Spike Lee Honored by American Cinema Editors as Filmmaker of the Year

Coleen Rooney is arguably the most famous footballer WAG in the UK, having been married to Wayne Rooney since 2008.Two years prior, in 2006, Coleen, 35, and the other footballers' wives and girlfriends stole plenty of the limelight from their sportsmen other halves at the World Cup in Germany.Their antics saw them splashed across newspapers and the girl next door types thrust into the spotlight, with many becoming just as famous as their partners – if not more.During the 2006 World Cup they were seen to be close friends, laughing and enjoying their time as they supported their men – but that doesn't mean things are always rosy, as Daily Star discovers.Perhaps the biggest WAG feud to date is the "Wagatha Christie" scandal which started in October 2019 between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, which is still ongoing. The WAGs found themselves caught in the middle of a very public feud as Coleen tactically tried to catch out an alleged mole on her Instagram profile.

Dancing on Ice beauty Liberty Poole has teased the latest judges' challenge.The Love Island bombshell, 22, appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Friday morning to chat to presenter Ranvir Singh about her experience so far on the ice-skating show.Liberty, who appeared via a video link from Brighton, spoke to Ranvir about what fans can expect from her next routine.She teased a "rollercoaster" themed dance with her professional partner Joe Johnson.The TV personality then later told Ranvir that she couldn't reveal exactly what the next judges' challenge entails.

Valentine's Day is over, there's another holiday coming up very close to people's hearts - you guessed it, Pancake Day of course.This year, pancake day falls on March 1 and customers will no doubt be saving any leftover Valentine's chocolates to add to their impressive pancake stacks on Instagram.If you're keen to have the most 'instagrammable' flip or the sweetest stack of delectable treats on show, Ocado has just launched the perfect piece of kit to get you on your way.The online retailer has released the Tefal Sausage Dog Pancake Frying Pan, which is available to buy now on Ocado and retails for £20.This frying pan features an outline of a Sausage Dog so you can create your own edible art like a pro. The set comes complete with a squeezy bottle that has a precision tip to ensure your pancakes are drawn to perfection.As a nation of dog-lovers, we expect these paw-fect pans to fly off of the virtual shelves ahead of March 1.

wedding. The man, Subby, is said to have been enjoying the festivities and fireworks while standing on top of the four-storey building before plummeting four floors to the ground below.

Page 3 model Apollonia Llewellyn is getting herself ready for Valentine's Day.The bombshell, who is sometimes known by her model name of Barbi, took to Instagram to share a sizzling lingerie shot before the big day.And the 22-year-old looked amazing in the Boohoo lingerie.Apollonia rocked the underboob-exposing trend, thanks to some cheeky cut-outs which came in the corset-style top she was wearing.The delicate lace garment was teamed with a matching thong as she put her curves on display.The model accessorised the lingerie with a simple silver necklace and matching bangles.While for her makeup, she went for silver, smoky eyeshadow and a nude, glossy lip.Her golden locks, meanwhile, were styled into crimped waves as she ran her hands through her tresses.Apollonia was seen looking away wistfully from the camera as she let her figure take centre-stage.Captioning the post, she told her 414,000 followers: "Dress up for YOU this Valentine's."Fans were loving the sizzling snap, with it racking up more than 8,000 likes.One exclaimed: "Wow, so amazing," as another branded the look "hot".A third carried on the compliments as they called her a "gorgeous girl"The post comes as Apollonia also got Valentine's ready in another skimpy lingerie set this week.The model wowed as she showed off her curves in a heart-branded bra, matching knickers and suspenders from brand Bykiki.Again, fans were loving the look, as one told her she looked "sensational", while another probed: "Be my Valentine?"Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Ruth Langsford has shared a heartfelt message for her "son" Rylan Clark, after he revealed to fans that he had spent an extended stay in hospital. Taking to Instagram, the 33-year-old presenter shared a topless picture of himself sitting on his hospital bed with a drip on his left arm.MORE: Rylan Clark breaks silence as fans rally around following video release"Finally home after an extended trip to Costa del hospital.

A huge mural showing the Prime Minister dressed as a policeman wearing a party hat has caught the eye of shoppers in Manchester.

