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Spike Lee: Hollywood Clueless About Black People

Kevin Spak — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:52:20 CST

Spike Lee screened his latest film— Red Hook Summer, a quasi-sequel to Do the Right Thing— at the Sundance Film Festival last night, but what really got people talking was the profanity-laden tirade he delivered in the Q&A afterward. The fireworks started when surprise attendee Chris Rock stood up and...

Chris Rock Backpedals on Morgan's Anti-Gay Rant

Mark Russell — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:30:00 CDT

Chris Rock is backpedaling after tweeting support for comedian Tracy Morgan, reports the New York Daily News . After Morgan got in trouble for joking that he would stab his son to death if his son were gay last week, Rock initially wrote that he would not "want to live in...

Tony Awards Snub Hollywood

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:00:05 CDT

Last year's Tony Awards saw a plethora of Hollywood winners— to the annoyance of some —but this year looks to be a different story. Quite a few big names were skipped over when nominations were announced today, most notably former frontrunner Daniel Radcliffe for How to Succeed in Business Without...

Sandler's Grown Ups Tanks

John Johnson — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:46:00 CDT

Critics are decidedly unimpressed with the Adam Sandler coming-of-age flick Grown Ups , despite (or maybe because of) help from Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, and Rob Schneider. Kyle Smith, New York Post : When Sandler "repeatedly slapped Rob Schneider in the face with a dehydrated banana, I was jealous of...

Death at a Funeral Can't Win 'Em All

Kevin Spak — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:50:00 CDT

Critics are decidedly split on Death at a Funeral , Chris Rock’s remake of a British farce that’s a scant 3 years old. Here’s what they’re saying: “ Death at a Funeral is proof that a well-made screenplay is indestructible,” writes Ty Burr of the Boston Globe . It’s sloppily directed, and Rock...

Good Hair Has a Few Knots

Harry Kimball — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:24:12 CDT

Chris Rock is a natural and hilarious interviewer, critics agree. But watchers are split on whether the substance of a rather complicated debate shines through in Big Hair, his documentary on black women and their coifs. A sampling: Rock has helped craft a film with "much good feeling and instinctive...

Chris Rock Wants to Be Your Black Friend

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:10:57 CDT

Now’s your chance to make Chris Rock your black friend: the comedian will star in Will You Be My Black Friend? The film's based on the GQ article of the same name, chronicling author Devin Friedman’s attempt to diversify his circle of white buddies.

Chris Rock Ridicules Polanski

John Johnson — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:43:55 CDT

Some of Hollywood's biggest names are lining up behind Roman Polanski, but Chris Rock is not among them. On last night's Jay Leno Show, Rock ridiculed the notion of defending the fugitive filmmaker because of his art. "He made good movies 30 years ago . Even Johnnie Cochran don't have the...

Top Saturday Night Live Alums

Sarah Quinn — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:40:01 CDT

Not all Saturday Night Live alums go on to bigger and better things after leaving the show. Time pronounces the top 10 who did. Will Ferrell has come a long way since those cheerleader sketches. His latest flick, Land of the Lost , opens today (and judging from the reviews, it's...