC Epicenters 9/11- 2021 1/2 ‘, is currently under production and will offer a portrait of New Yorkers American filmmaker, Spike Lee, and television network, HBO will mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a multi-part documentary, chronicling the way New York has survived the past 2 decades.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the multi-part series will focus on the past two decades in New York and residents’ resilience in facing terrorism and a pandemic. The project, titled ‘NYC Epicenters 9/11- 2021 1/2 ‘, is currently under production and will offer a portrait of New Yorkers as they rebuild and rebound, whether from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, or the coronavirus pandemic of the past year. Spike Lee Sets Sept. 11 20th Anniversary Documentary at HBO https://t.co/DWUUJAxrDo— Variety (@Variety) March 1, 2021 Source: Social Media Lee will marshal what HBO calls a “staggering amount of visual imagery” and the first-hand accounts of…

Spike Lee will bankroll the film alongside producers Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin American director-producer Spike Lee has set his next project with the online streaming platform Netflix. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will produce ‘Gordon Hemingway and the Realm of Cthulhu’ for the streamer.As per Variety, the upcoming film will be helmed by Stefon Bristol. Spike Lee will bankroll the film alongside producers Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin. The forthcoming movie, based on an original screenplay by Hank Woon, is set in East Africa in 1928 and focuses on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an ancient evil.The award-winning visual effects company Goodbye Kansas will lead visual effects on the upcoming film, while Oliver Oftedal and Tom Olsson will co-produce the project on behalf of Goodbye Kansas’ production arm Infinite Entertainment. Spike Lee to Produce ‘Gordon Hemingway…

Sharon Stone, will return as a host for the 27th edition of the annual amfAR Almost after seven years, one of Hollywood’s longest-serving and highest-profile celebrities, Sharon Stone, will return as a host for the 27th edition of the annual amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) Cannes Gala event on July 16.Sharon, who is one of the most dedicated HIV/AIDS activists from the entertainment industry, has been announced as the host for Friday’s amfAR Cannes Gala, the 27th edition of the event that typically coincides with the tail end of the Cannes Film Festival, reported Variety. The annual event will take place outdoors at Villa Eilenroc and consist of an exclusive dinner, auction, multiple performances and a fashion show curated by French fashion editor Carine Roitfeld.The live auction will be conducted by Simon de Pury and Sandra Nedvedskaia, which will include the fashion show designs as well as a collection of artworks and luxury items.Variety…

Critics Choice Awards 2021: ‘Nomadland’ wins big, here’s a full list of winners The winners of the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced!The award ceremony, which honours excellence across film and TV, aired on The CW on Sunday and was hosted by Taye Diggs for the third year in a row. ‘Nomadland‘ and ‘The Crown’ took home numerous accolades, reported Deadline. ‘Nomadland’ won the biggest prize taking home the Best Picture award while filmmaker Chloe Zhao bagged trophies for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Netflix’s popular series ‘The Crown’ continued its winning streak as Gillian Anderson won for Best Supporting Actress for Drama for her turn as Margaret Thatcher. Meanwhile, Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin won for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, respectively.In addition to Zendaya being honoured with the SeeHer award, Daniel Kaluuya added more momentum to his awards season run as he won for Best Supporting Actor…

As per Variety, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host Golden Globes 2021 Award ceremony separately from New York and Los Angeles. The upcoming Golden Globes 2021 Awards ceremony will be bicoastal! American actors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who will be hosting this year’s ceremony, won’t be in the same room together. As per Variety, Fey and Poehler will host Golden Globes 2021 separately from New York and Los Angeles. Fey will be live from the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center in New York City and Poehler will host from the ceremony’s usual location inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. The duo last hosted the awards show together in 2015. The upcoming ceremony marks their second Golden Globes’ hosting collaboration. The event is set to air live on February 28 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on NBC after being delayed by nearly two months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nominations for…