The Criterion 'John Singleton's Hood Trilogy' set essential viewing

The new 4K UHD and Blu-ray release including 'Boyz N the Hood' 'Poetic Justice,' and 'Baby Boy' represents the Oscar-nominated director at his best.

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The Criterion 'John Singleton's Hood Trilogy' set essential viewing

The new 4K UHD and Blu-ray release including 'Boyz N the Hood' 'Poetic Justice,' and 'Baby Boy' represents the Oscar-nominated director at his best.

IndieWire

John Singleton’s ‘Hood Trilogy’ Gets a Criterion Collection Release: Here’s Where to Buy the Box Set Online

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'John Singleton's Hood Trilogy' Gets Criterion Collection Release

'John Singleton's Hood Trilogy' (Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Baby Boy) gets a new Criterion Collection Blu-ray and 4K release: Here's how to find, shop, and buy the box set online.

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Taraji P. Henson Says Co-Star Tyrese Gibson Was Able To “Blow Up” & Book Franchise Films After ‘Baby Boy’: “I Still Have Not Booked My Franchise”
#News #JohnSingleton #TarajiPHenson #TyreseGibson

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Taraji P. Henson Says Co-Star Tyrese Gibson Was Able To “Blow Up” & Book Franchise Films After ‘Baby Boy’: “I Still Have Not Booked My Franchise”

Taraji P. Henson says her 'Baby Boy' co-star Tyrese Gibson was able to book franchise roles after breaking out in the movie, while she was not.

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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #FourBrothers #JohnSingleton 20 Years Later, Mark Wahlberg's Forgotten Gritty Revenge Movie Is a Free Streaming Hit http://dlvr.it/TQ1gHc
Janet Jackson Wanted Tupac to Take AIDS Test Before ‘Poetic Justice’ Kissing Scene (Exclusive Excerpt)

In his new book ‘Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur,’ Jeff Pearlman uncovers on-set drama between the late rapper and “Rhythm Nation” singer.

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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieFeatures #PoeticJustice #JohnSingleton 32 Years Ago Regina King Joined Tupac and Janet Jackson in This Wildly Overlooked Romantic Drama http://dlvr.it/TN8sLp
Frank Price, Studio Chief at Columbia (Twice) and Universal, Dies at 95

He first made his mark as a producer on NBC's 'The Virginian' and greenlighted films including 'Gandhi,' 'Tootsie,' 'Back to the Future' and 'Boyz n the Hood.'

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“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or don’t care…”

Today’s #TonysTimelessThursdays revisits Boyz n the Hood — John Singleton’s masterpiece of pain, truth, and prophecy. Still urgent in light of the May 7, 2025 verdict.

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Tony’s Timeless Thursdays: Boyz n the Hood — A Warning, A Wake-Up, A Witness

On this Tony’s Timeless Thursdays, we revisit a film that shook America awake in 1991—and still echoes with power, pain, and prophetic truth in 2025: Boyz n the Hood. Written and directed by John Singleton, who became the youngest and first Black director ever nominated for an Academy Award, this film was more than a coming-of-age drama—it was a cultural lightning rod, a cry for help, and a call for change.

Tyrone Tony Reed Jr