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Spike Lee and Stephen Frears, unsold films in hand, will jostle with less-known directors for attention.

Film director Tyler Perry recently spewed harsh words about fellow director Spike Lee. The dustup puts new focus on the two filmmakers and how their work represents the black community.

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Guest blogger Jimi Izrael reflects on the 15th anniversary of the Million Man March, which happened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

He compares to the Spike Lee film Get On The Bus, an adaption from the march.

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With his two-part film on HBO, “If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise,” Spike Lee returns to New Orleans to document the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The alt-rock musical Passing Strange earned seven Tony nominations, but lasted a mere six months on Broadway.

Critic Bob Mondello says it deserved a longer run — at least on the evidence of Spike Lee's kinetic film remake.

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In 1989, Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing captured the racial tensions of urban America. Chicago Tribune columnist Dawn Turner Trice explores to what extent the film still portrays the racial divide 20 years after its debut.

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Spike Lee directed Michael Jackson on one of the late star's more controversial music videos, "They Don't Care About Us." Scott Simon talks to Lee about his work with Jackson, and about the singer's impact on American culture.

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This week marks 20 years since the release of the film "Do The Right Thing." The 1989 iconic production by director Spike Lee told a tale of racial and ethnic tensions erupting in a multi-ethnic neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

Why was the popular movie so influential, and does its message still resonate 20 years later?