
John Singleton
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Inside the Pentagon’s Secret Post-9/11 Summit With Hollywood A-Listers (Exclusive)
By Benjamin Svetkey | September 10, 2021 @ 6:14 AMOliver Stone, David Fincher and John Singleton were among the industry figures recruited to imagine new disaster scenarios just weeks after the terror attacks
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Every Black Director Nominated for an Oscar, From John Singleton to Spike Lee (Photos)
By Thom Geier | March 9, 2021 @ 7:30 AMWill Regina King join the club this year for her work on ”One Night in Miami“?
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The Decade When Hollywood Cracked Open – In Praise of the 2010s
By Sharon Waxman | December 26, 2019 @ 6:15 AMHow women and other underrepresented groups found their voices in a disrupted Hollywood
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Ava DuVernay Launches Annual Curated Film Series for Women Directors and Emerging Artists
By Brian Welk | September 13, 2019 @ 9:00 AMARRAY 360 kicks off six-week run on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles’s Filipinotown
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‘Snowfall’ Cast, Producers Say ‘Nothing Too Drastic’ Will Change on FX Drama in the Wake of John Singleton’s Death
By Reid Nakamura | August 6, 2019 @ 3:40 PMTCA 2019: ”We still keep a chair on set with his name on it, and he’s empowered all of us to keep going on,“ star Damson Idris says
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Paul Benjamin, ‘Do The Right Thing’ Actor, Dies at 81
By Umberto Gonzalez | July 5, 2019 @ 12:51 PMBenjamin also appeared in ”Across 110th Street,“ ”Escape From Alcatraz“ and ”The Station Agent“
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Sony to Rename Backstage Theater to Honor John Singleton
By Brian Welk | June 7, 2019 @ 11:08 AM”Boyz N the Hood“ director died on April 28 at the age of 51
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Watching Drive-In Blaxploitation Movies From His Bedroom Window Made John Singleton Want to Direct
By Trey Williams | May 21, 2019 @ 12:18 PMThe late Oscar nominee wrote the foreword for film historian Donald Bogle’s new book ”Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers“
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John Singleton on Why He Never Wanted to ‘Do Violence Just for the Sake of Violence’ in His Films (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | April 29, 2019 @ 4:16 PMWatch highlights from the legendary filmmaker’s conversation with TheWrap at TheGrill 2017
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John Singleton Remembered as a ‘Genius': ‘Thank You for Your Vision’
By Brian Welk | April 29, 2019 @ 2:47 PM”Thank you for holding my hand a little stronger,“ ”Boyz N the Hood“ star Morris Chestnut writes
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John Singleton Appreciation: Pioneering Storyteller Who Anticipated the Black Lives Matter Era
By Candice Frederick | April 29, 2019 @ 1:31 PMThe filmmaker was passionate about disrupting overwhelming whiteness on screen by highlighting the diverse world we live in
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John Singleton, Director of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ Dies at 51
By Brian Welk | April 29, 2019 @ 1:23 PMSingleton was first African American and youngest ever Oscar nominee for Best Director
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John Singleton to Be Removed From Life Support, Family Says
By Brian Welk | April 29, 2019 @ 10:16 AMFilmmaker suffered a stroke 13 days earlier
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Tyrese, Taraji P Henson Visit John Singleton in Hospital, Ask Fans to ‘Keep Praying’
By Rosemary Rossi | April 28, 2019 @ 4:16 PM”We can only hope and keep praying that God brings him back to us!“ the ”Fate of the Furious“ actor says
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John Singleton’s Daughter Disputes That Filmmaker Is in a Coma
By Brian Welk | April 26, 2019 @ 3:43 PMCleopatra Singleton says her grandmother is unfit to be the conservator of her father and estate