for spike lee's blackkklansman. kklansman. it's not completely white and male, as you'd hope for the hotly anticipated work from the successful african—american filmmaker. but a survey this year in the us found them a couple reviewers from 2017's most popular 100 movies on from 2017's most popular 100 movies o n rotte n from 2017's most popular 100 movies on rotten tomatoes was just under 80% male, 67% white mile and 2.5% nonwhite female. the major arguments against pale, male perception of film criticism is this, it no longer reflects the kind of societies that we're living in, never mind the kind of films that audiences increasingly want to see and hollywood actually wants to make. but criticism, awards season is not just an art, it is business. critics wield immense power to reward and historically performances from black, asian and minority ethnic groups have been overlooked. you might have a film, like, for example, macro a two, that's a hugely popularfilm example, macro a two, that's a hugely popular film and a

and blackkklansman, the spike lee film. and the children act, iam the spike lee film.he children act, i am interested to hear what you say, because i have read the novel and i liked it. adapted from the novel by ian mcewan. emma thompson is a high courtjudge whose work is engulfing her life. she's involved in life—and—death cases, one of which is about the 17—year—old boy refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds, but he is technically a child, and there is an argument about whether he's been forced by his parents into this position. she has to deal with weighty philosophical issues. she brings the work home with her, and her husband, he is starting to feel shut out of their marriage. here is a clip. i'll make reservations for dinner, because i've had an awful day myself. we'll go drink some wine, andl day myself. we'll go drink some wine, and i can get some opera tickets for saturday night. no, i am dutyjudge all we tickets for saturday night. no, i am duty judge all we can. tickets for saturday night. no, i am dutyjudge all we can. to make judgments for monda

and goodness, well, it's the new spike lee. the new spike lee, tell us all.ce. this is based on the stranger—than—fiction story of ron sta llwo rth. john david washington is stallworth, who in the 1970s becomes — he joins the formerly all—white colorado springs police force and he decides to infiltrate the ku klux klan, and he — initially he gets an advert from the press with the phone number, and he rings up and says "i'm a white supremacist and i want tojoin the klan", and they believe him, and he starts working his way right up the chain, right up to david duke, grand wizard. but when it comes to actual face—to—face meetings, of course, they have to get somebody else to play ron, so what they do is they pull in his partner, flip, played by adam driver, who isjewish, and they say "ok, well, i'll do the voice on the phone, you do it in person". but they have very different, initially very different, attitudes to the case. here's a clip. well, i'm not risking my life to prevent some rednecks from lighting a couple of sticks on fire. this is the job. what's yo

he complimented spike he said, i've always respected spike lee.hich -- [ laughter ] >> -- which surprised the heck out of me. >> audiences may be surprised how lee ends the film. something most directors would be reluctant to give away. but for him, the painful race-fueled images of charlottesville give starworth's 40-year-old story a relevance. >> david duke, the alt right, the kkk and the neo-nazis, they wrote the ending for this film. >> the operation did not lead to any arrests, but did thwart several planned cross burnings. >>> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is nightly news for this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. smoke in the air is gett thicker, as fires continues to conversaticonfis >>> right now at 6:00, smoke in the air getting thicker as fires continue to rage. jeff ranieri is tracking that smoke. >>> our investigative unit looked into claims made by president trump. >>> and b.a.r.t. unveiling a new plan to combat a problem. >>> i'm jessica a

and now a movie by filmmaker spike lee. spike will tell us why this film is a message to trump supporters. and the republican nominee for the u.s. senate in virginia is calling for secession and praising the confederacy for rebelling against the union. he'll be live in this show. can you tell me we have a theme for today's show? it is race and politics in the era of trump and that's where we start today. joining me now is anne gearan, white house correspondent for "the washington post" and astead herndon, national political reporter for "the new york times." astead, your goal when we saw what happened in charlottesville, and the killing of heather heyer by a alleged -- allegedly white supremist who was there defending the statue of confederate generals and the counterprotesters saying we have no place in that in society, the president of the united states came out and said what many of us including me felt was establishing a moral equivalence between the neo-nazis, confederate sympathizers and the anti-confederate protesters

