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*Fresh off of making a splash with his debut film, “Hollywood Shuffle,” Robert Townsend had his sights set on creating nothing short of a classic with his next big screen endeavor. Three years and 25 drafts later, the “Parent ‘Hood” star’s wish fully came to pass in the form of “The Five Heartbeats,” a musical […]

[…] CA. — The Five Heartbeats fans nationwide will get a chance to crowd theatres once more on Monday, August 27 2018 for a one night only event for Robert Townsend’s Making of The Five Heartbeats!  In the early 90s, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, […]

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 30 *On Tuesday, November 27, I attended the Los Angeles premiere of Robert Townsend’s documentary film, “Making the Five Heartbeats,” at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills.  I have seen the original Five Heartbeats movie more times than I can count and it is […]

*Fans of Robert Townsend’s “The Five Heartbeats” will get an in depth look inside their favorite film, courtesy of the director himself. Townsend will be featured in an upcoming documentary that will center on how he made “The Five Heartbeats.” The film, which was released 25 years ago on March 29, 1991, is loosely based […]

Actor/director Robert Townsend arrives at the “Jubilee” show’s grand re-opening at Bally’s Las Vegas on March 29, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic) *Robert Townsend made his directorial debut with “Hollywood Shuffle” in 1987 and the comedy satire about Black stereotypes in movies instantly became a classic.   Townsend and comedian Keenan Ivory […]

[…] Kurt Sutter, with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Jerry Ye, Alum Riche, Peter Riche and Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) as producers. Fuqua also directs. NAACP Image Award winner Robert Townsend’s romantic comedy youth project, ‘Playin’ for Love,’ re-airs on UP tv July 24, August 1 and 24, 2015 NAACP Image Award winner Robert Townsend stars in […]

[…] after its theatrical run? In a time where movies are here today and forgotten tomorrow, “The Five Heartbeats” proudly remains timeless.  So much so that the 1991 Robert Townsend-helmed feature has a permanent place in the hearts of those who have fully embraced the story of five friends who form a successful singing group (memorized […]

* Robert Townsend is the latest celebrity to be caught up in a hacking scheme. The acclaimed director took to his Instagram account recently to explain that someone hacked into his contacts and has been using his old cell phone number to ask his friends, family and colleagues for money.  He wrote Tuesday (April 28th): […]

*Believe it or not, William Shakespeare was in “The Five Heartbeats.” Ok. The famed playwright may not have been physically present in Robert Townsend’s 1991 sophomore feature, but his influence was felt in the form of Big Red Davis, the corrupt record label owner played by Hawthorne James. According to the actor, Shakespeare played a […]

* Robert Townsend’s “The Five Heartbeats” is on its way to Broadway and the play will “tell a similar story with music that people know from the movie, but there is a composer, Grammy-Award winner, a guy who has won some big awards who already said he will write an original song for us,” said […]

[…] color, women and the LGBTQ community are harmonizing lovely for those looking for someone who resembles them in fictionalized accounts told from the same lens. A lens Robert Townsend cracked open more than 30 years ago with his classic film debut “Hollywood Shuffle.” Released on March 27, 1987, “Hollywood Shuffle” took a satirical look at […]

[…] Sci/Fi Drama series shot in the Middle East. Ro’s acting career started in the early 90’s as an extra on the set of “Meteor Man”, directed by Robert Townsend. Since then, Ro has gone on to work with other acclaimed directors such as, Michael Mann, Fab 5 Freddy, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Bay, Simon West and […]

* Robert Townsend‘s new film, “Playin for Love” is scheduled for release on February 9, but you can see an exclusive sneak peek now! “Playin’ for Love” tells the story of Coach Banks (Townsend) who is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love live. […]

[…] that struck a nerve with him. “Wow. There’s so many scenes, so many great scenes in this movie,” said Robinson, who played J.T. Mathews, the brother of Robert Townsend’s character, Duck. “But I’d say there’s this one scene that sticks out to me that would have to do with my character. It would be the […]

[…] bet that Fegan’s most famous character will instantly trigger recognition. As Bird, lead singer of Bird and the Midnight Falcons, the actor was a memorable fixture in Robert Townsend’s “The Five Heartbeats” while serving as the titular singing group’s competitive rival turned most valuable asset in taking down corrupt record label owner Big Red Davis, […]