For more than three years, Craig Brewer, the writer and director of “Hustle & Flow,” couldn’t get his film financed because, unlike the majority of his cast, he’s white. “There were a couple of places ...

When Craig Brewer thinks back on Hustle & Flow, one word still comes to mind: miracle. "I've been thinking about what a miracle the movie is - that no one wanted to make it," Brewer tells Gold Derby. ...