and black kkkklansman, the spike lee film. children act, i'm very interested to hear what you say. i have read the novel and i like it. high courtjudge whose work is involved in her life, she is involved in her life, she is involved in her life, she is involved in matters of life and death, very complicated cases, one of which is about a boy who is 17 yea rs old of which is about a boy who is 17 years old and is refusing a blood infusion on religious grounds. there are immense about whether or not he is being forced into this position by his parents, these are weighty philosophical issues. when she comes home, she brings to work home with her and her husband, played by sta nley her and her husband, played by stanley tucci, is starting to feel shut out of their marriage. he is equipped. —— here is a clip. shut out of their marriage. he is equipped. -- here is a clip. when we we re equipped. -- here is a clip. when we were kings and wine and i can get some pretty good to saturday night. no, iam some pretty good to saturday night

spike lee, you have the interview, chloe.it for me here in new york city. i'm brooke baldwin. let's go to washington and jake tapper. "the lead" starts right now. >> thanks, brooke. >>> rick gates stealing from paul manafort as paul manafort allegedly stealing from taxpayers. president trump hires the best people. cool. "the lead" starts right now. describing a sleazy scheme. socking away cash overseas from those friendly to the russian regime as two of the top campaign aides clash in court. >>> and as one senior trump campaign official confesses to crimes on the stand, president trump's lawyers haggle with robert mueller over what president trump will not talk about face to face. the latest today on the talks over the big talk. >>> plus, it is now the largest wildfire in the history of california. and it may continue to burn

movie, spike lee, everybody. we'll be right back.h the door as i start to yell♪ ♪movement was my only chance ♪full speed ahead was my only plan♪ ♪i'm moving while you talk ya talk♪ ♪don't talk, gon' break ya jaw ♪i'm coming up ♪my movements coming up ♪i'm coming up ♪my movements coming up ♪ mmm.before mom gets home.d up, that'll work. dentastix cleans... so you can get closer. ♪ music ♪laying ♪ ♪ >> trevor: that's our show for tonight, here it is, your moment of zen. >> how would you suggest these trump derangement syndrome victims cope using the mini horses. >> just put your hand rate here on the horse. take a nice deep breathe in. take a nice deep breathe in. that does feel good. [music playing] ok, thanks, thanks. no, i'm ok, thank you. [phone rings] ronny's mom (on phone): ronny, can you hear me? yeah, i can hear you. can you hear me now? yeah, i can hear you now, i can hear you then. ronny's mom (on phone): why aren't you in class? i'm walking to class right now. i just shared a list of study tips on your facebook page. why didn

for director spike lee that relevance was a very deliberate choice. we now want to be period piece we want people to walk out of the theater understand that history teaches so and we. will see in a very difficult time not only america but the world but he could have the film also makes a strong plea against complacency by contrasting the initial attitudes of the two undercover cops i'm risking my life to prevent someone that's from money a couple six hundred far this is the job for a problem that's my problem for you it's a crusade for me it's a job. it's not personal no should it be why haven't you bought into this why should i because you're jewish brother the so-called chosen people you've been passing for a wasp white anglo-saxon protestant cherry pie hot white boy. it's what some light skinned black folks do they pass for white doesn't that hatred you've been hearing the klan say does not piss you off course it does and why you act like you ain't got skin in the game brother ricky that's my business to business. some great actors there you've got

he complimented spike and said i've always respected spike lee.[ laughter ] >> which surprised the heck out of me. >> audiees may be surprised how lee ends the film. something most directors would be reluctant to give away. but for him, the painful race-fueled images o charlottesville give the images give starworth's 40-year-old story a relevance. >> david duke, the alt right, the kkk and the neo nazis wrote the >> the operation did not lead to arrests but thwort several cross burnings. >>> that is nightly news for this monday night. i'm lester holt. at for all of ubc news, thank you for watching and good night. ♪ >> lights, camera, "access." >> i have a little mommy pouch and'm in no rush to get rid of it, her own words beyonce on the emergency birth of her twins, her post baby body and broken

