Hello, Yahoo readers! My name is Brett Arnold, film critic and longtime Yahoo editor, and I’m back with another edition of Trust Me, I Watch Everything. Two very different movies hit theaters this weekend, and I think both are worth seeing on the big screen: the latest work from prolific filmmaker Spike Lee, Highest 2 Lowest, starring frequent collaborator Denzel …
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Matthew Libatique On The Secrets Behind Shooting ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
“He’s like a jazz musician,” Matthew Libatique explains when quizzed on his longtime collaborator Spike Lee. The two filmmakers, both native New Yorkers, have worked together on five features: Inside Man, She Hate Me, Miracle at St. Anna, Chi-Raq, and, most recently, Highest 2 Lowest, which opens today in U.S. theatres. Only Ernest Dickerson, the great cinematographer behind Lee’s most …
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Americans more worried about inflation and unemployment after new trade deals leave tariffs at highest level in decades MarketWatch American consumers are getting nervous about inflation again. For now, they’re still spending CNN Consumer sentiment falls for first time in 4 months as inflation expectations surge Yahoo Finance Consumer sentiment worsened in August amid sweeping new tariffs ABC News US Stocks Steady as Retail …
Read More »Highest 2 Lowest Review: Spike Lee’s Attempt to Grapple With Rap’s New Gen
And Denzel is having a good-ass time. Always the coolest guy in the room—rocking a diamond earring and waves, with the walls of his home office lined with images of stars of like Nas, Hendrix, Ali, and Jordan—with jokes for everyone and a hubristic streak that makes me think of his dishonest police chief in Carl Franklin’s heater Out of …
Read More »Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ pulls some punches, but it’s still a fun ride : NPR
Denzel Washington plays music mogul David King in Highest 2 Lowest. David Lee hide caption toggle caption David Lee Attempting to reimagine Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 near-perfect High and Low may seem like a fool’s errand, but ultimately it’s easy to understand Spike Lee’s desire to do so. Lee is both a noted cinephile and longtime examiner of the haves and …
Read More »In ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Spike Lee reinterprets Akira Kurosawa’s classic 1963 film
In the new Spike Lee film “Highest 2 Lowest,” Denzel Washington stars as music mogul David King. He lives at the top of the world — which, of course, is a New York City zip code — in a glittering penthouse with stunning views outside and a picture-perfect wife and teenage son safely inside. Until one’s not. Then, King gets …
Read More »These states have the highest COVID cases right now as "stratus" variant erupts – axios.com
These states have the highest COVID cases right now as “stratus” variant erupts axios.com New COVID variant XFG is spreading across US. Is Wisconsin seeing a high number of cases? Milwaukee Journal Sentinel With a new COVID variant on the rise, which US states have the most cases? USA Today New COVID variant ‘Stratus’ spreads in the U.S. and Tennessee. What to know …
Read More »ETH Bears ‘Getting Slaughtered’ as Price Hits Highest Since December 2021
Ether (ETH) jumped to $4,200 on Binance early Saturday, its highest since December 2021, after a two-day rally fueled by heavy trading and $207 million in short liquidations. The move followed Friday’s breakout above $4,000 for the first time since December 2024, a technical milestone that drew in fresh buying and set the stage for Saturday’s push higher. Analyst Miles …
Read More »West coast sees highest Covid-19 levels as cases rise across US, CDC data says | US news
Several states in the western US are experiencing a surge in new Covid-19 infections, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An update released on Friday shows Covid-19 activity in wastewater has risen to a “moderate” level nationwide, up from “low” the week before. The highest levels are in the western US, including in …
Read More »COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says
The summer surge of COVID-19 doesn’t appear to be slowing down — instead, a key indicator for tracking the spread of the virus has increased, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an update shared Friday, official data showed wastewater activity for COVID-19 is now at a “moderate” level nationwide, up from “low” …
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