Special Hollywood edition of “Washington Watch”, 04.04.10 [Transcript]

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Special Hollywood edition of “Washington Watch” featuring Mario Van Peebles, who directed “New Jack City”;Antoine Fuqua, director of “Training Day” and “Brooklyn’s Finest”; plus Will Packer, producer of “Stomp the Yard” and co-founder of Rainforest films; and, of course, Reginald Hudlin, director of “House Party” and “Boomerang.”

“Washington Watch” panelists, Farai Chideya, author and former host of “News and Notes” on National Public Radio; Karen Grigsby Bates, Los Angeles correspondent for NPR News; and former USA Today celebrity reporter Kelley Carter.

Also joining the conversation, actors Blair Underwood, Brian White and Vanessa Williams. Comedians Buddy Lewis and Jonathan Slocumb.

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