spike lee's film marks a triumph for him as a director.n years, and his first picture in a while to have become part of the cultural conversation. stallworth brothers. we're on a roll, baby! with critically—acclaimed films like blackkkla nsman and megahits like black panther, it's been a noteworthy yearfor black cinema. more modest undertakings with black characters and black stories have also been doing very well, as tristan daley reports. with months still left in 2018, this year has already seen the release of several films with black leads. a number of these films deal with real issues facing black people in america, but with creative flair. you don't talk white enough. like this young blood. hey, mr kramer, this is langston from regal view. i didn't catch you at the wrong time, did i? there was sorry to bother you, a satire about a telemarketer dealing with problems of race and capitalism in a wacky alternate universe. in blindspotting, colin, played by daveed diggs, tries to stay out of trouble on his last days of probation in his ra

and goodness, well, it's the new spike lee. the new spike lee, tell us all.based on the stranger—than—fiction story of ron stallworth. john david washington is stallworth, who in the 1970s becomes — he joins the formerly all—white colorado springs police force and he decides to infiltrate the ku klux klan, and he — initially he gets an advert from the press with the phone number, and he rings up and says "i'm a white supremacist and i want tojoin the klan", and they believe him, and he starts working his way right up the chain, right up to david duke, grand wizard. but when it comes to actual face—to—face meetings, of course, they have to get somebody else to play ron, so what they do is they pull in his partner, flip, played by adam driver, who isjewish, and they say "ok, well, i'll do the voice on the phone, you do it in person". but they have very different, initially very different, attitudes to the case. here's a clip. well, i'm not risking my life to prevent some rednecks from lighting a couple of sticks on fire. this is the job. what's your problem? th

. >> behind the scenes of "blackklansman," the new movie some are calling spike lee's best work. >> god bless white america. >> and we hear from the man who says he got inside the klan. >> i thought what have i gotten myself into? i've got to do something. >>> and key of politics. ♪ the emotional chord struck up on stage at the vmas tonight with "one day." but first the "nightline" 5. >>> good evening. and we begin here tonight with the breaking developments in that haunting colorado murder case. a husband now charged with nine felonies in connection with the murder of his pregnant wife and two young daughters now turning that case on its head. he is now blaming his wife for the deaths of their daughters, saying she turned on them when he told her he wanted to separate. abc's clayton sandell with the bombshell allegations tonight. >> this afternoon my office filed former charges against christopher lee watts. >> reporter: tonight a bombshell twist in the case against christopher watts, accused of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. in a newly released affidavit watts saying it

i wanted to read the new spike lee movie and then when i read it, i thought i think i have a take ongents saying i want to play david duke, there was a long silence on the other end of the phone. >> really. >> they said you have to go read for spike. not like anything you've done before. i was happy to read for him. >> and so, in researching the role, i read that you watched a lot of phil donahue. i mean, you -- read his book. >> no. it was -- this is like the best day of your life. spike lee calls you and says i want you to be my guy and then at the end of the day you go, this is going to be the worst month of my life. i had to read the autobiography "called my awakening." i don't recommend it. terrible. i watched a lot of filmed interviews from the '70s. listened to his radio show to get his voice down and most helpful things is episodes of donahue and pinpoint when's so evil about him. there's many things and in terms of my performance, i -- the audience hated him. i mean, donahue was having him on as the grand wizard of the ku klux klan and good with the audience. i said that's w

spike lee was drawn to the story for many reasons. he was certainly impressed by him as aan. ike: courageous, heroic. i mean, the klan don't play. theykilled people, murdered people, which are acts of terrotesm. homegroworism. to do that back in the 1970's, i mean, it was no picnic. >> grand wizard of the ku klux klan -- that david duke? k tom: a kn member the film isin former grand wizard david duke. >> america first. america first. tom: duke is heard using words that president trump also uttered. throughout lee's film, there a b connections made with events in the 1970's and the present day, most notably when it transitions from a fictional ku klux klan rally in the past to the very re protest in charlottesville a ye when white supremacist groups clash violently wi counterdemonstrators. it was a day that resulted in the death of heather heyer, struck down when car drove into a crowd. spike: there are many things we did in the film that we to remind people that this is not just a period piece. when i saw that, an american homegrown act of terrorism, i knew that would be the c

