Best extra: A high-def featurette that tries to understand the death of Oscar Grant, among other things “FRUITVALE STATION” IS the classic tale of true life tragedy inspiring remorse, and, possibly, ...
OAKLAND — Oakland is calling on BART to name an unnamed street at the Fruitvale Station after Oscar Grant 10 years after he was shot to death there by a BART police officer. The City Council voted ...
Coogler’s first feature film, Fruitvale was shot in two weeks with a budget of less than $1 million. Due to the restricted budget, Coogler and his crew couldn’t afford to shut down streets, so a lot ...
(CBS NEWS) - A new movie based on a true story takes a look at a controversial shooting four years ago that still has echoes today. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" has the story behind the film: Every day ...
New Year’s Day, Tuesday, marked the 10-year anniversary of Oscar Grant’s shooting death at the hands of a BART police officer at Fruitvale Station in Oakland, California. But Grant is long from ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- An investigation is underway after a man was shot multiple times on a BART train near the Fruitvale station Friday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to the ...
The Oscar winner, who worked with the two on "Fruitvale Station," their first film together, praises them for their ...
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 ...
Reporting from Park City, Utah — Editor’s Note: In 2013, “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler debuted at the Sundance Film Festival with his Forest Whitaker-produced film, “Fruitvale Station.” Five ...
It had all the right buzz. All the right cred. Even as recently as late fall, East Bay director Ryan Coogler’s insightful feature-length debut about the life of Oscar Grant III, who was killed by a ...
WASHINGTON – Regardless of your take on the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin verdict, the most troubling thing, aside from the loss of life, was the predictably divisive reaction. Surely it would break ...
The University of Utah released a study last week picking apart parking needs near five major transit destinations, including the Fruitvale BART station, a place in dire need of more parking. Although ...