Crooklyn

Spike Lee, 51: The onetime film wunderkind has aged gracefully but not quietly -- he's still making edgy, relevant films like the great crime caper "Inside Man." The '80s and early '90s belonged to Lee, with a string of powerful movies like "She's Gotta Have It," "Do the Right Thing... more," "Malcolm X," "Crooklyn," "4 Little Girls," and more. He reportedly has at least four more films in the pipeline. "What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters?" he once asked. "Mine are real."