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spike lee is joining us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] sh massachusetts.izabeth warren is back tonight.rs [ chnd applause ] and, for my money, one of the sh best televisios on tv right now, she's fantastic in it. from "better cl saul," rhea seehorn is joining us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] now, in the last year the news ries een filled with s about people in the arts doing terrible things, and it's given rise to a debate in our society about how to separate the art from the artist. with more on that please welcome one of our writers, amber ruffin. [ cheers and appuse ] >> hey. hey, seth. aw, man. you guys -- okay, the "me too" movement has unveiled sexual harassment committed by a lot of america's favorite artists. a lot of people wondering, can we still enjoy the work created by those artists? what do we do with them? now, personally, i think they can all eat [ bleep ]er [ laug but what if you want to enjoy their art, and you don't want to feel bad about it? well, good news.on i found a solu take a look. >> are you tired of trying to separate the art

tonight -- spike lee, senator elizabeth warren, from "better call saul," actress rhea seehorn, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. following former white house aide's omarosa manigault's accusation that there is a tape of president trump using a racial slur on the set of "the apprentice." trump tweeted last night that there are "no such recordings." but who are you going to believe? seriously, there has to be some way they're both lying. [ laughter ] arguments that former trump campaign chairman paul manafort's fraud trial wrapped up today, and the defense rested their case. and manafort did not take the stand. however, he did take a watch, three wallets and the judge's gavel. [ laughter and applause ] according to omarosa's new book, eric trump's wife laura trump insisted that women on the trump campaign wear dresses and heels. said presi

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. >> trevor: please welcome spike lee. (applause) welcome back it to the show. >> glad to be here. is brooklyn in the house! >> trevor: great to see you again and let me start by saying this. i have been in many a movie theater. i have watched many movies,

. >>> and spike lee will join us with ron stallworth. whose incredible story posing as a klansman is on the big screen and it's good. >> we begin with today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> dropping flame retardant on these flames. >> california's governor declares a state of emergency. >> this is heartbreaking and devastating. >> a federal judge threatened to hold the attorney general in contempt for deport ago mother and her daughter against the judges orders. >> the mother and child were flown back to texas. >> she was denied a fair >> puerto rico has revised the death toll from hurricane maria, saying the storm killed more than 1,400 people. >> dozens of people were killed after a bus was hit by a saudi-led coalition air strike in northern yemen. >> the national anthem kneeling controversy alive and well. >> the player demonstrations last night, the nfl is saying no players will be disciplined. >> being a part of this protest hasn't been easy. >> melania trump's parents were granted citizenship through a system the presiden

our guest tonight, our guest tonight is one of america's greatest living directors, spike lee is here, everybody. (cheers and applause) we'll be talking about his new movie "black clabsman" but first it is one of the great ironies of all time that the trump presidency has given us more books than ever before. which is a crazy thing because this is a guy whose favorite thing to read is the hooters t-shirt. (laughter) and this week another trump book hits the shelves. this one from former trump aide and reality tv star omarosa and it is safe to say it is making major head leans. >> omarosa stunning meet the press interview where she tells all about her time in the white house. >> what she calls an insider account of the trump white house. >> they continue to deceive this nation by how mentally declined he is, how difficult it is for him to process complex information. this is a white house where everybody lies. donald trump is a con and has been masquerading as someone who is actually open to engaging with the community, is he truly a racist. >> >> trevor: omarosa how you can say that a

