Entertainment, Film

Who can quote every line from “Love Jones?” Raise your hand with me. How about “Love & Basketball?” Hand still raised? These films resonate so…

  The Roots Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson knows a thing or three about turning your passion into profit. Between his nightly gigs as Jimmy Fallon’s in-house music coordinator and his weekly “Bowl Train” parties at Brooklyn Bowl in NYC, work and play get blurred for this renaissance man on a regular basis. The drummer, DJ, author […]

  Actor Larenz Tate will have fans literally seeing double in the new series “Gun Hill,” produced by Reggie Rock Bythewood. In this New York based cop drama the “Love Jones” star plays twin brothers, Bird and Trane, (is that a nod to Charlie Parker and John Coltrane?) who are on opposite sides of the […]

The stars aligned in New York City as the 17th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival kicked off with the premiere of David E. Talbert’s “Baggage Claim.”  The film’s stars – Paula Patton, Derek, Luke, Jenifer Lewis, Jill Scott and Rickey Smiley – all graced the red carpet. Jaws dropped as Jenifer Lewis debuted a fabulous auburn-hued […]

Evidently that tub of water that Sho’Nuf dunked Bruce Leroy in at the end of the 1985 classic The Last Dragon was the fountain of youth. Because actor Taimak, who starred as the neophyte martial artist in the film, looks like he hasn’t aged much since.  What’s his secret? He’s still kicking people’s asses. While […]

Gabrielle Union is one of the finest examples womanhood walking this spinning ball of dirt today. She is the Wonka Factory of eye candy. And she’s silly. The smart kind of silly with a degree from UCLA.  So when she walked the red carpet at the 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City […]

Urbanworld  is back and bigger than ever!  The annual film festival, which highlights the best in black cinema, celebrates its 16th year in the heart of New York City. Returning alumnae like Ava DuVernay (“Middle of Nowhere”), and  dynamic duo  Salim and Mara Brock Akil ( “Sparkle”) are sending  Hollywood a clear message– no one […]

At this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival poet, professor and co-founder of the Black Arts Movement Sonia Sanchez screened her documentary Shaking Loose Memories . The film is directed by Jamal Joseph and combines interviews with Sanchez and performances of her poems by Amiri Baraka, T.C Carson and others. TheUrbandaily was given a few minutes with […]

The star wattage continued to shine brightly  Friday night, as The Urbanworld Film Festival entered its second night.  Director Mario Van Peebles, 50 Cent and Lynn Whitfield were on hand to promote their film “All Things Fall Apart.”  50 hit the red carpet with his own entourage of eye candy, posing for pics with the […]

The 15th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET Networks kicked off last night in NYC with the Opening Night world premiere of Nelson George and Diane Paragas’ documentary Brooklyn Boheme. Stars such as Chris Rock, Spike Lee, festival ambassador Mario Van Peebles, Maxwell, Giancarlo Esposito and John Boyega (who’s filming a movie with Spike) came out in support of the film […]

A number of celebs will walk the red carpet at the 15th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET Networks in support of the 59 films (including 17 world premieres) that will be featured. Nelson George, Chris Rock and filmmaker Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Book of Eli) among other notables will kick off Urbanworld […]

After an exciting Thursday night start with Kerry Washington the 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival shifted into high gear for a weekend that most will not soon forget.