RIP John Singleton...

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,878
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Great director, and from all accounts an equally great human being.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/director-john-singleton-dead-at-51
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,029
    A great talent. He was brave and pushing the edge of the comfort zone, before it was cool to do so.

    RIP.
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Rip.
    BNTH was a classic for me. I lived in the hood so those movies were always a hit in my crowd.
    Great visionary
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,931
    R.I.P. Mr. Singleton :'(
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,917
    so, so young :(
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,216
    What a loss to all of humanity. RIP
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    A major loss, but his star "burned out hard and bright" in the words of Ryan Adams, and he actually made a difference in the world. Not too many of us can say that...

    Godspeed Mr. Singleton.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Dang he was my age! RIP.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    Great person and filmmaker. I have no idea how all these years I missed the fact that he has five kids. I though he only had 2.

    RIP
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,917
    touching 1990 interview/piece with John Singleton from WBUR/NPR's Here and Now.

    https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/05/02/john-singleton-boyz-n-the-hood

    (audio's not up yet but will be soon; this segment just aired)
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