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Reviews is "boyz n the hood" directed by john singleton. >> i really wanted to make a film that voiced what i had seen growing up as a black man in los angeles. los angeles police department, i mean, they were kind of occupying force. it really became a war zone. >> i didnt do nothing. >> you think you tough, huh. >> four los angeles police officers who appeared in that videotape of the rodney king beating went on trial today. >> defense attorneys claiming they couldnt get a fair trial in los an...

Opening day crowds paid out to see "malcolm x." >> its hard to miss the phenomenon called spike lee. spike lee is a black man who has reached the top of white culture. hes done it his way. >> "malcolm xs" really impressive achievement in terms of not being one of these small, independent, emergent new voices connected to hip-hop, but instead a big-budget 3 hour 20 minute epic about a very important african-american figure. >> i asked if he was worried the movie would not appeal to a broad audien...

Turned around to say see where king is threatening the police officers. and its not about race, its about king resisting. >> you didnt see him to have a weapon, did you? >> yes, i did see him to have a weapon. >> what kind of a weapon did mr. king have? >> it was his body. >> were ready. were well prepared to take care of any eventuality no matter what it might be. >> all right, the clerk will read the verdicts. >> we the jury find the defendant stacy c. koon not guilty of the crime of assault -...

But the minute black artists start thinking about crossover, they start diluting the work, watering it down and the work suffers. >> when we look at the john singletons and the spikes, all the way across the board, this became the era where we took charge of our own culture, our own cultural icons and telling our own stories expressed either in music or in theater or in cinema. >> in los angeles, one woman is stirring memories and trying to bring about an understanding of the events that tore th...

Trend. the whole new wave of black films with black stars by black directors. right now in new york a new black film is being premiered just about every week. among those drawing impressive reviews is "boyz in the hood" directed by 23-year-old john singleton. >> i really wanted to make a film that voiced what i had seen growing up as a black man in los angeles. los angeles police department, i mean, they were kind of an occupying force. it really became a war zone. >> i didnt do nothing. >> you ...

Directed by john singleton. >> i really wanted to make a film that voiced what i had seen growing up as a black man in los angeles. los angeles police department, i mean, they were kind of occupying force. it really became a war zone. >> i didnt do nothing. >> you think you tough, huh. >> four los angeles police officers who appeared in that videotape of the rodney king beating went on trial today. >> defense attorneys claiming they couldnt get a fair trial in los angeles got the case moved to m...

>> yes, i did see him to have a weapon. >> what kind of a weapon did mr. king have? >> it was his body. >> were ready. were well prepared to take care of any eventuality no matter what it might be. >> all right, the clerk will read the verdicts. >> we the jury find the defendant stacy c.coon not guilty of the crime of assault -- >> this is a stunning verdict. i dont think many people were expecting this, certainly not reports. >> it struck us all with great disgust because we thought that by tho...

Thats great box office for a wednesday, and thats what opening day crowds paid out to see malcolm x. >> its hard to miss the phenomenon called spike lee. spike lee is a black man who has reached the top of white culture. hes done it his way. >> malcolm xs really impressive achievement in terms of not being one of these small, independent, emergent new voices connected to hip-hop, but instead a big budget three hour 20 minute epic about a very important african-american figure. >> i asked if he w...

>> $2.4 million. thats great box office for a wednesday, and thats what opening day crowds paid out to see malcolm x. >> its hard to miss the phenomenon called spike lee. spike lee is a black man who has reached the top of white culture. hes done it his way. >> malcolm xs really impressive achievement in terms of not being one of these small, independent, emergent new voices connected to hip-hop, but instead a big budget three hour 20 minute epic about a very important african-american figure. >...

Among those drawing impressive reviews is "boyz n the hood" directed by john singleton. >> i really wanted to make a film that voiced what i had seen growing up as a black man in los angeles. los angeles police department, i mean, they were kind of occupying force. it really became a war zone. >> i didnt do nothing. >> you think you tough, huh. >> four los angeles police officers who appeared in that videotape of the rodney king beating went on trial today. >> defense attorneys claiming they cou...