Spike Lee is set to direct Frederick Douglass Now, his third movie adaptation of a one-man stage show by Roger Guenveur Smith, after A Huey P. Newton Story and Rodney King.
The new film is set up at Buffalo 8, which produced “Rodney King” with Luna Ray Media. Netflix acquired “Rodney King” last year. “Frederick Douglass Now” will mark the latest collaboration between Lee and Smith, who has played distinctive roles in 10 of Lee’s movies, stretching back to his second feature, “School Daze” (1988).
Douglass was one of the most extraordinary figures in U.S. history: a self-liberated slave, orator, publisher, and pioneering feminist who pleaded the case for abolition before Abraham Lincoln and made plans with the President for moving freed slaves to the North during the Civil War. Douglass lived from 1818 to 1895.
Smith’s one-man show begins with the actor rapping from his own text, mashing up references...
The new film is set up at Buffalo 8, which produced “Rodney King” with Luna Ray Media. Netflix acquired “Rodney King” last year. “Frederick Douglass Now” will mark the latest collaboration between Lee and Smith, who has played distinctive roles in 10 of Lee’s movies, stretching back to his second feature, “School Daze” (1988).
Douglass was one of the most extraordinary figures in U.S. history: a self-liberated slave, orator, publisher, and pioneering feminist who pleaded the case for abolition before Abraham Lincoln and made plans with the President for moving freed slaves to the North during the Civil War. Douglass lived from 1818 to 1895.
Smith’s one-man show begins with the actor rapping from his own text, mashing up references...
- 11/7/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Director honoured alongside collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith.
Spike Lee, along with his long time collaborator actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith, were honoured at a black tie gala in Cannes on May 22.
The event, which is benefitting Planned Parenthood, was held at the American Pavilion.
Lee delivered a special keynote conversation with Smith during the event.
Lee and Smith’s most recent collaboration is the Netflix original film Rodney King, a history-infused one-man show film that is currently streaming worldwide.
Rodney King producers, and Smith’s partners at his production company Luna Ray Media, Steven Adams and Bob L Johnson were also in attendance along with Spike’s wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, among others.
Smith and Lee previously adapted Smith’s Obie Award-winning solo performance of A Huey P. Newton Story into a Peabody Award-winning made for TV film, directed by Lee.
The pair collaborated on Lee’s School Daze, Do The Right Thing, [link...
Spike Lee, along with his long time collaborator actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith, were honoured at a black tie gala in Cannes on May 22.
The event, which is benefitting Planned Parenthood, was held at the American Pavilion.
Lee delivered a special keynote conversation with Smith during the event.
Lee and Smith’s most recent collaboration is the Netflix original film Rodney King, a history-infused one-man show film that is currently streaming worldwide.
Rodney King producers, and Smith’s partners at his production company Luna Ray Media, Steven Adams and Bob L Johnson were also in attendance along with Spike’s wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, among others.
Smith and Lee previously adapted Smith’s Obie Award-winning solo performance of A Huey P. Newton Story into a Peabody Award-winning made for TV film, directed by Lee.
The pair collaborated on Lee’s School Daze, Do The Right Thing, [link...
- 5/25/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Veteran filmmaker to receive honour on May 22.
Spike Lee and long-time collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith will discuss their Netflix Original documentary Rodney King during a Cannes keynote followed by a gala event at The American Pavilion on May 22.
Luxury concierge service WanderLuxxe will host the charity benefit black tie gala later in the day in honour of Lee and Smith at The American Pavilion.
Screen International is media partner on the event, which will feature performances and tributes to the filmmakers.
Lee directed Rodney King, which stars Smith in his one-man show that is currently streaming worldwide on Netflix.
King was beaten by four police officers following a high-speed car chase in March 1991. The ensuing acquittal of the officers sparked the La Riots 25 years ago.
Smith’s producing partners Luna Ray Media, Steven Adams and Bob L. Johnson will attend the gala.
Buffalo 8 also served as producers and Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, and Patrick DePeters...
Spike Lee and long-time collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith will discuss their Netflix Original documentary Rodney King during a Cannes keynote followed by a gala event at The American Pavilion on May 22.
Luxury concierge service WanderLuxxe will host the charity benefit black tie gala later in the day in honour of Lee and Smith at The American Pavilion.
Screen International is media partner on the event, which will feature performances and tributes to the filmmakers.
Lee directed Rodney King, which stars Smith in his one-man show that is currently streaming worldwide on Netflix.
King was beaten by four police officers following a high-speed car chase in March 1991. The ensuing acquittal of the officers sparked the La Riots 25 years ago.
Smith’s producing partners Luna Ray Media, Steven Adams and Bob L. Johnson will attend the gala.
Buffalo 8 also served as producers and Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, and Patrick DePeters...
- 5/5/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Veteran filmmaker to receive honour on May 22.
Spike Lee and long-time collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith will discuss their Netflix Original documentary Rodney King during a Cannes keynote at The American Pavilion on May 22.
