Robert Townsend News

News about Robert Townsend continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

Thursday Feb 9 | Colorado Springs Independent

Bonus CineFiles: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, Diary of a Single Mom and Redline

Most weeks, I review more DVDs than the Indy can fit into print . You can look for extra write-ups here, on the IndyBlog.

Comment?

Tue Oct 18, 2011

St. Louis Jazz Notes

Billy Valentine to join Denise Thimes for benefit concert on Thursday, November 3 at the Sheldon

Singer Denise Thimes will present her seventh annual concert benefiting the Mildred Thimes Foundation for pancreatic cancer research at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3 at the Sheldon Concert Hall .

Comment?

Related Topix: Music!, The Five Heartbeats, Drama Movies

Sat Oct 15, 2011

WDBZ-AM Cincinnati

Honoring a oeHollywood Shufflea For Black Movie Month

American Black Film Festival founder Jeff Friday has declared October to be Black Movie Month.

Comment?

Thu Sep 29, 2011

The Black Informant

Robert Townsend on Black Hollywood

Nearly 25 years after Hollywood Shuffle, what are your thoughts on the state of Black films and the roles for African Americans in mainstream movies? Well, you know, I think it's the best of times and it's the worst of timesa You do see more African Americans in roles that are nontraditional, but then we don't have as many original stories.

Comment?

Mon Sep 26, 2011

Black Enterprise

Robert Townsend Steers Black Hollywood in New Direction

Robert Townsend hopes his latest film, In the Hive , joins his critically acclaimed and popular works such as Hollywood Shuffle and The Five Heartbeats .

Comment?