and spike lee is on the cover of "time" magazine and happy he is with me.rst cover on "time" magazine? >> ever. >> i would have expected three or four by now. >> no. >> i have to ask you about your t-shirt. god protect robert mueller. did you make that yourself? >> no. but -- there's a history in this country, so i just hope god puts his hands on him and he gets to do what he has to do, to the end. >> i want to ask you about this film. i went to see it a couple of months ago actually. it's a period film in the '70s. have you ever heard of this story before? >> no. >> explain. >> i was called out of the blue sky, i have a project for you. what is it? in six words, he pitched it, black man infiltrates the kkk. >> were you in? >> i'm in. is it true? it's true. automatically i thought the great david chappell. >> very briefly, this is an african-american police officer, and the first african-american police officer on this the police force. >> colorado springs. >> and he sees an ad in the newspaper for the kkk and calls them up and starting talking to them. >>

and that is why you have to work with a great director like spike lee.l better. but every once in a while, he'd -- you know this, in comedy films, he'll kind of run in and give you something to improv at the end. at the end of the scene or if they have an idea, they'll kind of whisper something in your ear and say, "try throwing that in so none actors will know about it or none of the crew or anything." and on this film, spike would run in and say in my ear the most racist thing i'd ever heard. [ laughter ] and i'd go, "hey man, like, no need to whisper it to me. like i don't want the credit when i say it." [ laughter ] the whole crew is like, "did topher come up with that?" [ laughter ] so i made him announce it. i was like, "i'll repeat what you said to the entire crew." >> seth: and then you, i know you watched -- you listened to early radio of david duke. >> yeah. >> seth: you watched old video. >> well, i got the call. spike lee called me himself. he said, "you're my guy." it's great day in your career. i could tell it was just going to be a great m

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and goodness, well, it's the new spike lee. the new spike lee, tell us all.. john david washington is stallworth, who in the 19705 becomes — he joins the formerly all—white colorado springs police force and he decides to infiltrate the ku klux klan, and he — initially he gets an advert from the press with the phone number, and he rings up and says "i'm a white supremacist and i want tojoin the klan", and they believe him, and he starts working his way right up the chain, right up to david duke, grand wizard. but when it comes to actual face—to—face meetings, of course, they have to get somebody else to play ron, so what they do is they pull in his partner, flip, played by adam driver, who isjewish, and they say "ok, well, i'll do the voice on the phone, you do it in person". but they have very different, initially very different, attitudes to the case. here's a clip. well, i'm not risking my life to prevent some rednecks from lighting a couple of sticks on fire. this is the job. what's your problem? that's my problem. for you, it's a crusade. for me, it's a j

. >>> spike lee is back in the sot light. his new film is based on the true story of a black policra officer infing the ku klux an. >> it opens one year after the deadly protest in charlottesville. lester holt has more. >> reporter: the ideail iating recollect -- kkk on its own. director spike lee knew it was not a story locked inhe past. >> we wanted people to understand that history repeats itself. the toughid you want just jump out of nowhere. >> reporter: the real ron stalworth is retired. it was the first african-american cop on the colorado sliings . >> you see an ad, join k? >> it was ku klux klan with a po box. i wrote a note. >> and said what? hate mouth to god ear's i those black rats. >> music to their ears? >> the langue of hate. >> they loved it? >> they loved it. >> reporter: testifies a card carrying member of the the kkk. a white officer handled the in pers meetings. >> that's us. >> reporter: he evenoot know david duke. they spoke several times throughout 1978. just as i started to ask about those conversatio

and goodness, well, it's the new spike lee. the new spike lee, tell us all.he joins the formerly all—white colorado springs police force and he decides to infiltrate the ku klux klan, and he — initially he gets an advert from the press with the phone number, and he rings up and says "i'm a white supremacist and i want tojoin the klan", and they believe him, and he starts working his way right up the chain, right up to david duke, grand wizard. but when it comes to actual face—to—face meetings, of course, they have to get somebody else to play ron, so what they do is they pull in his partner, flip, played by adam driver, who isjewish, and they say "ok, well, i'll do the voice on the phone, you do it in person". but they have very different, initially very different, attitudes to the case. here's a clip. well, i'm not risking my life to prevent some rednecks from lighting a couple of sticks on fire. this is the job. what's your problem? that's my problem. for you, it's a crusade. for me, it's a job. it's not personal, nor should it be. why haven't you bought in

