It’s kind of strange seeing a movie for the first time, yet you know the ultimate ending. The ultimate end of “Fruitvale Station,” a cinematic account of the last day of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old ...
In the early hours of New Year’s Day 2009, an unarmed, unassuming 22-year-old black man was shot dead by a white police officer on the platform of a train station in Oakland, Calif., setting off a ...
Fruitvale Station (2013) Film Review, a movie directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Ahna O’Reilly, Melonie Diaz, Ariana Neal, ...
Just when black America is up in arms over the George Zimmerman verdict, along comes first time Director Ryan Coogler’s FRUITVALE STATION to fan the flames. It’s about an unarmed young black man shot ...
Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...
Oscar Grant was only 22 years old when he died after being shot in the back by an Oakland transit policeman in the early hours of New Year's Day 2009. The public outcry that followed was inflamed ...
Timing often plays a major role in determining whether a topical film finds a substantial audience. In the case of Fruitvale Station, the true story of Oscar Grant - who was shot and killed by a ...