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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Spin on Kurosawa

Denzel Washington stars in the director’s New York kidnapping drama, inspired by the 1963 classic ‘High and Low.’ ...

In ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Spike Lee swings between tonal extremes, not always effectively

Reuniting with his longtime leading man Denzel Washington and remaking an Akira Kurosawa crime classic, Lee captures energy ...

Spike Lee breaks down Eddie Palmieri's 'joyous' final cameo in “Highest 2 Lowest”:“ '”It was a blessing'

"He was in his 80s, but he had more energy than I that day," the filmmaker says of the legendary musician, who died Aug. 6 at ...

Why It Took 35 Years for Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ to Hit Theaters

The strangest development saga of any movie this summer includes A-list writers and directors (Mamet, Scorsese) coming and ...
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In 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee reinterprets Akira Kurosawa's classic 1963 film

Spike Lee's new film "Highest 2 Lowest" stars Denzel Washington as a record mogul whose life is upended by a kidnapping.
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“Highest 2 Lowest” Marks a Conservative Pivot for Spike Lee

Denzel Washington stars as a music executive who takes police matters into his own hands, in this remake of Akira Kurosawa’s ...