{"id":74451,"date":"2016-01-25T12:42:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T12:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/01\/25\/exclusive-clip-from-robert-townsends-playin-for-love\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:33:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:33:44","slug":"exclusive-clip-from-robert-townsends-playin-for-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/exclusive-clip-from-robert-townsends-playin-for-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Clip From Robert Townsend&#8217;s Playin For Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exclusive Clip From Robert Townsend&#8217;s Playin&#8217; For Love<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2016<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Playin-For-Love-DVD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-77732\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 213 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Playin-For-Love-DVD-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"Playin For Love DVD\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blackfilm.com has been provided with an exclusive clip from RLJ Entertainment to director <strong>Robert Townsend<\/strong>&#8216;s latest film,<strong> &#8220;Playin&#8217; For Love,&#8221;<\/strong> starring Townsend, <strong>Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Esai Morales, Jenifer Lewis, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs<\/strong> and <strong>Melyssa Ford<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The film will be available on DVD and Digital Feb. 9, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The film 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 life. 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Blackfilm.com has been provided with an exclusive clip from RLJ Entertainment to director Robert Townsend&#8216;s latest film, &#8220;Playin&#8217; For Love,&#8221; starring Townsend, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Esai Morales, Jenifer Lewis, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Melyssa Ford. 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