Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind movies like 1991's New Jack City, has died. He was 66. The Maryland Chief Examiner's Office confirmed Cooper's death to PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 23,...

3 days ago · Released in 1991, New Jack City was a groundbreaking film. It combined gritty realism with a compelling narrative about drug lords, addiction, and redemption. Starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Chris Rock, the film brought Harlem’s crack epidemic to the forefront of popular culture. How Barry Michael Cooper Defined the ‘90s Harlem Trilogy

Jan 29, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, who was one of the first journalists to explore the crack epidemic of the 1980s before turning to Hollywood, where he made his mark with screenplays for gritty films like...

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who co-wrote the blaxploitation ’90s classic “ New Jack City ” and finished his “Harlem trilogy” writing “Sugar Hill” and “ Above the Rim,” died in...

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper’s legacy . Before Cooper wrote influential early ‘90s films like “New Jack City,” he was a hard-hitting journalist who probed aspects of city life many mainstream ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter turned screenwriter known for the films “New Jack City,” “Above the Rim” and “Sugar Hill,” has died.

Jan 28, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, who was one of the first journalists to explore the crack epidemic of the 1980s before turning to Hollywood, where he made his mark with screenplays for gritty films like “New Jack City,” died on Jan. 21 in Baltimore.

Jan 22, 2025 · Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New Jack Swing, has died. He ...