{"product_id":"john-singleton-s-hood-trilogy","title":"John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy (Blu-Ray, #1307)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith his electrifying debut feature,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoyz n the Hood,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Singleton brought his South Central Los Angeles community to the screen with a bracing immediacy that rocked 1990s American cinema and popular culture.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetic Justice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBaby Boy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecompleted what the director considered his Hood Trilogy, a series of richly nuanced films that constitute a dramatic universe all their own. Featuring remarkable performances from supernova talents like Cuba Gooding Jr., Angela Bassett, Regina King, Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, and Taraji P. Henson, these indelible tales of urban life explore the experience of growing up Black and searching for one’s place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"product-detail-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-title\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"header__primarytitle\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eBoyz n the Hood\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest debuts in American cinema, John Singleton’s first feature is a harrowing and compassionate immersion into the lives of three Black teenage boys grappling with the uncertainty of their futures. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the precocious Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the street-smart Doughboy (Ice Cube), and the athletically gifted Ricky (Morris Chestnut) navigate friendship, first love, the hopes and dreams of their families, and the realities of gang violence in a society where the odds are stacked against them. Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the age of twenty-four, Singleton established himself as a vital new auteur already in breathtaking command of his craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"product-detail-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-title\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"header__primarytitle\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003ePoetic Justice\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce upon a time in South Central LA . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFor his follow-up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoyz n the Hood,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Singleton again turned the camera on his hometown to create a stirring exploration of grief, love, and creativity. Built around the electric chemistry between superstars Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, the film follows two young Angelenos—Justice, a sensitive hairdresser and poet mourning the death of her boyfriend, and Lucky, a dashingly charismatic postal clerk—as they fall in love over the course of a liberating road trip. Featuring soul-nourishing poetry by Maya Angelou, and scene-stealing performances from Regina King and Joe Torry,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetic Justice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis one of the most irresistible romances of the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"product-detail-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-title\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"header__primarytitle\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eBaby Boy\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this funny and fearlessly honest character study, John Singleton illuminates the pressures that Black men face as they make their way through early adulthood. Jody (Tyrese Gibson, in his feature-film debut) is a young native of South Central Los Angeles struggling to find direction in his life. At the same time, he tries to reconcile his volatile relationships with his loving but conflicted girlfriend (a revelatory Taraji P. Henson), who bears much of the burden of raising their son, and his strong-willed mother (AJ Johnson), whose imposing ex-con beau (Ving Rhames) is a thorn in Jody’s side. Confronting complicated questions about sex, violence, and parent-child dynamics, the final installment in Singleton’s Hood Trilogy showcases the deep humanism of a celebrated filmmaker working at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45480732295212,"sku":"715515332712","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/john-singletons-hood-trilogy-4k-uhd-1307-new-4k-uhd-715515332613-5427940.jpg?v=1772341995","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/john-singleton-s-hood-trilogy","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}