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Boyz n the Hood at 30: John Singleton’s blistering debut still hits home

July 11, 2021 by George Nash

George Nash revisits Boyz n the Hood on its 30th anniversary… In 1986, four boys set off to find a dead body. Along the way, they skip jovially along railroad tracks, wade through leach-infested waters and sleep blissfully under the stars. Stand By Me, director Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Body, is […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, George Nash, Movies Tagged With: Boyz n the Hood, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, John Singleton, Laurence Fisburne, Morris Chestnut, Tyra Ferrell

R.I.P. John Singleton (1968 – 2019)

April 29, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Oscar-nominated American filmmaker John Singleton has passed away aged 51, with his family confirming that he had been taken off life support earlier today after suffering a massive stroke two weeks ago. Singleton is best known for his 1991 debut Boyz n the Hood, which saw him receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay […]

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Taraji P. Henson teams with John Singleton for Emmett Till movie

January 22, 2018 by Gary Collinson

THR is reporting that Empire and Proud Mary star Taraji P. Henson is teaming with director John Singleton (Four Brothers) for a movie based upon the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally killed by two white men in Mississippi in 1955. The film will see Henson producing, as well […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: John Singleton, taraji p henson

Movie Review – Boyz n the Hood (1991)

October 28, 2016 by Simon Columb

Boyz n the Hood, 1991. Directed by John Singleton. Starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Larry Fishburne and Angela Bassett. SYNOPSIS: Four boys grow up in South Central LA, with the social issues that surround their community impacting on every step they make…   John Singleton was 23 when he wrote and directed Boyz n the Hood. […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Angela Bassett, Boyz n the Hood, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, John Singleton, Larry Fishburne, Morris Chestnut

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