by Aisha Harris | Criterion.com Laying bare the typecasting of Black actors in the 1980s, Robert Townsend’s crackling directorial debut, Hollywood Shuffle (1987), is a satire that has lost none of its bite. The film’s protagonist, Bobby Taylor (Townsend), a young...
https://youtu.be/9D5Dhk0LJBQ Director: Simon Frederick Writer(s): Simon Frederick Starring: Simon Frederick, Nelson George, Lil Rel Howery, Kasi Lemmons, David Oyelowo, Jesse Williams, Debbie Allen, John Boyega, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Ruth E. Carter, Ashley Clark,...
https://youtu.be/OHjfecG2R_4 Director: Robert Townsend Writer(s): Robert Townsend Starring: Hawthorne James, Leon, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, Michael Wright Synopsis: The behind the scene look at the casting calls; selection of cast members, story board ideas...
https://youtu.be/boHVK_pkEWQ Director: Robert Townsend Writer(s): Cheryl L. West Starring: Michael Clarke Duncan, Loretta Devine, Vivica A. Fox, Jonathan ‘Lil J’ McDaniel, Ali Liebert, Yasmine Abriel, Joshua Adams, Maylah Chanel, B.J. Clinkscales, Michael Coley, Percy...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJmJ4r4bxs Director: Robert Townsend Writer(s): Troy Byer Starring: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie Desselle Reid, Troy Byer, Luigi Amodeo, Jonathan Fried, Pierre Edwards, Anthony Johnson, Bernie Mac, Darrel Heath,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_d-GKfhJY Director: Robert Townsend Writer(s): Robert Townsend Starring: Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Roy Fegan, Cynthia Belgrave, Marilyn Coleman, Don Cheadle, Bobby McGee, Bill...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsakqSLf1hY Director: Walter C. Miller Writer(s): Louie Anderson, Jim Carrey, Buz Kohan, Pauly Shore, Robert Townsend, Bruce Vilanch, Keenen Ivory Wayans Starring: Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Jason Alexander, Louie...
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