The 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), presented by BET Networks with founding sponsor HBO, today announced most of the films that will be showcased during this year's event. Running September 17-21, 2014 at Manhattan's AMC Loews 34th Street 14, and various other locations in New York, the festival will screen over 70 films, including a whopping 12 world premieres. As announced earlier today, "Beyond the Lights," a drama written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, will serve as the opening night film on Thursday, September 18 at the SVA Theater, at 333 W. 23rd Street. Other screening highlights of films we've previously...
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