The "American Fiction" writer-director dives into the films and people who inspired his work and influenced his ...

GQ: Cord, what was your first experience like when you came across Hollywood Shuffle? Cord Jefferson: I was probably about 9 or 10 when I first saw it. And the thing that really spoke to me is ...

Frustrated by the lack of roles, Townsend created one for himself – and directed a landmark in American independent cinema in the process – by helming Hollywood Shuffle, a self-financed comedy about a ...

Kevin Smith visits the Criterion Closet, taking home films such as 'Citizen Kane,' 'His Girl Friday,' and more.

Spending an hour with Robert Townsend—producer-director–writer-star of the anarchic shoestring extravaganza Hollywood Shuffle—is like watching a television commandeered by a hyperactive ten ...

Here’s an idea for a New Year’s resolution. See a show in a theater you’ve never been to. Attend a music concert without ...