Posts Tagged with Movies

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Jan 10, 2012 at 1:57 pm

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

Rihanna Plays Weapons Officer in Upcoming Battleship Movie [Video]

Rihanna Plays Weapons Officer in Upcoming Battleship Movie [Video]

Rihanna’s dropping the sexy outfits she’s known for in favor of camouflage gear and fatigues in her upcoming movie Battleship.  In the war on water movie the Bajan singer plays Raikes, a Naval weapons officer.

To prep for it Rihanna got some expert assistance from an actual Navy weapons official, which she referred to as “this bad-ass chick on set.”

Watch Rih run around on with a huge gun and listen to her talk

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Dec 10, 2011 at 11:17 am

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

Rihanna Was Cast In “Battleship” For Her “Urban Swagger” [VIDEO]

Rihanna Was Cast In “Battleship” For Her “Urban Swagger” [VIDEO]

Rihanna is out to save the world in the upcoming alien invasion blockbuster Battleship. Based on the Milton Bradley board game, the movie will be an epic sci-fi war film, in which an international naval fleet go to battle against The Regents, an alien race out to conquer the world.  When asked why Rihanna was cast, director Peter Berg (Hancock) said:

“I spent a lot of time in the Navy thinking

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Nov 16, 2011 at 4:59 pm

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

Top Five Prejudices In Movies That Refuse To Die

Top Five Prejudices In Movies That Refuse To Die

Pop quiz–Can you name at least two current black action stars, excluding Will Smith and Denzel Washington?  Or the last time you saw an interracial couple on the big screen where the storyline didn’t revolve around the color of their skin and/or didn’t end as tragically as a Shakespearean play? Columnist J.F. Sargent at humor site, Cracked.com explores some of the racial and sexist stereotypes Hollywood  just can’t seem to

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Nov 11, 2011 at 3:26 pm

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

Five Greek Tales That Deserve To Be On The Big Screen

Five Greek Tales That Deserve To Be On The Big Screen

Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke opens in theaters nationwide today. Director Tarsem Singh offers a visually stunning retelling of the story of Theseus (Cavill),  a heroic young man who must save the world against the bloodthirsty and power hungry King Hyperion (Rourke).

Watch trailer below:

With Hollywood’s everlasting love affair with epic “sword and sandal” stories  The Urban Daily offers five classic Greek tales that deserve the silver screen treatment.

Lysistrata

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Nov 10, 2011 at 9:22 am

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

“PARIAH” Star Makes Hollywood’s NextGen 2011 List

“PARIAH” Star Makes Hollywood’s NextGen 2011 List

Actress Adepero Oduye was an honoree at this year’s NextGen 2011 event this past weekend.  The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen list features a select group of 35 people working in the industry under the age of 35.  Oduye was singled out for her riveting performance in Pariah, a moving story of a Brooklyn teenager coming to terms with her sexuality. Pariah has garnered strong reviews from various film festivals this year, including the prestigious Sundance and Toronto film fests.

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Nov 9, 2011 at 6:59 pm

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

Miles Davis Biopic To Hit The Big Screen

Miles Davis Biopic To Hit The Big Screen

(via The Hollywood Reporter) Looks like Hollywood has finally gotten the memo on the lack of diversity on the big screen.  Director George Tillman (Notorious, Soul Food) has been commissioned to develop and direct a film adaptation of jazz legend Miles Davis.  The movie will be loosely based on the book, “Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis” written by his son, Gregory Davis.  One of the producers

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Nov 4, 2011 at 11:57 am

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

Queen Latifah and Keke Palmer Make A “Joyful Noise”

Queen Latifah and Keke Palmer Make A “Joyful Noise”

Queen Latifah and country music icon Dolly Parton get their praise on in the upcoming comedy Joyful Noise. Latifah plays Vi Rose, whose traditional style of choir directing, rubs rival G.G. Sparrow (Parton) the wrong way.  Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.’s rebellious grandson Randy (Jeremy Jordan), who has his eye on Vi Rose’s daughter, the beautiful and talented Olivia (Keke Palmer).  Can Vi Rose and G.G.

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Nov 3, 2011 at 3:58 pm

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

TRAILER: Denzel Washington Is the Spy Who Comes In From The Cold In “Safe House” [VIDEO]

TRAILER: Denzel Washington Is the Spy Who Comes In From The Cold In “Safe House” [VIDEO]

Denzel Washington is back in fighting form in the upcoming spy thriller Safe House. Washington plays Tobin Frost, the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes out of hiding after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he’s remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Ryan Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover

Read More

Posted by

The Urban Daily

Oct 25, 2011 at 1:32 pm

The Urban Daily

What's Hot

 

5 Reasons Why You Aren’t Going To The Movies

5 Reasons Why You Aren’t Going To The Movies

Last week our friends at Moviefone.com hosted and open thread to discuss why attendance at the movies has been on the decline. After collecting comments via their message boards and social media they came up with five solid reasons why you aren’t going to the movies…as much.

Need more nightlife suggestions? Click here!

1. Better Home Equipment
One of the bigger selling points to the current 3D movement

Read More

Posted by

Jay Rio

Sep 7, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Jay Rio

On Air Schedule

M-F 2:00p - 6:00p
Sa 10:00a - 1:00p

What's Hot

 

Chris Tucker Ready To Return To Movies

Chris Tucker Ready To Return To Movies

Chris Tucker used to get it in as a movie star after appearing in blockbusters like the “Rush Hour” trilogy and other films. Now he’s in talks with execs to co-star in two high-profile projects…

Read More
Click for More