John Singleton flashed an ear-to-ear grin. "I feel vindicated," he told me. "I also feel rich. This is my definition of a good time." The scene was the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. We were having a drink to celebrate Singleton's latest coup. He had carefully organized a bidding war among distributors for his latest…

John Singleton, who died Monday at age 51, left a legacy that included one of the 1990s’ most influential movies in Boyz N the Hood, his debut feature that earned him a pair of Oscar nominations. The movie, which he made at age 24, not only broke ground in the culture of films but also for African Americans…

John Singleton, the groundbreaking film director, screenwriter and producer, died Monday in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on April 17. He was 51. A family spokesperson said Singleton passed away peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, surrounded by his family and friends. “We want to thank the amazing…