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Connecting John Singleton and Jeff Bridges
John Singleton
He cited the original ''Star Wars'' film as one of his strongest influences and the work of Steven Spielberg as a source of inspiration.
Steven Spielberg
American film director and screenwriter
Spielberg stated his attraction to the project: "When I read the first draft of the script, this wasn't something that could wait three years or two years—this was a story I felt we needed to tell today." The film received a wide release on January 12, 2018. '' The Post'' gained positive reception; the critic from the ''Associated Press'' thought "Spielberg infuses every scene with tension and life and the grandeur of the ordinary that he’s always been so good at conveying." In 2017, Spielberg and other filmmakers were featured in the Netflix documentary series '' Five Came Back'', which discussed the contributions of directors Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, George Stevens and William Wyler, about their war-related works.
John Huston
It starred Stacy Keach, a young Jeff Bridges, and Susan Tyrrell; she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
John Singleton
It's young, Black culture-that's what I deal with in my films. "</blockquote> The film '' Rosewood'' (1997), Singleton's historical drama about racial violence, was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. Both this film and '' Baby Boy'' (2001) received predominantly positive reviews.{{fact|date=May 2022}} Additionally, his adaptation of ''Shaft'' (2000), starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role, was successful critically and commercially.
Samuel L. Jackson
American actor
He next starred opposite actress Julianne Moore in the box office bomb '' Freedomland'', where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child while quelling a citywide race riot.
Julianne Moore
Moore played Maude Lebowski in '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998). She is pictured here, alongside Jeff Bridges with whom she co-starred in the film, at the 2011 Lebowski Fest.
Her role was Maude Lebowski, a feminist artist and daughter of the eponymous character who becomes involved with "The Dude" (Jeff Bridges, the film's star).
John Singleton
John Singleton's film debut '' Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), an inner city dramatization of his upbringing in South Central LA with characters loosely based on people in his life, including childhood best friends' Roman J. Artiste, aka "little Jimmy" (the real Ricky) and Michael Winters (the real Doughboy), starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Ice Cube, and Laurence Fishburne, was both a critical and commercial success. It debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger had only three months to prepare for the competition, after losing significant weight to appear in the film '' Stay Hungry'' with Jeff Bridges.
John Singleton
His directing ability led to the VFX-driven "Remember the Time" music video for Michael Jackson, which featured Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson. His next films were ''Poetic Justice'' (1993) and '' Higher Learning'' (1995), which were similarly socially conscious and received mixed to positive reviews.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Of his work with some of the 1990s' most visible rappers, Singleton states, <blockquote>"I come from the same place as rappers.
Michael Jackson
Close associates of Jackson, such as Corey Feldman, Aaron Carter, Brett Barnes, and Macaulay Culkin, said that Jackson had not molested them.
Macaulay Culkin
He played the role of Billy Livingstone in the romantic comedy film '' See You in the Morning'' (1989), starring Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett and Drew Barrymore.
