(Originally published August 17, 2011) Tony Todd, the star of Final Destination 5, is on his way to visit his hometown of Washington D.C. on a sunny August morning, and hasn’t a care in the world.  While audiences know Todd for his role in the 1992 cult classic Candyman, he is a classically trained thespian […]

One of Black television programming’s crown jewels is the Showtime series, Soul Food. Rockmond Dunbar played the devoted husband and father of three, Kenny Chadway. Despite its success, Soul Food was cancelled after five seasons in 2004. Since the cancellation, Dunbar hasn’t stopped working. He’s turned up on television dramas like The Closer, CSI: Miami, […]

“Basketball Wives” alumnus Tami Roman is spreading her wings into movie production. In this episode of “Coming Attractions” she speaks to TVONE and TheUrbandaily.com about her new film The Tombs, about the nightmarish conditions of central booking. RELATED POSTS: Is It Really The End In Final Destination 5? [VIDEO] What Crazy, Stupid, Things Have Stars […]

Much of the east coast is a mess after Hurricane Irene, but that didn’t stop the maids of “The Help” from cleaning up at the box office. For the second week in a row, ‘The Help’ was No. 1, with an estimated $14.3 million, fending off newcomers ‘Colombiana,’ ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ and […]

Former NFL star turned actor Bubba Smith has died. A Los Angeles County coroner’s spokesman  said Smith was found dead at his Baldwin Hills home. A cause of death has not been determined. Smith was 66 years old. The 6-foot-7 Smith was drafted by the then Baltimore Colts in 1967 and spent five seasons with […]

British star John Boyega and super model Liya Kebede anchor this week’s edition of “Coming Attractions”, brought to you by TheUrbandaily and TV One. Their new films Attack The Block and Desert Flower will be in theaters soon!

It was officially confirmed yesterday that British actor Idris Elba will star in a sci-fi film called Pacific Rim, which will be directed by Guillermo del Toro (Pans Labyrinth, Hellboy). The story is set in the future at a time and place in which malevolent creatures threaten the earth, and the world has to band together to rid the planet […]

Tomorrow will see the nationwide release of one of this summer’s most anticipated movies – J.J. Abrams’ alleged homage to Steven Spielberg of old, Super 8. The film centers on a group of white kids in a small Ohio town in the 1970s whose adventures into film-making with their Super 8mm camera are interrupted by […]

In my last 2011 summer movie preview entry, I highlighted mainstream, studio blockbuster releases — from titles like Transformers: Dark of the Moon, to Captain America: The First Avenger. This time around, I will focus chiefly on alternate summer movie fare; “alternate” as in those relatively smaller films, mostly independently-financed and -produced, and/or foreign titles […]

The Russ Parr Morning Show’s own Alfredas was on the Black Carpet for the premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Tickets were sold for charity at a whopping $1,000 a piece to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Alfredas spoke with fans who stood in line for 36 hours to […]

If you took the friends from Love Jones and invited them to a party with the cast of 30 Years To Life you might end up with something like  Russ Parr’s 35 and Ticking. The romantic comedy follows a group of friends at various stages of their love lives trying to make a connection. Turning […]

Actor Terrence Howard, who is currently playing District Attorney Joe Dekker on Law & Order: SVU,  took a break from taping to offer his thoughts on racism and the judicial system. “As long as there are humans on the planet there will be some sense of racism until everybody looks exactly the same” he begins. […]