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Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

Veterans of the Vietnam War return to the jungle to find their lost innocence

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Spike Lee Says 'WE WUZ ROBBED (AGAIN)' After Delroy Lindo's 'Da 5 Bloods' Oscar Snub

Spike Lee Says 'WE WUZ ROBBED (AGAIN)' After Delroy Lindo's 'Da 5 Bloods' Oscar Snub

Spike Lee said "We Wuz Robbed" after Delroy Lindo and "Da 5 Bloods" were nearly shut out of this year's Oscars race.
'Da 5 Bloods' Composer Proposes Blind Auditions for Film Scoring

'Da 5 Bloods' Composer Proposes Blind Auditions for Film Scoring

'Da 5 Bloods' composer Terence Blanchard proposes blind auditions for film scoring to boost diversity in Hollywood.
Oliver Stone Tells Spike Lee About His Own Original Pitch for ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ and Why He Couldn’t ‘Solve’ It

Oliver Stone Tells Spike Lee About His Own Original Pitch for ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ and Why He Couldn’t ‘Solve’ It

Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” captured a critical point of view lost from film. After decades of producing blockbuster war stories and award-winning battle scene epics, the story of t…
National Board of Review Names ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Best Picture, Spike Lee Becomes Second Black Director Winner

National Board of Review Names ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Best Picture, Spike Lee Becomes Second Black Director Winner

The National Board of Review has named Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” as the year’s best film and ensemble. Lee also won the prize for directing, becoming only the second Black d…
Netflix to Oscar Campaign Delroy Lindo for Best Actor for ‘Da 5 Bloods’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix to Oscar Campaign Delroy Lindo for Best Actor for ‘Da 5 Bloods’ (EXCLUSIVE)

As the early rumblings of the Oscar race begin with the conclusion of Toronto and the kickoff of NYFF, Netflix is starting to set their chess pieces up for a strategic and boastful awards season. I…
Netflix Reveals Strong Viewership Numbers For Mindy Kaling’s ‘Never Have I Ever’ & Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ In Earnings Report

Netflix Reveals Strong Viewership Numbers For Mindy Kaling’s ‘Never Have I Ever’ & Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ In Earnings Report

Coming off a coronavirus pandemic dominated second quarter, Netflix today revealed not just strong subscriber and revenue growth, but also a lot of eyeballs for some key series and films. “In…
Spike Lee Had To Fight Netflix To Use 16mm Film For Flashbacks In 'Da 5 Bloods'

Spike Lee Had To Fight Netflix To Use 16mm Film For Flashbacks In 'Da 5 Bloods'

Even with decades of acclaimed features and a recent Oscar win, Spike Lee still has to fight for his creative vision. And that fight extends to folks like Netflix, a studio notorious for spending large amounts of cash to please its filmmakers. But even with Netflix, Lee had to fight for certain things in his …
Spike Lee on the Challenge of Bringing Netflix's 'Da 5 Bloods' to the Screen

Spike Lee on the Challenge of Bringing Netflix's 'Da 5 Bloods' to the Screen

As his 25th feature premieres June 12, the never-shy director takes on studio rejections, Trump (aka "Agent Orange") and Black voters: “We don't all think alike."

Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' To Hit Netflix This June

Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' To Hit Netflix This June

When it comes to film marketing, Netflix does things differently than other studios. Whereas you might have a studio such as Disney or Universal begin to market a major film a year ahead with trailers coming five or six months before a release date, Netflix normally doesn’t even announce a release date until about a …

‘BlacKkKlansman’ Actor Paul Walter Hauser To Reunite With Spike Lee For ‘Da 5 Bloods’

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Walter Hauser is the latest actor to join Spike Lee’s forthcoming Netflix film Da 5 Bloods. This marks a reunion between the two as Hauser appeared in Lee’s Oscar-winnin…