John Ridley
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2023 Oscars predictions: Brendan Fraser, Viola Davis, Avatar, and more contenders to watch
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Five Days at Memorial review: A brutal but necessary retelling of an American disgrace
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Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo are time-crossed lovers in mindbending Needle in a Timestack
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Gone With the Wind, Breakfast at Tiffany's among TCM's nearly 2 dozen 'problematic' films
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It took Regina King a decade to get a movie about Shirley Chisholm greenlit
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New Perspective: John Ridley dives into The Other History of the DC Universe
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John Ridley plans for diverse Batman to lead new comics series
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HBO Max to re-release Gone With The Wind with new introduction
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See Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix in first 'All is By My Side' clip
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SXSW: A Jimi Hendrix movie without Jimi Hendrix music?
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American Crime finale recap: 'Season Three: Episode Eight'
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American Crime recap: 'Season Three: Episode Seven'
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L.A. riots: A guide to the TV documentaries marking 25 years
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American Crime recap: 'Season Three: Episode Six'
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Idris Elba teases Showtime's '70s-set Guerrilla in exclusive clip
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American Crime premiere recap: 'Season Three: Episode One'
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American Crime season 3 has the power to make you reconsider your worldview: EW review
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John Ridley to write The American Way sequel
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American Crime season 3: Lili Taylor returning to ABC drama
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Freida Pinto joins Idris Elba in John Ridley's Guerrilla miniseries
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Idris Elba to star in black activism miniseries Guerrilla on Showtime
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American Crime finale previewed by creator John Ridley
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American Crime creator John Ridley to write, direct movie on 1992 LA riots
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Marvel teaming with John Ridley for mysterious superhero project
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'12 Years a Slave' screenwriter John Ridley talks supposed beef with Steve McQueen
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Toronto 2013: Andre Benjamin plays Jimi Hendrix in a very novel biopic