John Singleton

Los Angeles gettolarında birlikte büyüyen üç arkadaşın öyküsünü anlatan film, kenar mahallede yaşanan olaylara içten bir bakış atmasıyla benzerlerinden ayrılıyor. Kardeş gibi Doughboy ve Ricky Baker birbirlerine benzememekle birlikte her an birlikte takılmaktadırlar. Üçüncü kişi ise Tre'dir. Üçlü şiddet ve uyuşturucunun konuştuğu mahallerinde kendilerini ispat etmeye çalışır. 90'lı yılların başında gettoda yaşayan siyah gençler arasında yükselen nefreti, şiddete olan eğilimi, doğasına yakın bir şekilde sunuyor film. Yönetmen bu filmi 23 yaşında çektiği için sinema dünyasının yeni dahilerinden biri olarak selamlandı ve henüz 24 yaşındayken Oscar ödülüne aday oldu.

Detroit'te yaşayan Axel Foley'in şefi Douglas Todd bir baskın sırasında vurulur. Douglas ölmeden önce Axel'dan katilini yakalamasını ister. Patronuna söz veren Axel katili bulmak için araştırmalarına başlar ve izine Beverly Hills'teki Wonder World isimli bir eğlence merkezinde rastlar.Beverly Hills'e geldiğinde Axel eski dostu Billy Rosewood ile buluşur. Taggart'ın emekliye ayrıldığını öğrenen Axel, Billy'nin yeni ortağı Jon ile tanışır. Bu sırada eğlence parkında yaşanan bir kazadan kıl payı dönülür ve Axel iki çocuğun hayatını kurtarır. Kaza ile ilgili güvenlik şefi ile görüşmek isteyen Axel şaşkınlıa düşer: Douglas'ın katili karşısındadır.

Efsane siyahi dedektifin maceralarını konu alan filmde Samuel L. Jackson başrolde. Bir dönemin umut veren yönetmenlerinden John Singleton, Shaft’ın devam filmiyle karşımızda. Kahramanımız ise 1971 yapımı aynı adlı filmin dedektifinin adaşı ve yeğeni John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson). New York şehri dedektifi John Shaft’a, Trey Howard’ın (Mekhi Phifer), zengin bir emlakçının oğlu olan Walter Wade, Jr. (Christian Bale) tarafından ırkçı nedenlerle öldürülmesi olayını soruşturma görevi verilir. Shaft, cinayetin görgü tanığı Diane Palmieri’yi (Toni Collette) bulur ama kadın çabucak ortadan kaybolur ve mahkemeye çıkmaz. Wade Jr. kefaletle serbest bırakılır, İsviçre’ye kaçar. İki yıl sonra geri döndüğünde Shaft onu ülkeden ayrıldığı için yeniden tutuklar. Pasaportu elinden alınan Wade Jr., emniyet amirliğinde Dominikli uyuşturucu kaçakçısı Peoples Hernandez’e (Jeffrey Wright) rastlar. Katil zanlısı yeniden kefaletle serbest bırakılınca, Shaft görevinden istifa eder.

Jody (Tyrese Gibson), 20 yaşında bir Afroamerikan gençtir ve hâlâ annesi (AJ Johnson) ile birlikte yaşamaktadır. İki farklı kadından iki çocuk babası olan Jody, yetişkinliğe adım atmakta zorlanmaktadır. Ancak annesinin yeni erkek arkadaşı Melvin (Ving Rhames), sevgilisi Yvette (Taraji P. Henson) ve onun hapishaneden yeni çıkmış eski erkek arkadaşı Rodney (Snoop Dogg) ile yaşadığı bir dizi olay, Jody'yi hayat, aşk ve mahallede bir erkek olmanın anlamı üzerine sert dersler almaya zorlar.

Sevgilisinin ölümünden sonra genç Justice okulu bırakır ve hayatını kuaförlük yaparak kazanmaya başlar. Çevresindeki insanlardan iyice uzaklaşan Justice bütün hayatını şiir yazmaya adar. En İyi Film Müziği dalında Oscar'a aday gösterilen filmde ünlü pop şarkıcısı Michael Jackson'ın kardeşi Janet Jackson'ın performansı eleştirmenler arasında büyük tartışma yarattı. Jackson'ın filmdeki performansı 1994 yılında MTV tarafından En İyi Kadın Oyuncu ödülüyle onurlandırıldı fakat sanatçı Razzie Awards tarafından yılın en kötü oyuncusu seçildi.

Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual and musical highlights of his most recent string of hit singles. As well as extensive behind the scenes profiles of the making of Michael's state of the art short films.

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring cameos by many stars and directors.

Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in this one hour special.

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the impact of "Star Wars" on various directors and actors.

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

When Pete Carroll took over the football program at USC after the 2000 season, the once-great Trojans were under siege. But thanks to his football knowledge, upbeat personality and recruiting skills, Southern Cal was soon back atop the college football world as home attendance skyrocketed, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush won Heismans and the Trojans put together a 34-game winning streak. As it would be later discovered, though, the program was committing sins that would result in lost scholarships, victories and one of those Heismans. But those revelations didn’t come until after the national championship game in the 2006 Rose Bowl between USC and the University of Texas. Featuring interviews with Carroll, Leinart and others inside the USC program at the time, “Trojan War” looks at Carroll’s nine-year USC reign through the prism of that game, considered one of the greatest in college football history. It was also the beginning of the end.

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels between Singleton's real life and his film, the process of making the film, the casting process, the quality of the script, the film's reception, its Oscar nominations, and its legacy.

A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the picture's history and legacy. They speak on the themes of the film, the casting process, its importance then and now, its reception upon release, the project's novelty, its placing in the National Film Registry, and more. There's no shortage of good insight here and the piece does a fine job of encapsulating what Boyz n the Hood is all about.

Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in America.

Elvis Mitchell uncovers why Chameleon Street (1989) by Wendell B. Harris Jr. failed to secure a proper distributor deal. Originally aired as a segment on "20/20".

De'aundre Bonds, actor most known for playing "Stacy" in "The Wood" tells it all in this thrilling documentary about his life. From childhood to the silver screen to prison and back again.

Senegalese documentary about the country's most famous film-maker - Ousmane Sembène. The groundbreaking director explains his philosophy, politics and hopes for the future of African cinema.

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera and on the screen. From blackface to Black Panther, this series is a definitive chronicle of more than a century of the black experience in Hollywood and a powerful reexamination of a quintessentially American story – in brilliant color.

Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black America at the start of the new century. He explores this rich and diverse landscape, social as well as geographic, and meets the people who are defining black America, from the most famous and influential to those at the grassroots.