{"product_id":"the-life-of-singleton-thomas-golianopoulos-9781368095945","title":"The Life of Singleton: From Boyz N the Hood to Snowfall","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Life of Singleton examines a life, gone much too soon, who made history in film in dozens of lauded projects.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs of this year, nearly one hundred years since the start of The Oscars, only six Black filmmakers have been nominated for Best Director. The first and the youngest was John Singleton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Singleton became a living legend at just 24 years old when he earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Boyz N the Hood, the sleeper hit of the summer of 1991 and one of the decade's most important films. Though he wasn't victorious on Oscar night, it didn't detract from his achievements. Over the next three decades, he'd amass a Hall of Fame career featuring more classic films (Rosewood, Baby Boy), four number one hits (Poetic Justice, Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Four Brothers) and one of the top rated series on cable television (Snowfall). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Life of Singleton: From Boyz N the Hood to Snowfall, Thomas Golianopoulos reports on John Daniel Singleton, from his time as a driven film student at USC to his last days on the Costa Rica set of Snowfall. Singleton was an American original, a Hollywood maverick, and a South Central icon -- no one repped LA harder than him. He created indelible moments on the screen and inspired and mentored a generation of filmmakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing nearly 400 original interviews and sharp analysis, The Life of Singleton will take readers behind the scenes of the filmmaker's work and unwrap the complex man behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Golianopoulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1368095941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368095945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andscape Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Thomas Golianopoulos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46571197038847,"sku":"9781368095945","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cc86a76-219c-4056-949c-8cb0f89642c2.jpg?v=1738807525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-singleton-thomas-golianopoulos-9781368095945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}