Luxury concierge service WanderLuxxe will host a charity benefit black tie gala that night in honour of Lee and Smith at The American Pavilion.
Screen International is media partner on the event, which will feature performances and tributes to the filmmakers.
Lee directed Rodney King, which stars Smith in his one-man show that is currently streaming worldwide on Netflix.
King was beaten by four police officers following a high-speed car chase in March 1991. The ensuing acquittal of the officers sparked the La Riots 25 years ago.
Smith’s producing partners Luna Ray Media, Steven Adams and Bob L. Johnson will attend the gala.
“We are so thrilled to be able to partner with such respected filmmakers such as Spike Lee and Smith along with Luna...
Spike Lee and long-time collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith will discuss their Netflix Original documentary Rodney King during a Cannes keynote at The American Pavilion on May 22.
Luxury concierge service WanderLuxxe will host a charity benefit black tie gala that night in honour of Lee and Smith at The American Pavilion.
Screen International is media partner on the event, which will feature performances and tributes to the filmmakers.
Lee directed Rodney King, which stars Smith in his one-man show that is currently streaming worldwide on Netflix.
King was beaten by four police officers following a high-speed car chase in March 1991. The ensuing acquittal of the officers sparked the La Riots 25 years ago.
Smith’s producing partners Luna Ray Media, Steven Adams and Bob L. Johnson will attend the gala.
“We are so thrilled to be able to partner with such respected filmmakers such as Spike Lee and Smith along with Luna...
- 5/5/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming one-man show “Rodney King,” directed by Academy Award nominee Spike Lee. The show is written and performed by long-time Lee collaborator, stage and film actor Roger Guenveur Smith.
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“Rodney King” will be available to stream on Netflix April 28, one day before the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the “not guilty” verdict in the King case. The verdict led to the Los Angeles riots, which became the most famous case of police brutality in the Us, and left more than 60 people dead and over 2,000 injured.
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Lee and Smith had previously collaborated in the 2001 film adaptation of Smith’s solo performance “A Huey P. Newton Story,...
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“Rodney King” will be available to stream on Netflix April 28, one day before the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the “not guilty” verdict in the King case. The verdict led to the Los Angeles riots, which became the most famous case of police brutality in the Us, and left more than 60 people dead and over 2,000 injured.
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Lee and Smith had previously collaborated in the 2001 film adaptation of Smith’s solo performance “A Huey P. Newton Story,...
- 4/6/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Variety reports that Netflix will be broadcasting Rodney King, the latest project from director and producer Spike Lee. Written and performed by Lee’s long-time collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith—a noted stage actor whose credits include Lee’s Do The Right Thing—the one-man show tells the story of the Los Angeles cab driver whose videotaped beating at the hands of the Lapd sparked widespread unrest in 1992.
This is the second time Lee and Smith—who’s been performing Rodney King on stages for the last four years—have worked together to film one of the latter’s one-man shows. Their previous collaboration, A Huey P. Newton Story, won a Peabody Award for Excellence in 2001.
Netflix is currently scheduling Rodney King to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the acquittal of the cops who beat King, an event that is commonly cited as the catalyst for the 1992 ...
This is the second time Lee and Smith—who’s been performing Rodney King on stages for the last four years—have worked together to film one of the latter’s one-man shows. Their previous collaboration, A Huey P. Newton Story, won a Peabody Award for Excellence in 2001.
Netflix is currently scheduling Rodney King to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the acquittal of the cops who beat King, an event that is commonly cited as the catalyst for the 1992 ...
- 3/7/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Today in history... August 22nd, 1989... Black Panthers' co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, CA. He was just 47 years old. In 1996, A Huey P. Newton Story, a one-man play, was performed amazingly well on stage by Roger Guenveur Smith. In 2001, the play was later made into a made-for-tv film directed by Spike Lee. The entire film is on YouTube, if you haven't already seen it (although it's also on DVD). As for Huey P. Newton films that are coming down the pike... Last fall, it was announced that a film based on Newton's flight to Cuba, courtesy Easy Rider producer Bert Schneider, was being...
- 8/22/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Today in history… August 22nd, 1989… Black Panthers’ co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, CA. He was just 47 years old.
In 1996, A Huey P. Newton Story, a one-man play, was performed on stage by Roger Guenveur Smith. In 2001, the play was later made into a made-for-tv film directed by Spike Lee. The entire film is on YouTube, if you haven’t already seen it (although it’s also on DVD). Here are the first 10 minutes of it:...
In 1996, A Huey P. Newton Story, a one-man play, was performed on stage by Roger Guenveur Smith. In 2001, the play was later made into a made-for-tv film directed by Spike Lee. The entire film is on YouTube, if you haven’t already seen it (although it’s also on DVD). Here are the first 10 minutes of it:...
- 8/22/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
This weekend, beginning May 16, L.A. Theatre Works will air its production of A Huey P. Newton Story, written and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith. The broadcast of A Huey P. Newton Story can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10pm to midnight on Kpcc 89.3 FM, and can also be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.
- 5/12/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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