Slate named Hollywood Shuffle to its Black Film Canon, and the film was added to the Criterion Collection this month. I spoke with Townsend about terrible auditions, making a movie without your ...

“That’s when I found my cinematic voice.” He highlights that absurdity in a “Hollywood Shuffle” scene that serves as a PSA for the “Black Acting School,” where White instructors ...

Released in 1987, his directorial debut, Hollywood Shuffle, was a hilariously scathing look at the ... signing up for countless credit cards to make his movie, screening the film for Eddie Murphy, and ...