John Singleton Collection (Full Frame, Widescreen)

DVD, COLUMBIA TRI STAR

"Higher Learning" - Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps and Michael Rapaport star as first-term freshmen who get a crash course in diversity, identity and sexuality in writer/director John Singleton's bold look at contemporary college life. Also starring Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Jennifer Connelly and Tyra Banks. "Poetic Justice" - Superstar Janet Jackson makes her stunning film debut in director John Singleton's ("Boyz N The Hood") street-smart love story, "Poetic Justice". A mismatched pair pushed together on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland, Justice (Jackson) and Lucky (Tupac Shakur) have only one thing in common: they can't stand each other. But as their friends Lesha and Chicago (Regina King and Joe Torry) fight and make up in the back of the van, Justice and Lucky find themselves reluctantly drawn together. After a surprising detour toward romance, the two travelers are confronted once again by the shocking violence they thought they'd left behind. Featuring the music of Naughty by Nature and Tony! Toni! Tone! and the poetry of Maya Angelou, "Poetic Justice" is every bit as intense, original and unforgettable as "Boyz N The Hood". "Boyz In The Hood" - "Boyz N The Hood" is the critically acclaimed story of three friends growing up in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood, and of street life where friendship, pain, danger and love combine to form reality. "The Hood" is a place where drive-by shootings and unemployment are rampant. But it is also a place where harmony coexists with adversity, especially for three young men growing up there: Doughboy (Ice Cube), an unambitious drug dealer; his brother Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a college-bound teenage father; and Ricky's best friend Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who aspires to a brighter future beyond "The Hood." In a world where a trip to the store can end in death, the friends have diverse reactions to their bleak surroundings. Tre's resolve is strengthened by a strong father (Larry Fishburne) who keeps him on the right track. But the lessons Tre learns are put to the ultimate test when tragedy strikes close to home, and violence seems like the only recourse. Higher Learning:, Commentary by director John Singleton, Theatrical Trailers, Biographies and filmographies, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections, , Poetic Justice:, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections, Theatrical Trailers, Commentary by director John Singleton, Biographies and filmographies, , Boyz N The Hood:, Theatrical Trailers, Scene Selections. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Korean.