that felt amazing. >> the film, by the way, washington's eighth and spike lee's 83rd.s ago today in an evening televised address, president richard nixon bowed to pressure from the republic and congress and became the first president in american history to resign. here's a flashback. >> america needs a full-time president and a full-time congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad. to continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the president and the congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home. therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> 44 years ago today. that's going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. katy tur is standing by. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow afternoon at 1:00. >> craig melvin, thank you very much. 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. in new york. chris collins has been arrest and will ap

spike lee called me hi he said, "you're my guy."it was just going to be a great movie. then i realize, "oh, this is y ing to be worst month of life." i read his autobiography, which called "my awakening." it's kind of like, "mein kampf." it's horrible. and i watched old filmed interviews. and ere were actually some - in the early 80s, he did episodes some episodes of "donahue." >> seth: oh, wow. m and that is where i really drilled down on whe him so evil. it was a studio audience like this. and they all hated him. you know, he was the grand wizard of the ku klux klan. so they're all booing at him. and by the end of -- it wasn't that he flipped the crowd but by the end of the show, they had a different attitude towds him. i thought, "oh, this guy is truly evil in a really -- he's making more --" >> seth: and he has a charisma about him. you ow, that's a thing that >> yes. >> seth: is the scariest in the hands of the truly evil is peop are charismatic. but how do you even get your hands on the david duke book? >> well, that was rribl

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was one of the great days of my career to get this call from spike lee.next month is going to be the worst month of my life. i had to end up doing the worst research ever. >> you're researching, you read his book, had to be watching speeches. >>o say i read his book, it's a door stops it so overwhelmingly negative. i watched a lot of film interviews. he was actually on do nnahue a couple of times in the early '80s. that's what was great to see him with a crowd, they hated him. at's what is so evil about him, he's even good with that crowd. >> what's great about your portrayal, i got to see the movie, in a weird way it's d. understa he says these incredibly hateful and awful things but you kind present him in this kind of understated kind of dare i say likable way. >> this is what's so evil about him and continues to be so evil about him is that het this period of time in the '70s put a new face onracism. he kind of rebranded it and made it more palatable. so kind of the nicer he is, i felt like that made him more evil. >> did you ever reach out to him or

so i think you can attack spike lee or ignore spike lee and saying flooding the ninth ward or medical experiments or tuskegee. if that hadn't come out in the late '60s as an accusation people would have said it's not true, that's a conspiracy theory. i think when of the other angles is when spike lee sounds like in many cases, like the legitimate complaints of people of color or african-americans will not be proven. how does this slightly work, and this is getting into the idea of moves and rutorque. language of symbols. if you see conspiracy stuff they'll show symbols, talk about symbols, the importance of numbers and dates. and i make my students make a conspiracy and see whether they've mastered this kind of language, right. the idea that roswell and the cia were both founded in '47, that's going to be one. the fact that the illuminati and revolution are both in the same year. that's going to be one. big elements of racism and anti-semitism, jewish bankers are alive and well, that's a big rhetoric, big background move. anti-semitism rears its head often seen as connections to bibli

spike lee, it has been an absolute joy. spike lee do it. spike lee, it has been an absolutejoy.f here'. the announcement comes amid speculation the presenter may have fronted the show by himself following his co—host, ant mcpartlin being given time off following a recent drink—driving conviction. the 2016 winner, scarlett moffatt remains the bookmakers' favourite to take up the role. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, strongly rejects allegations of sexual misconduct, dating back to his time in office, and says he'll take the scottish government to court over its handling of the allegations. brexiteer conservatives accuse the chancellor of spreading messages of ‘dodgy project fear‘ after he warned of the economic impact of a no—deal. a postmortem is to be carried out on the bodies of a british couple who died in egypt while staying at a hotel in the red sea resort of hurghada. good morning. the business headlines... the boss of one of the uk's largest customs brokers is warning of a