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 […]
R.I.P. John Singleton (1968 – 2019)
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 […]
Taraji P. Henson teams with John Singleton for Emmett Till movie
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 […]
Movie Review – Boyz n the Hood (1991)
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. […]