Eddie Palmieri, the percussive jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger, died on Aug. 6 at his home in Hackensack, N.J. He was 88.

The director returns to New York City, reuniting with Denzel Washington as a big-time record exec, for a twisty parable about power and conscience.

You expect a measure (or three) of idiosyncrasy from a Spike Lee movie; few major filmmakers follow their muse with such ornery dedication. So if “Highest 2 Lowest” is Lee’s most ambitious and ...

A loosey-goosey remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 classic "High and Low," the film stars Washington as a music business mogul orchestrating a bid to buy back his label until he gets a call from a ...