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‘A Star Is Born’ expected to win big at Golden Globes

Article Laurent Banguet - 6 Jan 2019

Hosting the gala will be actress Sandra Oh and comedian Andy Samberg

The global messenger: Tebogo Malope

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 2 Mar 2018

"My aim is to take the local story and make it global and give the world an honest portrayal of where I come from."

The character whisperer: Zandi Tisani

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 2 Mar 2018

"Zandi Tisani’s aesthetic emerges, it seems, from an egoless part of her subconscious".

Spike Lee revives Nola Darling in a TV joint that hits and misses

Article Sarah Smit - 8 Dec 2017

The director has recast his signature film and its characters for a new generation

Spike Lee’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ is as relevant as ever in the wake of Marikana & BLM

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Aug 2016

A film studies lecturer and filmmaker explains why Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” is one of the director’s most influential films.

Why films “Chi-Raq” and “Beast of No Nation” are game-changers

Article Benjamin Lee - 1 Dec 2015

Spike Lee's gang satire and the Idris Elba war drama couldn't get made in the traditional Hollywood system.

Chicago, Spike Lee’s kind of town?

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Apr 2015

The next Spike Lee joint needs to do more than add to the growing list of reductive and voyeuristic features and documentaries about the tough city.

A Spike in Copley’s Hollywood career

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Apr 2014

Spike Lee saw Sharlto Copley in District 9 and said "Who is this guy? I want to work with him.".

Mike Tyson to hit TV screens

Article Sapa Ap - 26 Jul 2013

Mike Tyson is going back to pay TV, where his fights were some of the biggest moneymakers in boxing history.

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