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Director Spike Lee talks about his new film 'Highest 2 Lowest, working with Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky, and more.
It takes a gutsy filmmaker to attempt to remake a classic, and Spike Lee certainly aimed for the sky with Highest 2 Lowest.
For his latest film “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee has turned to one of his influences, and one of cinema’s most iconic ...
Japanese directing legend Akira Kurosawa risked falling out with the whole industry in order to make sure Mifune made it ...
However, even if you watch the more popular Kurosawa movies, like Rashomon, Kagemusha, and Seven Samurai, you might not be ...
Bill Hader, director Oliver Hermanus and other Kurosawa enthusiasts pick must-see and deep-cut films by the Japanese master ...
Denzel Washington, Spike Lee Reteam for Adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’ Apple and A24 are backing the feature, which will go into production in March.
Written by Alan Fox and Lee, the project is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low. The 1963 Japanese movie told of a shoe executive that was in the ...
High and Low will also mark Lee’s second high-profile remake after his 2013 feature Oldboy. With production beginning this spring, a theatrical release has also been confirmed––which we imagine will ...
Akira Kurosawa's High and Low explores the moral dilemma of choosing another life over one's own, rather than the usual path of vengeance seen in crime stories. The film injects tension into ...
Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low” — “one of the best detective thrillers ever filmed,” according to The New York ...