Spike Lee

'Django Unchained' hit theaters on Christmas Day, and writer/director Quentin Tarantino is dropping all kinds of tasty bits of news on his press tour -- including word of a possible 'Inglourious Basterds' spin-off film, and a little hate for legendary director John Ford.

As much as the thought of an American remake of Chan-wook Park's 'Oldboy' makes our skin crawl, we can't help but remain interested in this project. Sure, the very concept sounds like a train wreck on paper, but when you put a virtuoso like Spike Lee in the director's seat and actors like Josh Brolin, Sharlto Copley and Elizabeth Olsen in front of the camera, you've gone and got our attention. The

After the failure of 'Miracle of St. Anna,' Spike Lee has been doing a lot of television and documentary work, which is a shame, because Lee is one of the great American directors. So we welcome his return to feature films with 'Red Hook Summer,' which not only brings him back to New York, but also to his character from 'Do the Right Thing.'

Movie director Spike Lee has proven that while money may not buy happiness, it can sure keep you out of court. He paid an undisclosed sum to the couple whose lives were turned upside down when he sent out a tweet with their home address, thinking it belonged to someone else.