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Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson documentary rocks Venice film festival

US director Spike Lee brings together Michael Jackson’s old studio hands and previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage for adocumentary that premiered Friday at the Venice film festival. “Bad 25″ deliberately leaves out the scandals surrounding the late pop legend in favour of an in-depth look at the making of “Bad” — 25 years after the release…

Mike Tyson to take one-man show to Broadway

NEW YORK — From the boxing ring to Broadway — Mike Tyson said he’s teaming up with director Spike Lee to take his one-man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” to the New York stage. Tyson, the former heavyweight world champion and self-styled “baddest man on the planet”, debuted the show…

Sundance to premiere Stephen Frears, Spike Lee films

LOS ANGELES — New movies by Stephen Frears and Spike Lee are among a star-studded line-up of world premieres scheduled for the Sundance Film Festival next month, organizers announced. The big-name movies will appear in the Premieres section at the Jan 19-29 festival, the annual gathering of independent filmmakers founded…