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Robert Townsend on How ‘Hollywood Shuffle’ Paved the Way for Modern Black Satire
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCriterionYou can tell that a film has reached legendary status when the behind-the-scenes story is...
He put $40,000 on credit cards to make his first film. Now 'Hollywood Shuffle' is a classic
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRobert Townsend has never stopped moving. For a recent Zoom interview, he is on his phone from his...
'There were no filmmakers of color': How Robert Townsend changed the game with self-financed 1987...
Yahoo Movies via AOL· 1 year agoRobert Townsend in 'Hollywood Shuffle' (Everett Collection/MGM) How scarce were opportunities for...
‘American Fiction’ Filmmaker Cord Jefferson Talks to Robert Townsend, Who Went There First With...
GQ via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPhotographs: Getty Images, Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte This story was featured in The...
Stream These Classic Black Movies While Hollywood is On Strike
The Root via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAs Hollywood strikes put productions on pause, now’s your chance to go back and watch some of those...
David McKnight, Actor in ‘J.D.’s Revenge’ and Robert Townsend Films, Dies at 87
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDavid McKnight, who portrayed the title character in the cult blaxploitation horror classic J.D.’s...
His Role as an Extra on ‘The Warriors’ Got Robert Townsend Thinking Like a Director
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter years of paying the bills with commercial gigs and extra work, by the mid ’80s, Robert...
Where Our Favorite Childhood Actors Ended Up
MediaFeed via AOL· 2 months agoIMDb/ Wikipedia From child stars to teachers and lawyers Hollywood, from what it seems, is a challenging place for adult actors, let alone children. The...
Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs Hit Domestic Cable Group; TCM Sees Leadership Shuffle
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWarner Bros. Discovery has begun implementing layoffs in its domestic cable group, cuts that will...
True Crime Podcast ‘Variety Confidential’ Tells the Shocking Story of a Hollywood Studio Kingpin
Variety via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDarryl F. Zanuck was a legendary figure in Hollywood known for leading a major studio, producing top...