History, horror, music, and richly textured filmmaking combine in Ryan [...]

Ryan Coogler, who directed “Fruitvale Station” (REVIEW) and Michael B. [...]

A film that created news on the festival circuit this year is Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station," due out this Friday. It is based on true events that occurred in the eponymous metro station in Oakland, Calif., namely, a violent tussle that led to an innocent man dying at the hands of the police. The events were captured via mobile phone camera by an eyewitness, the footage of which is shown at the start of the film. "Fruitvale