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'There were no filmmakers of color': How Robert Townsend changed the game with self-financed 1987...
Yahoo Movies· 1 year agoRobert Townsend in 'Hollywood Shuffle' (Everett Collection/MGM) How scarce were opportunities for...
Did Robert Townsend Just Tease A Major Plotline From ‘The Best Man’ Series?
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe premiere of The Best Man: The Final Chapters is just around the corner. As fans of the original...
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...
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...
‘American Fiction’ Filmmaker Cord Jefferson Talks to Robert Townsend, Who Went There First With...
GQ via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPhotographs: Getty Images, Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte This story was featured in The...
“The Best Gift Ever”: Ayo Edebiri and Robert Townsend on Playing Father and Daughter in ‘The Bear’
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 10 months ago[This story contains mild spoilers to The Bear season two.] For as long as Ayo Edebiri can remember,...
‘The Bear’ Star Ayo Edebiri On Robert Townsend Playing Her Father In Season 2: ‘I Owe Him A Debt’
Shadow and Act via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRobert Townsend and Ayo Edebiri are excited to have played father and daughter in season 2 of The...
Robert Townsend reveals Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion want to remake 'B.A.P.S.'
Revolt via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCardi B, Meagan Thee Stallion If B.A.P.S. ever gets the remake treatment or a sequel, Megan Thee...
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...
An ode to ‘Meteor Man,’ one of my favorite superhero movies of all time, which is now 30 years old
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoOPINION:The 1993 superhero film written, directed and starring Robert Townsend has a ton of heart...