Washington Watch with Roland Martin – Hollywood Edition: Producers & Directors

04/06/2010 11:04 am 0 comments

Roland talks with Mario Van Peebles, who directed New Jack City;Antoine Fuqua, director of Training Day and Brooklyns 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.

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