Todd Phillips' "Joker" movie starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck is horrifying, it's artful — and it's hardly alone in its cinematic zest for violence.

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The 1991 film earned him two Oscar nods and a spot in history as the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for best director. Singleton died in Los Angeles after a stroke.

Director John Singleton has died after being taken off life support, his spokesperson Shannon Barr told USA TODAY Monday.

Screenwriter and director John Singleton’s ‘Boyz n the Hood’ led to an Academy Award for Best Director, making him the first African-American ever nominated.

His first film, which he began shooting when he was in his early 20s, earned an Oscar nomination for best director — the first for an African-American.

Singleton was the first black filmmaker to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar in 1991 — he was only 24 at the time

John Singleton, a versatile director who made a splash with "Boyz n the Hood" and went on to a variety of projects — including "2 Fast 2 Furious" — has died after suffering a stroke. He was 51.

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are proud new parents.

Joe Jonas debuted his new hot pink hair recently—and it's all in the name of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which kicked off on Oct. 1.