John Ridley

A prodigious writer, infrequent movie director, and commentator for National Public Radio, John Ridley has made his mark penning novels, TV shows, screenplays, and Internet series ranging from the neo...
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  • News, Oct. 29: Jude Law Divorces, Reese Witherspoon Gives Birth, P. Diddy Caught in Sweatshop Scandal, More…
    By: Kit Bowen October 29, 2003 12:41pm EST
    News, Oct. 29: Jude Law Divorces, Reese Witherspoon Gives Birth, P. Diddy Caught in Sweatshop Scandal
  • Matchstick Men Review
    By: Kit Bowen September 12, 2003 11:29am EST
    With an excellent cast and expert direction, Matchstick Men just may con you into having a rollicking good time. The bonus is you won't mind being "taken" at all.
  • News, Aug. 20: Johnny Depp To Manage Crew of Oompa Loompas, Production Resumes on "Raymond," Plastic Surgeons Snippy About "Nip/Tuck," More...
    By: Guylaine Cadorette August 20, 2003 11:10am EST
    Johnny Depp has been offered the role of Willy Wonka in director Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a Warner Bros. remake of Mel Stuart's 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Also: Everybody Loves Raymond Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Brad Garrett Nip/Tuck Queer Eye For the Straight Guy Good Morning, Miami Harison Ford Deauville Film Festival Eric Estrada White Tiger Films Four Corners of the Mafia David Blaine Chris Robinson Jelly Beans
  • 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced
    By: Scott Huver July 18, 2002 10:22am EST
    Emmy nominations for 2001-2002 Eric McCormack Jennifer Aniston Bernie Mac Martin Sheen Matt LeBlanc Jennifer Garner Allison Janney Laura Innes Keifer Sutherland Sarah Jessica Parker
  • News Roundup: June 7
    By: Kit Bowen June 07, 2002 11:38am EST
    News Roundup for June 7: R. Kelly posts bail after being arrested on child pornography charges. Other celebrities and movies mentioned Sir Paul McCartney Don Johnson Angela Bassett Bob Dylan Jessica Lange Luke Wilson Penelope Cruz Jeff Bridges Nicolas Cage Sam Rockwell Michael Jackson
  • Undercover Brother Review
    By: Guylaine Cadorette May 31, 2002 6:57am EST
    Undercover Brother is a hilarious spoof of '70s blaxploitation movies, an Austin Powers meets James Bond, with a talented cast that makes already funny material even better. Although there are a couple of drug references, the film is surprisingly clean in dialogue and thoroughly enjoyable.
  • News Roundup: May 23
    By: Guylaine Cadorette May 23, 2002 12:11pm EST
    Hollywood producer Steve Bing sued a UK newspaper for $10 million in January for printing his phone number and urging readers to call him, but Britain's press watchdog ruled Thursday that the tabloid did not violate his privacy by doing so. Steve Bing James Franco The Great Raid Ridley Scott Bruce C McKenna USA Network Murder in Greenwich: Who killed Martha Moxley NBC Jeff Zucker Scott Sassa Minority Report ABC HBO 24 Beyonce Knowles Britney Spear Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack Celin
  • News Roundup: April 24
    By: Guylaine Cadorette April 24, 2002 10:55am EST
    Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is set to marry her film producer boyfriend Matthew Vaughn in England on May 25 Claudia SchifferMatthew Vaughn Madonna Elton John Ethan Hawke Hellboy Guillermo del ToroSimon Wincer The Young Black Stallion Harrison Ford Nicolas Cage Matchstick Men Robert Blake CNN Ultimate Fighting Championship Ultimate Dodgeball Zoo Prod. The Shield FX Dream Street Bono Morgan Freeman AfroFest
  • News Roundup: April 9
    By: Guylaine Cadorette April 09, 2002 12:34pm EST
    ABC and Ted Koppel sealed a deal that will ensure the future of the late-night news program Nightline for at least two more years in its 11:35 p.m. time slot ABC Ted Koppel Nightline Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham David Beckham Stella McCartney Mike Tyson Fat Albert Bill Cosby Forest Whitaker Russell Crowe Ridley Scott Tripoli Robert Franke Razors Rio de Janeiro The Simpsons 24 NBC Today book club Outkast Susan-Lori Parks Topdog/Underdog John Agar Shirley Temple Maria Felix
  • By the Numbers: March 8
    By: Robert Sims March 12, 2002 7:11am EST
    The box office preview of the weekend beginning March 8 The Time Machine Guy Pearce Simon Wells Gore Verbinski All About the Benjamins Ice Cube Mike Epps We Were Soliders Mel Gibson Randall Wallace 40 Days and 40 Nights Josh Hartnett Kevin Costner Dragonfly Aailyah Queen of the Damned Denzel Washington John Q Bruce Willis Hart's War Britney Spears Crossroads Return to Never Land Super Troopers Arnold Schwarzenegger Collateral Damage Big Fat Liar Mandy Moore A Walk to Remember The Lord o