For more than three years, Craig Brewer, the writer and director of “Hustle & Flow,” couldn’t get his film financed because, unlike the majority of his cast, he’s white. “There were a couple of places ...

In the never-ending quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings, here's what I'll be watching (or at least recording) this week: Taraji Henson, left, Paula Jai Parker, Terrence Howard ...

"Hustle & Flow" is a feel-good story about a man finding his artistic voice and fulfilling his dream in the rough world of pimps, hos and druggies in Memphis. With the new Paramount regime having paid ...

Terrence Howard might have earned critical success with Hustle & Flow, but he alleges that he didn’t make much money. While talking about his latest movie, Showdown at the Grand, Howard told WREG ...

Hustle & 'Bow: Terrence Howard takes aim with a crossbow in "Showdown at the Grand." Terrence Howard, the Oscar-nominated star of the made-in-Memphis "Hustle & Flow," returns to the Bluff City this ...

You might not know the name Terrence Howard going into the theater. But you won't forget it after seeing him in "Hustle & Flow." A longtime supporting actor, and a very good one, Howard steps into his ...

A director with an ego like John Singleton should be able to back up his hype with consistently good output. Alas, that hasn’t been the case; the man’s last enjoyable film was the 2000 Shaft remake.

On this date in 2005, T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records dropped the soundtrack to the pimp juice-infused flick Hustle & Flow. The featured song, “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp,” which was produced by Three ...

The Memphis-based film became a box office hit, earning $22 million in the United States and Canada. Hustle & Flow garnered an Academy Award for Three Six Mafia. But the film’s Oscar nominated star, ...

On this date in 2005, T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records dropped the soundtrack to the pimp juice-infused flick Hustle & Flow. The featured song, “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp,” which was produced by Three ...