Denzel Washington and Spike Lee Unite for a Fifth Time. Film Lovers Rejoice.

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee unite for a fifth time. Film lovers rejoice.

In their new film, “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee and Denzel Washington continue a partnership that began in the 1990s and still, more than 30 years later, represents a gold standard for Black Hollywood’s past and present.

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington on a Reunion Making “Highest 2 Lowest”

On The New Yorker Radio Hour: the director and the actor discuss their latest collaboration, nineteen years after their previous film together. “Time flies,” Lee says. “I didn’t know it had been that long.”

A $150,000 Gamble and 35 Years Wait, The Insane Story Behind Denzel Washington's Most Awaited Return

Some films move from script to screen faster than one can lose interest in them. Others, however, take their sweet, glacial time, dragging through decades of script revisions, abandoned shoots, and financing that vanishes faster than a free canapé at Cannes. From the 29-year ordeal of The Thief and the Cobbler .link { text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-decoration-color: #db0000; text-underline-pos…

Spike Lee And Denzel Washington Keep Getting Told About Their Cool Working Milestone, But I'm More Interested In How Prince Connects To Highest 2 Lowest

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington didn't realize how long it had been since making Inside Man when they made Highest to Lowest, whose title was inspired by Prince