Stephen King finally caught up with the coming of age classic, and he clearly regrets waiting so long.

We have some sad news to report today. Oscar-nominated director John Singleton has passed away at the age of 51. Singleton had suffered a stroke and was on life support, and his family made the decision to take him off that life support. Singleton is a fascinating director and one of the most important in bringing black cinematic voices to the mainstream. The influence of his breakthrough 1991 debut Boyz in the Hood can’t be understated, but Singleton never ran from telling stories with race at the forefront including Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Rosewood, the remake of Shaft, …

John Singleton, the famed director behind such films as Boyz n the Hood, died today in Los Angeles at the age of 51. Singleton suffered a major stroke last week and was taken off life support by his family just a few hours ago.

The multiple Oscar nominee was taken off life support after suffering a major stroke.

I love attending film festivals. The sense of community is great, getting to see big ticket stuff early always makes you feel a little special and it's a kick to see an actor or director or writer you've admired for years in person talking about their film. All that is truly great, but the biggest draw of film festivals for me is that sense of discovery you get when you stumble on a film you've never heard of before, have no expectation of and it blows you away. You don't always get that at every single …