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Spike Lee offers blood, hope in World War Two film

Reuters - Filmmaker Spike Lee was focusing on the past when he made a movie about oft-forgotten the role of black soldiers in World War Two, a war film with both blood and schmaltz set in Tuscany. more »

Access Exclusive: Spike Lee On Clint Eastwood: 'We're Cool'

TORONTO, Canada -- After a war of words that took place in the press, Spike Lee has exclusively told Access Hollywood that his public beef with fellow director Clint Eastwood is over.

"That thing with Clint was overblown, and that stuff was squashed. We're cool," he told Access' Shaun Robinson at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he's promoting his World War II drama, "Miracle at St. Anna."

Read on to see what famous director helped them end the feud!

Stars over the moon about Obama's speech

AP - First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing." more »

Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup

AP - Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival. more »

Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50

AP - Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show." more »

Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50

AP - Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show." more »