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The Bling Lagosians

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A Bolanle Austen-Peters Film in Collaboration with Swirl Films, Ornaments Productions Limited, Misa Productions and B2B Integrated Media present Elvina Ibru (Mopelola Halloway), Toyin Abraham (Dunni Fernandez), Broda Shaggi (Shaggi), Sharon Ooja (Tokunboh), Jide Kosoko (Baba Eko), Alexx Ekubo (Nnamdi), Bisola Aiyeola (Kiki Princewill), Tanan Adelana (Kaima), Osas Ighodaro (Demidun Holloway), Monalisa Chinde (Ngozi Gomez), Jimmy Odukoya (George) Gbenga Titiloye (Akin Hollway), Denola Grey (Venya). Director, Bolanle Austen-Peters; Director of Photography, Adekunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe; Screenwriter, Anthony Kehinde Joseph; ©2019. African […]

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Adire

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 Kehinde Bankole (Adire), Yvonne Jegede (Salewa), Mike Afolarin (Deji), Femi Branch (Mide) Ifeanyi Kalu (Thomas), Yemi Blaq (Captain), Kelechi Udegbe (Tobi), Idowu Philips Funlola Aofiyebi (Folashade), Ibrahim Chatta (Tega), Onyinye Odokoro (Abeni)Damilola Ogunsi (Ope), Tomi Ojo (Simi), Kelechi Udegbe (Tobi). Writer, Jack’kenneth Opukeme; Producers, Barbara Babarinsa, Mimi Bartels; Executive Producers, Kene Okwuosa, Moses Babatope; Cinematographer, Emmanuel Igbekele; Director, Adeoluwa Owu. ©2023. I like movies named after a single character. It challenges us to analyze the character’s traits, relationships, and development

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U-Turn

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Studio 6 Multimedia Ltd., Gabriel Afolayan Films presents Gabriel Afolayan (Chuwkwu), Ebun Olayede (Kamoru), Jide Kosoko (Circle man), Adunni Ade (Amoke, Paraga Seller), Nobert Young, Muyiwa Adegoka, Toyosi Adesanya (Canteen Woman), Gloria Anozie (Mama), Ogundairo Foloruns (Vulcanizer), Bode Jolaoso (Tout), Jumoke George, Tina Mba, Ivie Okujaye, Wole Ojo, Moji Afolayan, Olayiwola Screenplay, Bukola Awoyemi, Abibat S. Ayinde, Biodun Jimoh, Gabriel Afolayan; Producers, Gabriel Afolayan, Harrison Abgoifoh; Cinematography, David Wyte. © 2022 Even as a water-down claim, a title used all

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The Letter Reader

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Kwazulu-Natal Film Commission, Sleeves Up Media, and the Ergo Company present Andile Gumbi (Menzi), Bahle Mashinini (Siegabonga), Nokuththula Mazibuko (Gogo), Nomlanga Shabana (Nobuhle Mthembu), Cinematography, Lance Gewer; Written and Directed by Sibusiso Khuzwayo; Executive Producer, James Barth; Producers, Cati Weinek, Dumi Cumbi, Sibsiso Khuzwayo. © 2019 In 2008, Stephen Daldry directed The Reader. A beautiful movie about a 15 years old boy Michael (David Kross), falling in love with a thirty-something woman. As their age differences could prove, there wasn’t

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The AMAA 6th Edition Awards

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By David Ajiboye THE 6th edition of African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held last recently in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria saw Kunle Afolayan’s movie The Figurine emerged the top winner of the night, claiming all of five awards. However, Afolayan, who only yesterday returned from the New York African Film Festival to attend the event, did not get the coveted Best Director Award. Ghana’s Shirley Frimpong-Manso, director of The Perfect Picture clinched the award. Ramsey Nouah, who’s away in the

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AMAA 2010: Malawi’s Flora Suya In Top Race for Best Actress Award

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Malawian top actress, Flora Suya, is a top contender in this year’s Best Actress category at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), scheduled to take place on Saturday,  April 10, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Suya’s role in the movie, Season of a Life, earned her the nomination, alongside other A-list actresses like Ghanaian Jackie Appiah, Lydia Forson, Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku, Stephanie Okereke and Bimbo Akintola, who just got her first nomination at AMAA for her excellent performance in

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Show Of Shame At ANTP’S Election

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If it were to be in a sane atmosphere, several members of the Association of Nigerian Theater Practitioners (ANTP) will have to adopt several methods to apologize to their numerous fans for their shameless acts during the botched national election of the association held at Ibadan last week. Some members of the association had thrown caution to the wind and hurled abuses at each other, which degenerated into a level that the electoral officers had to invite mobile policemen to 

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Ion International Film Fest in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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ION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS CELEBRITIES TO NIGERIA. BY DAVID AJIBOYE Superstar actress Daryl Hannah, Pras, a member of the legendary Grammy Award winning group ‘The Fugees,’ and Gian Carlo Esposito, distinguished star of numerous movies including “Twilight,” “Derailed,”  Spike Lee films, TV and Broadway, joined by Bollywood Stars Nandita Das, Nandana Sen, and filmmaker Madhu Mantena are all bound for Port Harcourt, Nigeria to attend the 6th Annual ION International Film Festival. Each year, ION is held in a

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Left Alone

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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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Osuofia Kidnapped!

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The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Mr. Segun Arinze has confirmed the kidnapp of ace comedian and multiple award-winning actor, Nkem Owoh popularly known as Osuofia. Mr. Owoh was kidnapped on Monday along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway and his kidnappers are demanding for a ransome of N15million about $100,000. His kidnap came barely few months after the kidnap of veteran actor, Pete Edochie was kidnapped along Afor Nkpor road in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State.

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