Grant was unarmed and lying face down when he was shot by a Transit officer at the BART's (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Fruitvale Station shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan 1, 2009. He was heading back with ...

The award-winning writer and director of the movie "Fruitvale Station" graduated from Sacramento State -- and tonight, he made a local appearance for a special event."It's a very special screening for ...

When you go to see Fruitvale Station, bring a hanky. The Forest Whitaker—produced film, based on the true story of Oscar Grant, a young man from the Bay Area who was fatally shot by transit police on ...

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Fruitvale Station may be writer/director Ryan Coogler’s first feature film, but already he has mastered the gentle art of heartstring tugging. The movie begins with grainy, shaky, real cell phone ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Producer Forest Whitaker and star Octavia Spencer hit the carpet for Ryan Coogler's acclaimed drama. By Benjamin Lindsay From left: Director Ryan Coogler and castmembers Octavia Spencer, Michael B.

In his untimely death, Oscar Grant III became a lightning rod for outrage. In "Fruitvale Station," the 22-year-old fatally shot by a BART police officer on New Year's Day 2009 emerges as a ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — 13 years have passed since Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a former BART police officer at Oakland’s Fruitvale station and on New Year’s Day 2009. Oscar Grant’s family ...

Last week, Fruitvale Station, an award-winning film at Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals produced by Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker, opened in theaters in Washington, D.C., a week ahead of its ...

Can a movie heal a nation? That's the question raised by "Fruitvale Station," a modest but astonishingly accomplished urban drama that arrives in Washington area theaters Friday as an eerie example of ...

Northern California prosecutors are reopening the investigation into the 2009 death of Oscar Grant at the hands of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officers, according to a Monday statement from Alameda ...