John Singleton

John Singleton

Birthday: 1968-01-06

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography: ​John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.

Movies

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-rel...

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These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treas...

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Your Studio and You
Your Studio and You

A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after th...

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Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas is your VIP pass to party in Sin City alongside 21 beautiful models and so...

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Baby Boy
Baby Boy

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally f...

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L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after...

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Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

Documentary featuring interviews with director Norman Jewison and others providing an in-depth look ...

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Baadasssss!
Baadasssss!

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971...

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs a...

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Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success!...

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Beverly Hills Cop III
Beverly Hills Cop III

When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a Calif...

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Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in th...

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The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/D...

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Shaft
Shaft

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But t...

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Trojan War
Trojan War

When Pete Carroll took over the football program at USC after the 2000 season, the once-great Trojan...

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Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. Duri...

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De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly

De'aundre Bonds, actor most known for playing "Stacy" in "The Wood" tells it all in this thrilling d...

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Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the...

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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happe...

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Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92

First hand footage from the LA uprising following the acquittals of the 4 officers in the Rodney Kin...

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The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD of t...

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Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the...

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