Valentine's Day is upon us and you need look no further than Coronation Street for inspiration.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Top Argentine sales and production company, FilmSharks Int’l, has picked up worldwide sales rights to Matias Lucchesi’s latest film “The Broken Land” (“Las Rojas”) ahead of its debut at the European Film Market (EFM).This will be the second time for a Lucchesi film to be present in Berlin. Lucchesi snagged the best feature prize at the Berlinale Generation Kplus sidebar with his feature debut, “Natural Sciences,” in 2014.Shot mainly in the majestic Cordillera de las Andes of Mendoza, Argentina, “The Broken Land” can be described as a thriller with Western undertones, highlighted by the soulful music of composer Hernan Segret.Drama centers on two female paleontologists, played by Argentina’s Mercedes Moran (“La Cienaga”) and Uruguay’s Natalia Oreiro (“The Unseen”), who are at loggerheads from the moment they meet. Oreiro’s character, Constanza, has come to the protected national reserve where Moran’s equally strong-willed character, Carlota, has been toiling for years.

A convicted sex offender who raped a young girl and abused her sister while staying at their Ayrshire home has died in custody.

Rylan Clark has been rushed to hospital and won't be hosting his radio show this weekend.

Strathblane looks set to remember a much-missed local councillor in the naming of a new address in the village.

Gas and electricity bills for around millions of households across Scotland and the rest of the UK will increase by £693 from April after Ofgem, the industry regulator, reviewed its cap on energy bills.

Angelique Jackson With “Da 5 Bloods,” Spike Lee set out to tell a story about Black veterans’ experiences, crafting his tale around Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album “What’s Going On,” which encapsulated what soldiers faced during the Vietnam War abroad and after coming back home.“Marvin had an older brother that did three tours in Vietnam; he was a radio operator. So he was writing Marvin periodically and giving him a firsthand account of the horrors of the Vietnam War,” Lee explains.

Spike Lee has said he’s not opposed to directing a Marvel movie, given the right opportunity.The Da 5 Bloods filmmaker recently opened up about a potential future in which he would direct a superhero film, saying “I will give it consideration.”In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, when asked about whether he would dismiss Marvel Cinematic Universe opportunities, Lee said: “I have nothing against Marvel. I grew up reading Spider-Man comic books.”He added, however, that “to me, DC Comics was always corny.

With Marvel Studios dominating the box office and superhero projects getting the green light in massive numbers, eventually, everyone will have their hands in a comic book film at some point, right? Well, even though he’s been rumored in the past to have his own ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff film in development, it appears that Spike Lee doesn’t have that superhero movie lined up anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean he would turn down Marvel, if offered.

Spike Lee is receiving a major honour.

Spike Lee's to Regina King's, Shaka King's and Lee Daniel's, each film serves as a time capsule — capturing the events of the era from which it was inspired — but are also as timely today as ever, speaking directly to a culture that still needs to experience these stories. And moreover, that the Black history within them is being told by Black directors.«When you're making a movie like this film or or or, I think that all of those writers and directors, they're coming from the place of, 'I'm making this for my mom to watch or my friends to watch,'» Shaka King tells ET.

EXCLUSIVE: While 2020 was most everyone’s worst year, you’d be hard pressed to find a filmmaker who got more done than Spike Lee. He’s in the middle of the awards season race with his superb Netflix drama Da 5 Bloods; got raves for the virtual Toronto Film Fest and HBO premieres of American Utopia, based on the live Broadway show by former Talking Heads front man David Byrne; and generated the short films New York, New York and 3 Brothers, the latter of which played on CNN and drew connective tissue between the police custody deaths of George Floyd, Eric Garner and Radio Raheem, latter a fictional character from Lee’s 1989 film Do The Right Thing. Here he reflects on 2021 and the year ahead.

Oliver Stone and Spike Lee recently sat down together in a video chat for Variety‘s insightful Directors on Directors, where the two got to interview each other and shoot the breeze. It’s certainly an interesting pairing as Stone had once attempted to make a version of Lee’s fantastic post-Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods” himself.

Natalie Oganesyan editorAcclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee, who directed the war drama “Da 5 Bloods,” starring Delroy Lindo and the late Chadwick Boseman, was definitely curious about the de-aging technology used by his fellow Netflix filmmaker Martin Scorsese in “The Irishman.”However, Lee’s budget from Netflix was $43 million, while it was rumored that Scorsese’s film spent more than $100 million solely on the special effects process.“Da 5 Bloods” follows four Vietnam veterans (Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters and Norm Lewis) who return to the country decades after the war has ended, in search of their squad leader’s remains (Boseman) and the gold treasure he helped them hide.As a result of the budgetary constraints, Lee opted to have