Spike Lee: ‘I don’t know how we can talk about American values considering who the president is’

Spike Lee: ‘I don’t know how we can talk about American values considering who the president is’

The legendary director presented ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring Denzel Washington, it’s a vibrant retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s classic ‘High and Low’

Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes - The Sacramento Observer

By Jake Coyle | The Associated PressDirector Spike Lee poses for a portrait photograph for the film ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)CANNES, France (AP) — There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be around Spike Lee, but his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest” comes pretty close.The main character, played by Denzel Washington, i…