Robert Townsend takes the stage at the 2016 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion to announce the world premiere of The Five Hearbeats screening to a select group of participants in Orlando. “Today I am screening the documentary. People always ask how I made and cast the movie, so we’re going to have the world […]
Playin’ For Love will be released on DVD tomorrow and the star-studded film features Salli Richardson Whitfield, Jenifer Lewis and Robert Townsend. Movie veteran Robert…
Before the world knew Harry Lennix as Assistant FBI Director Harold Cooper on NBC’s crime thriller, Blacklist, many of us knew the talented actor…
Veteran Actor and Director Robert Townsend talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his new film Playing For Love premiering on Up TV…
I bet if you close your eyes and listen, you’d think this was Beyonce talking but it’s not! It’s Robert Townsend‘s daughter Skye Townsend. She’s…
For Robert Townsend, working with Bill Cosby was a chance to get paid and learn at the same time. Townsend directed Far From Finished, Cosby’s first…
Director Robert Townsend is well-known for his comedy films like “Hollywood Shuffle” and “Meteor Man” as well as for the beloved film “The Five Heartbeats,”…
The NFL is making a concerted effort to help its players transition into the film industry, along with John Singleton, Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans. The NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp will take place April 2nd-5th in Los Angeles, and 20 past and present players will be involved in the project. Click here to […]
Aspiring screenwriter, Suntrana T. Allen attended the American Black Film Festival’s (ABFF) Master Class: Robert Townsend’s “The Ultimate Pitch”. She was delighted to be selected to pitch her story idea entitled “That’s My Child”. ABFF: Black Cinema’s Annual Retreat Returns To Miami Check out this video clip of “What’s Up With Downes?” Hosted by Robin […]
The 2011 BET Award Show celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the release of the feature film, “The Five Heartbeats”. The audience was surprised and delighted by a performance collaboration with the original cast of the movie “The Five Heartbeats” and the singing group “After 7”. Filmmaker, Robert Townsend, felt that it was a “surreal 20 […]
Okay so no Black movies really deserve Oscars this year, sorry Tyler, but many Black movies have been Blackballed and ignored by the Oscars for years. Here are ten classic Black films overlooked by the Oscars. RELATED: Top 9 must see Black films 10. The Harder They Come This Jamaican movie had one of the […]
