Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

When we last saw Franklin Saint, he had problems, not least of which was three fresh bullet wounds. As season three of "Snowfall" ended, rivals were circling his mini-drug empire and violence levels were up.

"After being shot three times, he's completely broken, not only physically but...

Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

Notables in the arts and entertainment passed away in 2019. The death of Toni Morrison in August left a chasm in the publishing world, where she was a "literary mother" to countless writers. She helped elevate multiculturalism to the world stage and unearthed the lives of the unknown and...

Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2019

"Snowfall" co-executive producer and co-creator John Singleton was in the hearts and minds of cast members who gathered Monday on the red carpet for the premiere of the third season of the FX crime drama.

Singleton, 51, died in late April following a stroke while the new season was still...

Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019

Notable reactions to the death of "Boyz N the Hood" filmmaker John Singleton:

"Thank you John for being my friend, brother and mentor for 30 years. For believing in me when I was unsure of myself. Your passion for telling our stories from our point of view was more than an obsession, it...

Monday, Apr. 29, 2019

Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood's most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood" and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51.

Singleton's family said Monday...

Thursday, Sep. 21, 2017

Executive producer Tracy Mays has launched The Bigger Picture, a shop with a directorial roster consisting of John Singleton, Lenny Dorfman, Amir Mokri, Bruno Ilgoti and Ryan Travis. Dorfman was most recently with Hungry Man while the other four directors had most recently been repped by the...

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