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Single at 40

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Yvonne Okoro (Tatiana), Tbi Bright (Yolanda), Beverly Afoglo (Kondra), Zyall Lydia Zuh (Zila), Mzbell (Serena), Clara Zeta Galega (Kristine), John Dumelo (Brad), Edie Watson (Tony), Ajatey Anang (Hanks), Prince David Osei (Quincy), Timothy Bentum (Wayne), Eunice Ohene (Bibi). Director/Screenwriter, Pascal Amanfo; Producers, Abdul Salam Mumuni/Kinsley Okereke; Director of Photography, Adas Umar, Story, Abdul Salam Mumuni.   It took almost two hours of screen time for six middle class and well-to-do, urban women of Accra, for one of them to get to […]

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Kidnap

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Nwankwo Michael production presents, Sylvester Madu (Mathew), Jamila Musa (Kachi), Emeka Danile (Augustine)Kenneth Kanu (Augustine), Emelda Ogbonna (Ambassador’s Daughter). Director of Photography, Chris Antus; Producer, Nwanko Michael; Director/ Executive Producer/ Screenwriter, Theophilus A. Ichendu. “Yes, I de hear you now…Are you serious…? Which day exactly…? Are you serious? Is done…of course, we go sharam.” That’s the one-sided conversation on the phone that gets Sylvester Madu (Mathew) spring into action, into kidnapping the Ambassador’s daughter in Kidnap. That’s how he normally

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Potomanto

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Perfect Images Studios, Henriksm Multimedia Concept Ltd present, Olu Jacobs (Bankole), Adjety Anang (Adane) Marie Humbert (Susan), Yvonne Okoro, (Alice) Jason Nwoga (Jarreth) Christabel Ekeh (Afia), Fred Kanebi (Thomas). Production Manager, Lydia Laryea; Editor, Nana Akua Manso; Screenwriter/Director, Shirley Frimpong-Manso; Producer, Henry Ikechukwu Simon; Director of Photography, John Passah. (C) 2013 The English call it portmanteau, a word coined from the French; the Americans call it suitcase and the English-speaking Africans call it almost in their vernacular, potomanto. This is

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Rosemary’s Fight

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Mina Productions present Rita Dominic (Rose), John Dumelo (George), Desmond Elliott (Paul), Screenplay, Mina Christine; Director of Photography, Joseph Oladunjoye; Director, Desmond Elliott; Producer, Mina Christine. (c) 2014. If a movie title ever puts the goddamn fear in you, Rosemary’s Baby (1968) will be it. And if a title of a movie today half comes close to Rosemary’s Baby, Rosemary’s Fight does, though, in title only. Rosemary’s Baby is all in a class by itself. Imagine a young man sells

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A Northern Affair

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Produced by Access Media I Factory Live, Turning Point Media for Iroko, Iroko Partners, presents, Dr. Manuel (John Dumelo), Esaba Jomo (Joselyn Dumas), Mark Jomo (Jon Germain) Cynthia (Irene Asante) Bianca (Beverly Afaglo), Mr. Jomo (Kofi Adjarolo). Director, story, screenplay, Director, Leila Djansi; Director of Photography, Aaron Wong. (C) 2014. A Northern Affair was intended, to be a period movie. To wit: the old land rover jeep reminds us of colonial Africa and the soundtrack, ‘Bottom Belleh.’ I was knee-high

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Wind of Glory

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An Annex Merchandise Production presents, Genevieve Nnaji (Juliana), Desmond Elliot (Clark), Yul Edochie (Emeka), Livinus Nnochiri (Dr. Ferdinand) Chukwudi Okoro (Udoka)   Ofia ‘Afuluagu Mbaka (Gordian) Walter Anga  (Peter) Story, Nwafor Anayo, Screenplay, Tchidi Chikere/Chucks Obiarah, Editor, Okafor Ikechi Augustine. DOP, John Ogemeka; Exec.Producer, Nwafor Anayo; Director/Producer, Tchidi Chikere. C.2007. Tchidi Chikere creates another character that leaves the audience in tears as he would do so in the following year with Beautiful Soul (2008) for which he got nominated by the African

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Letters To My Mother

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An ABC Pictures Production presents, John Dumelo (Mike), Kafui Danku (Angie), Paulina Oduro (Mabel), Adjety Anan (Dr. Jamal), Pascal Amanfo (Abdul), Eddie Watson (Kay), Cadence Akogba Akpene (Jane). Story/Screenplay, Pascal Amanfo; Producer, Kafui Danko; Director, Pascal Amanfo; Executive Producer, ABC Pictures. (c) 2013  I never wrote letters to my mother. She was as illiterate as they come. I missed that point in a mother and child relationship though. No way I could express my heartfelt emotions to her. Like this one time

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Payback

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  Ossyking Movies Ind., Ltd., presents, Sylvester Madu (Jerry), Ogechi Peters (Lisa), Digida Dunhill (Don), Ravour Emmanuel (Betty), Okolo Kizmary Emmanuel (Ekem), Ngozi Ude (Aunty). Screenplay/Director/Casting, Sylvester Madu; Director of Photography, Goodnews Erico Isika; Producer, Eze Osita Onyebuchi. (C 2017 The auteur, Sylvester Madu achieves his level of ambition in this project. He aimed at spooking us, which he did; he relentlessly chases our emotions to the brink, and to the limit. He did. We keep running for our lives, at first for no reason, from

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The Department

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Inkblot Productions/Closer Pictures present, Majid Michel (Nnamdi Okoye), Osos Ighadaro (Tolu Okoye), Desmond Elliot (Effiong Akpodigha), Jide Okoso (Chief), Kenneth Okoli (Moses), Saheed Funky Mallam (Shehun Aminu), Seun Akindele (Hakeem), Udoka Oyeka (James Okolo), O.C Okeje (Segun). Director of Photography, Ayoola Ireyomi; Producer, Uduak Isong Oguamanam/Chinaza Onuzo; Executive Producer, Chinaza Onuzo; Co-Producer, Jason Rogers; Asst. Director, Obinna Ohazulike; Director, Remi Vaughan-Richards; Screenplay, Chinaza Onuzo. (C) 2015 A friend of mine is already addicted to Nollywood movies. He’s an American but he

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6 Hours to Christmas

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Sparrow Production presents, Damilola Adegbite (Pebbles), Benny Ashun (Troy), Sena Tsikata (Mansa), Nii Odoi Mensah (Francis), Marian Lempogo (Akos), Chris Attoh (Reggie), Asamani Boateng (David). Writer/Producer/Executive Producer, Shirley Nana Akua Manso;  Director of Photography, Kwame Johnson; Editor, Nana Akua Manso; Producer, Creative Director, Chris Attoh. (C) 2010. From my ten or so years reviewing movies, and following, the most popular family movies are farcical. Movies are a mode of entertainment. The rhetoric of film shouldn’t be politically or racially, or ethnically

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