Ali Baylay

Olu Jacobs and cast from African movie "Unwritten" with African flag overlay, showcasing African film stars.

Unwritten

By Ali Baylay EXECUTIVE IMAGE MOVIES and FRANCO FILMS. Starring: Olu Jacobs, Larry Koldsweat, Alex Osifo, Saidu Balogun, Francis Duru, Bimbo Akintola; Screenplay/Director: Akinlosotu Femi Despy; Producer: Larry Koldsweat. 145 mins; C 2009. AFTERWARD: Nnamdi marries Sandra, Scorpion marries Iky. The law finally caught up with Sandra and Scorpion and they served two years each, Chairman served 20 years. Nnamdi pays the medical bill of his bad uncle, Iche Okorie, and also pays the university tuition for the uncle’s daughter. […]

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African movie review featuring Koko Dafe stars and storyline highlights.

Koko Babes

By Ali Baylay EXECUTIVE IMAGE MOVIES & FRANCO FILMS presents Emeka Ike, Uche Jombo, Uche Elendu, Queen Nwokoye, Emeka Enyiocha, Adoara Okoh; Story: Collins Chidebe; Production Manager: Solomon Apeti; Associate Producer: Uche Elendu; Director: Mac-Collins Chidebe;  129 mins. 2008 Screenwriter, Nkem Alu’s use of a clever motif (oversize picture of a naked man placed at a focal point in the primary location of the movie) quite justifies its theme: nestfull of not-too-young-spinsters, whose biological clocks are out of whack,  laying in their nest

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Left Alone African movie poster featuring key characters, highlighting drama and entertainment.

Left Alone

By Ali Baylay Production: Busy Brain Entertainment; Cast: Jim Iyke, Omotola Jolade, Emeka Enyiocha; Director: Livinus Nwabueze; Executive Producer: Livinus Nwabueze; 1.15 mins. The plot of gangster movies come straight from the day to day happenings in the society as brought to us in our newspapers and evening news headlines,   and this is a subject that interests not only film makers but even the general public. In the US, gangster movies thrived in the era of the Great Depression, when

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A woman and two women posing on the cover of "Princess of My Life" DVD movie.

The Princess Of My Life

By Ali Baylay A Devine Touch Film; Starring: Ini Edo, Desmond Elliot, Tonto Dikeh, Muna Obiekwe, Kofi Adjorlolo, Casandra Odita; Editor: Uche Ike; Producers: Emeka Igwemba, Kinsley Okereke, Ikechukwu Onyeka; Executive Producers: Eriobi Chibuzor, Nwegwu Hinweike; Assitant Director: B.B.C Nwachineke; Director: Ikechukwu Onyeka. 146 mins. c2008 Have you ever been asked by a friend what the book you’re reading is about, and you can’t tell in one sentence unless you tell the whole story? That is how The Princess Of

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Woman On Top

By Ali Baylay An Annex Merchandise Productions Film; Starring: St. Obi, Stephnie Okereke, Ifeoma Anyiam, Steve Eboh, Andy Chukwu,Uche Elendu, Cynthia Okereke, Chikezie Uwaizi, Esther Aikpokpoje, Nnamdi Eze; Story: Nwafor Anayo; Screenplay: Chuks Obiara; Editor: Iyke Okafor;  Production manager: Chie Jina Ephraim O; Executive  Producers: Nwafor Anayo; Producer: Nwafor Anayo; Director: Andy Chukwu. 108 Mins.  C 2006 Kevin, “you know what? You’re stupid….” (?), “I don’t mind calling me stupid, but to call my wife….” Kevin, “Nancy is not your

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All I Ever Wanted

Ali Baylay Starring:  Desmond Elliot, Magid  Michel, Tonto Dikeh,Uru Eke, Ejine Okoroafor;  Producer: Okey Okonkwo, Director of Photography: Alex Effiong; Production Managers: Ifeanyi Udokwo, Boniface  Ogbonna; Executive Producer: Okey Okonkwo; Director: Daniel Ademinokan; Story: Ral Nwankwo. 100 mins. 2009 All I Ever Wanted is a story with voice over narrative told from the point of view of Didi (Sandra Uchemba), the oldest daughter of Eddy (Desmond Elliot). She is not warming up to the girl friend and soon-to-be wife, Binye

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African movie star marshalling scene from the film "Marshals" featuring diverse cast members.

Marshals

By Ali Baylay Cast:Emeka Ike, Van Vicker, Prince Ike, Tonto Dikeh; Produced by Pressing Forward Productions; Black Star Entertainment; Screenplay: Greg Chyke Inawodoh. 145 Minutes. There’re really guys like this: wise guys, fast talking, tough-talking, smooth-talking and confident- building guys who can present before you a heaven on earth. They’re not your 9 to 5 kind of guys. They live by scamming, pilfering, lying, deceiving and robbing, peddling guns and drugs. They’re the best dressed, they hang out with big shots-governors, ministers, bank managers,

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Elegant African princess wearing traditional jewelry and attire, emphasizing African culture and heritage.

Princess Tyra

By Ali Baylay A Venus Film productions.Starring: Van Vicker, Jackie Appiah, Kofi Adjorlolo, Kalsoume Sinare, Rama Brew, Gavivina Tamakloe, Yvonne Nelson; Editor: Dapo Ola Daniels; Assistant Producer: Ali Samba; Producer: Abdul Salam Mumuni; Executive Producer: Abdul Salam Mumuni; Director: Frank Rajah Arase. 150 mins. The princely cast of Gollywood’s finest really do an excellent performance here, to boot, and in fact this movie got me sold to Gollywood movies. As you can see, I’ve been all about Nollywood, but since  I discovered Tears of

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Dramatic African movie poster featuring emotional characters and themes of love, hardship, and womanhood.

Tears of Womanhood

By Ali Baylay A Venus Film productions. Starring: Jackie Appiah, Majid Michael, Kalsoume Sinare, Psalm Adjetefio, Naana Hayford; Editor: Dapo Ola-Daniels: Music Score: Austin Erowele; Producer: Abdul Salam Mumuni; Executive Producer: Abdul Salam Mumuni; Director: Frank Raja Arase; Screenplay: Phil Efe Bernard. 145 mins. William Shakespeare died in 1616, then Caroline period, then Commonwealth, the Restoration, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Victorian, Modern, Post Modern and Contemporary period have all come and gone; well contemporary is still here. And Ghana became independent from the British

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Sleep walker African movie star drama poster, Nigerian actors, African film, directed by Kechukwu Onyeva, Part 1&2.

Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker  A Devine Touch film. Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nuoah, Kofi Adjorlolo, Mercy Johnson, Jackie Appiah, Smith Asante. Editor: Uche Ike; Producers: Emeka Igwemba, Kinsley Okereke, Ikechukwu Onyeka; Executive Producers: Emeka Igwemba, Kinsley Okereka, Ikechukwu Onyeka;  Director: Ikechukwu Onyeka; Screenplay: Chisom Juliet Okereke. Run Time: 148mins. Sleepwalker is a vengeance film and by Nollywood standard, this film is a class act. Too much seriousness went into making this film. It all starts with the lineup of  Nollywood heavyweights like Ramsey Nuoah,

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