https://theurbanfilmreview.com Film, Television, Events, And More! Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:14:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UFR-Logo-150x150.png https://theurbanfilmreview.com 32 32 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/11/10/halle-bailey-opens-up-about-the-pressure-of-playing-the-little-mermaid/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:14:35 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1464 The pressure under the sea is real for Disney’s new live-action Ariel. Halle Bailey , star of Disney’s newest version of The Little Mermaid , got real in an exclusive interview.  To start with, yes, the actress is excited about it. As she told E! News . “I’m so excited about this film. You know […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/11/09/award-winning-black-film-director-searched-by-dea-at-atlanta-airport-i-was-definitely-racially-profiled/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:21:12 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1458 A Black man traveling to Los Angeles from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport had his bags completely searched by DEA agents, who provided no explanation why. Award-winning veteran film director, Tabari Sturdivant, shared a short video clip along with a lengthy caption explaining what he experienced while at the Atlanta airport on Friday. “Friday morning right as […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/11/09/black-firm-lendistry-to-administer-200-million-in-pandemic-recovery-grants-to-small-and-micro-businesses-in-new-york/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:21:17 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1455 Lendistry, the only nationwide fintech CDFI and the only African-American-lead small business lending company , is helping small and micro-businesses in New York. The CDFI’s NY State Seed Funding Grant Program is administering $5,000-$25,000 grants to viable small and micro businesses, for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations, and independent arts contractors that were established on […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/11/09/missy-elliott-returns-to-virginia-for-street-naming-ceremony-receives-key-to-the-city/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:21:11 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1452 Hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott traveled back to her hometown to celebrate a street being named in her honor and for the start of “Missy Elliott Day”. The “Work It” rapper was in Portsmouth, Virginia, Monday to celebrate the unveiling of Missy Eillott Boulevard. The ceremony was held at Missy’s alma mater, Manor High School. “Manor […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/19/ice-cube-reveals-warner-bros-blocked-his-friday-4-scripts-3/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:38:04 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1444 Ice Cube has been steadily working to release the fourth installment of his cult classic Friday franchise. But the rapper/filmmaker says Warner Bros. is holding him back. Ice Cube appeared on the Drink Champs podcast last week alongside the rest of the Rock The Bells heavyweights and opened up about the future of his beloved […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/19/ice-cube-reveals-warner-bros-blocked-his-friday-4-scripts-2/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:35:59 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1441 Ice Cube has been steadily working to release the fourth installment of his cult classic Friday franchise. But the rapper/filmmaker says Warner Bros. is holding him back. Ice Cube appeared on the Drink Champs podcast last week alongside the rest of the Rock The Bells heavyweights and opened up about the future of his beloved […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/17/zoinks-black-shaggy-to-be-introduced-on-new-velma-series/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:45:29 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1436 Diversity is taking center stage in Mindy Kaling’ s Scooby-Doo reboot series coming to HBO Max . New first-look images for the upcoming adult animated series Velma show an ethnically diverse Mystery Inc. gang that includes a South Asian Velma, an Asian Daphne, and a Black Shaggy, as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter . Actor […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/07/the-black-women-network-is-the-first-streaming-platform-created-by-black-women-for-black-women-2/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:12:36 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1414 A new excuse to cancel plans will be available this September with the launch of a new streaming platform. Riqua Hailes Turner announced the newest space for diversity storytelling with the launch of the Black Women Network. The network, which will be known as theBW, will serve as a platform to uplift the voices of […]]]>