https://theurbanfilmreview.com Film, Television, Events, And More! Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:12:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UFR-Logo-150x150.png https://theurbanfilmreview.com 32 32 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 […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/07/ice-cube-reveals-warner-bros-blocked-his-friday-4-scripts/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:12:30 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1412 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/2022/10/06/karens-coming-to-dinner-deconstructing-karen-doc-dissects-radically-honest-conversation-on-racism/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:33:39 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1400 A new documentary tackling sensitive subjects around racism is getting some pretty strong criticism . The Deconstructing Karen documentary aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Network (CBC) on Friday and shows a dinner party in Denver, Colorado, with a group of white women and Race2Dinner co-founders Regina Jackson and Saira Rao . “White women attend the […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/06/comedian-trevor-noah-to-leave-the-daily-show-after-7-years/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:31:51 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1397 Comedian Trevor Noah , host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, said he was going to leave the program after hosting it for seven years, indicating he wanted to dedicate more time to stand-up comedy . The 38-year-old comedian — who moved to the United States in 2011 and was born in Johannesburg, South […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/06/new-series-will-highlight-penthouse-scandal-of-former-miss-america-vanessa-williams/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:29:55 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1394 A new limited series by Sony Pictures Television will focus on the scandal that caused actress Vanessa Williams to lose her Miss America title. According to Deadline , the studio bought the rights to Willaims’ story and will develop a limited series about how Williams’ was forced to give up her crown after naked pictures […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/06/making-black-america-through-the-grapevine-docuseries-salutes-the-resilience-of-black-america/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:23:55 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1391 Black people have found ways to progress despite the many doors that have been shut. Filmmaker and scholar, Henry Louis Gates Jr. , celebrates history with his new docuseries , “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine,” a four-episode project that examines the African American experience in the United States. The series spotlights the resilience of […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/06/halle-bailey-gets-candid-about-how-she-dealt-with-online-criticism-amid-landing-lead-in-the-little-mermaid/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:19:20 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1388 Halle Bailey shocked everyone amid the announcement that she had landed the star role of Ariel in the 2019 remake of the live-action The Little Mermaid . While thousands celebrated her breakout movie role and her making history as the first Black woman to be center stage of a Disney remake, many others denounced the […]]]> https://theurbanfilmreview.com/2022/10/05/ciaras-secret-sauce-oam-skin-her-new-skincare-brand-to-launch-in-september-2/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:24:59 +0000 https://theurbanfilmreview.com/?p=1383 Ciara is coming to you live with the “secret sauce” to her iconic glow. Introducing simple, clinical-level skin care, the woman is on a mission with her latest venture in the beauty space. The multi-hyphenate superstar delivered an announcement full of goodies   when she posted a series of stunning natural face photos on her […]]]>