John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director and writer of such film as Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, Shaft, Baby Boy and Higher Learning died Monday following complications of a stroke. He was 51. He was taken off life support on Monday afternoon, mere days after it was revealed that he had suffered a “major stroke” and was in a coma. “John passed […]

Actor, Rapper and Producer Ice Cube recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An original member of the rap group N.W.A., he has gone on to have a successful solo music career, as well as movie career, with such box office successes as Boyz in the Hood, Poetic Justice, Friday, Barbershop and […]

Our boy Ice Cube has a hilarious new movie coming out called Fist Fight, which hits theaters on February 17th.

The Academy has learned its lesson, so the film organization is doing something about its glaring diversity problem. About 46 percent of new members of its voting body are people of colors, but that still might not be enough to make a huge difference just yet. Society as a whole made the good people behind […]

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The Court of Special Appeals in Maryland, the state’s second-highest court, has ordered another trial and restored charges against a man from Northwest Baltimore who was acquitted in the murder of North Carolina native Phylicia Barnes. The court says Circuit Judge John Addison Howard committed a mistake in January 2015 when he acquitted Michael Johnson of […]

The actor does not plan on attending the Oscars and doesn't seek their approval to validate his work.

The overwhelming success of the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, has been making headlines all week. Praise has been heavy for director’s F. Gary Gray‘s…

The N.W.A biopic film "Straight Outta Compton" shattered box office records, but unfortunately that didn't make headlines.

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Straight Outta Compton had a phenomenal box office debut. The movie surpassed predictions bringing in $56.1 million after its first weekend