Straight Outta Compton

Biopic based on Welcome to Death Row documentary and book being shopped

Posted 11 years ago

According to THR, talent agency APA is out shopping WELCOME TO DEATH ROW, a biopic based on the documentary and book of the same name by STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON co-executive producer S. Leigh Savidge. The film would essentially be a...

Cool Videos: Recut Straight Outta Compton trailer, Ben Folds style

Posted 11 years ago

I’m having a love affair with this recut STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON trailer. Why, you ask? Because I’m a huge Ben Folds fan, and instead of an N.W.A. song playing over the trailer, it is set to his cover of Dr....

Weekend Box Office Report: August 28-30, 2015

Posted 11 years ago

Straight Outta Compton still a crazy moneymaker! For the third weekend, the biopic of hip-hop group N.W.A. ruled the box office as STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON was on top again with an estimated $13.2 million! With a domestic total of $134.1 million, the...

JoBlo.com’s Top 10 Films of Summer 2015!

Posted 11 years ago

Well, we’ve got another summer in the books, which was full of ups, downs, crashes, burns, and a few surprises. While many of us thought that AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON would be the clear winner in terms of box office...

Movie Jail: Updates on Ice Cube, Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn!

Posted 11 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

Weekend Box Office Report: August 21-23, 2015

Posted 11 years ago

Straight Outta Compton still tops the chart! For a second weekend, the story of rap group N.W.A. held the top spot as STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON was at #1 with an estimated $26.7 million! The biopic about the seminal hip-hop act fronted by...

Ice Cube and his son may team up for a thriller set during the L.A. riots

Posted 11 years ago

Update: According to Deadline, a representative for the pair said that “Ice Cube and O’Shea Jackson Jr. have no plans to commit to this project at this time. Any speculations or rumors that suggest that they are confirmed are simply untrue."...

Weekend Box Office Report: August 14-16, 2015

Posted 11 years ago

Straight Outta Compton is #1 with attitude! The story of groundbreaking hip-hop group N.W.A. stormed the box office this weekend, putting STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON on top with an estimated $56 million opening! The R-rated gaze into the rise and fall of...

Top 10 Music Biopics of All Time

Posted 11 years ago

Today marks the release of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, the long in development biopic about the rise of seminal rap group N.W.A.. In the annals of film history, the true stories of musicians and their rise and fall has been fodder...

Exclusive 1:1 Interview: Straight Outta Compton Director F. Gary Gray!

Posted 11 years ago

Creating a cinematic retelling of N.W.A. could have been an impossible task. To truly bring the music to life, as well as the legendary behind-the-scenes battles, it must have been an incredible challenge. Thankfully, filmmaker F. Gary Gray stepped in....

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