Mos Def

Date of Birth

1973-12-11

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, Monster’s Ball, 16 Blocks, Be Kind Rewind, The Hard Way

Most Popular Stories

Halle Berry admits she went through “Oscar curse” after Monster’s Ball win

Posted 6 years ago

Winning an Academy Award is a career highlight for most actors and actresses but sometimes there can be a bit of a stigma attached to it. After you win, all eyes are on what you're going to do next or...

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy TV series adaptation in the works at Hulu

Posted 7 years ago

Alright everyone, don't panic! Word has traveled across the cosmos that Hulu is developing a TV series adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Go ahead, I'll give you a moment to grab a blanket before we discuss...

The F*cking Black Sheep: 16 Blocks (2006)

Posted 8 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

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The Italian Job will be racing onto TV screens near you

Posted 10 years ago

I think the Golden Age of Television is a term that will soon not be applied to the current state of TV. What seemed like a bastion for original, unique content is quickly going down a route many say movies...

Review: Life of Crime

Posted 12 years ago

This review originally ran as part of JoBlo.com’s TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: Two small-time crooks, Ordell Robbie (Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def) and Louis Gara (John Hawkes) come up with what they think is the perfect scheme. They kidnap Mickey...

Review: Begin Again

Posted 12 years ago

This review originally ran as part of JoBlo.com's TIFF 2013 coverage under it's original title CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE. PLOT: A down-on-his-luck music exec (Mark Ruffalo) discovers a beautiful songwriter (Keira Knightley) who's nursing a broken heart. They...

New trailer for Begin Again with Keira Knightley showcases the music

Posted 12 years ago

A few months back we received the first trailer for the flick, Begin Again. It showcased Mark Ruffalo‘s character, a failed music producer, running into Keira Knightley‘s Greta, a gifted musician. That same whimsical nature prevalent in the film’s first...

Tim Robbins, Jennifer Aniston and Isla Fisher in Life of Crime trailer

Posted 12 years ago

Elmore Leonard is widely known for writing great crime stories that have paved the way for some solid cinema (OUT OF SIGHT, GET SHORTY, JACKIE BROWN). If you fear it's been too long since you've gotten your Leonard fix, you...

Trailer for music drama Begin Again with Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley

Posted 12 years ago

Formerly titled CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE? the new music drama BEGIN AGAIN, starring Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley has got a pleasant, uplifting vibe to it based on its new trailer. That seems to match the feeling we...

Will Forte and Tim Robbins swap places with Dennis Quaid and Ty Burrell for the kind of prequel to Jackie Brown, The Switch

Posted 13 years ago

The “sort of” prequel to JACKIE BROWN, THE SWITCH from director Dan Schechter is coming along quite nicely in terms of cast. Right now, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey (also known as Mos Def), Jennifer Aniston and Isla Fisher are all...

Isla Fisher will star in the Jackie Brown prequel The Switch alongside John Hawkes and Jennifer Aniston

Posted 14 years ago

Looks like we will be getting more to the story of Ordell and Louis (Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro) from JACKIE BROWN. The Elmore Leonard characters also appeared in the novel THE SWITCH, which is now being made...