A new Criterion boxed set collects three of Singleton's best features, reminding us of what we lost when the writer/director passed away at 51.

Director John Singleton died Monday at the age of 51. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice and 2 Fast 2 Furious had been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a ...

NEW YORK -- "Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family. Additional details, including his condition, were not immediately ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. John Singleton, the first African-American to be nominated for a best director Oscar, died ...

John Singleton, the Academy Award-nominated director of iconic films like "Boyz n the Hood," has suffered a stroke, according to his family, NBC News reported. "On Wednesday, April 17th our beloved ...

New York — John Singleton, director of the groundbreaking 1991 movie about US inner city life "Boyz n the Hood," died Monday at the age of 51, his family announced, triggering a flood of tributes ...

"Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed. The 51-year-old director's condition was ...

LOS ANGELES — Director and screenwriter John Singleton has died after he was taken off life support following a major stroke, his family said in a statement. Singleton’s family said earlier Monday ...

The 1991 film earned him two Oscar nods and a spot in history as the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for best director.... John Singleton, Pioneering Director Of 'Boyz N The ...

His death, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, was confirmed in a family statement, after he was taken off life-support, The Associated Press reported. Singleton had been admitted to the hospital on April ...