Anytime a flashy Rolls-Royce cruises on camera to James Brown’s The Payback, that film is automatically deemed cool by ...

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite in a new action film, Highest 2 Lowest, a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 film, ...

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Bill Hader, director Oliver Hermanus and other Kurosawa enthusiasts pick must-see and deep-cut films by the Japanese master ...

Highlights this week include Angela Yee Day in Brooklyn and Manhattan’s 2025 Charlie Parker Festival — both free.

Are you new to Ann Arbor or starting a new academic journey at the University of Michigan? Well, the Michigan Theater has a special event planned for you! WEMU's David Fair talks all about it with ...

Denzel Washington collaborates with director/executive producer Spike Lee, fellow veteran actor Jeffrey Wright, in entertaining though uneven twist on today’s rich and ...

The Oscar-winner’s latest collaboration with Lee – based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 masterpiece ‘High and Low’ – is short on emotional depth ...

Remaking an Akira Kurosawa masterpiece is no small task, but Highest 2 Lowest is a worthy attempt.

He’s done better in reenvisioning Akira Kurosawa’s great 1963 kidnap noir, “High and Low” starring the indelible Toshiro ...