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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s Thrilling New Movie Reimagines a Classic

In choosing to adapt Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, Spike Lee set the bar for himself formidably high. That 1963 thriller is ...
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Spike Lee Remixes Akira Kurosawa In Charged, Messy ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the first time in 20 years with ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ a loose, jazzy update of a Japanese cinema classic.
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In 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee reinterprets Akira Kurosawa's classic 1963 film

Spike Lee's new film "Highest 2 Lowest" stars Denzel Washington as a record mogul whose life is upended by a kidnapping.

Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, Kurosawa’s film, and a 1962 TV show episode share one surprising link

Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, and a 1962 episode of the American TV show 87th Precinct all ...

Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Reinvents Kurosawa in the Canyons and Subways of New York

There’s a reason why Spike Lee‘s latest, “Highest 2 Lowest” opens with “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'” from “Oklahoma!” ...