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WRAPPED IN MAGIC

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Ulzee Films Presents: Senanu Gbauewu (Emeka), Rita Dominic (Kofo), Nuella Ujubuigbo (Onyii), Beatrice Mulba (Tina). Story/Screenplay, Tchidi Cikere/Nnedi Okorafor; Director of Photography, Chigozie Onoh; Editor, Jahbless Ukaegbu; Producer, Azuka Odunukwe; Director, Tchidi Chikere. Wrapped In Magic is wrapped in calamity. Emeka tries to test the gravity of the love his five years married wife has for him so; he camouflages as a mystery admirer with whom she communicates with on the internet. He blasts at her every time he comes […]

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THE ENGAGEMENT

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The Engagement Charisma Productions Presents: Martha Ankomah (Samira), Nikki Samonas (Leonie), Emanuel Emoabino (Carlos), Francis Slomcombe (Mike), Ato Erick (Drake). Story/Screenplay, Kensteve Anuka; DOP, Gaff Marley; Prod./Executive Producer, Olowu Deji; Director, Kensteve Anuka. The engagement is more or less a story laced with all the ingredients of a soap opera. The plot is shallow, dialogues and scenes are not in line with the story and the plot. At the end of the film, you’ll be asking yourself two salient questions: Will

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GHANIAN THUG FALLS IN LOVE

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A Kalu Enxioma Onuoha Production Presents: Martha Ankoma (Vikky), Scott Robert (Shanka), Prince Peter (Chief Okeagu) Johannes Maier (Eddie), Emmanuel Armah (Gen. Okagie), Henry Ukelonu (Kofi). Story/Screenplay/Producer, Onuoha E. Kalu; Director of Photography, Frederick O. Appianing; Editor, Basil Akugre; Director, Ifeanyi Ekwenm. Thug Love starts with a thawed out frame of a still picture of voters casting their ballots and the movie turns into actually melted structures. Thawed out frames could be used either at the beginning of a film or at the

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GSN SCANDAL

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Symony Production presents Tonto Dikeh (Cyrene), Yul Edochie (Jude) Eniola Badmus (Appolonia), Johnpaul Nwadeke (Leo) Director/Screenplay, Ubong Bassy Nya. C2012 I watched “GSN Scandal,” movie the other day and at curtain up, I sat for about thirty minutes looking at the silver screen in front of me but hardly knowing what I was gazing so hard at. It was not the film. I was thinking about what the producers went through to come up with a project of this

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SAINT OBI TURNS OUT AS A PUNK

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Devine Links Productions in Association with Sintec Digital Production Presents: Olu Jacobs (Lawson), Omotala Jalade (Roselyn), Saint Obi (Johnny), Script Developement, Cardinal Chukwujama, Omotala Jalade, Olu Jacobs; Screenplay, Chuks Obiora; Editor, Prince Kino Edikeh; Producer, Cardinal Chukwujama; Director, Fred Amata. Whoever left Africa to study or travel abroad without promising a sweetheart that

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BLACKBERRY MADNESS

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Blackberry Madness Dede One Day (Solo), Uche Ogbodo (Titi), Eva Ezin (Becki), Charles Okocha (Bakar), Ani Amatose (Betta) Michael Godson (Alico), Rachael Okonkwo (Olu), Vitalis Leo (Hillary), Uche Ubah, Uche Nuankwo (Sugar Mummy). Editor, Ikenna John Kennedy Elechi; Director, Ifeanyi Ozodo. The greatest humanity’s contribution to civilization is the telephone. How far have we come from telegraph, telegram and now telephone? Those were the days when we jumped on bicycles or walked miles away to deliver either message of birth and deaths in

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Tonto Dikeh In Love Triangle

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A Great World Entertainment Ltd. presents: Genevieve Nnaji (Keyla), Kalu Ikeagowu (Richard), Jim Iyke (Tekena), Oge (tonto Dike), Nneka Atako (Kemi). Screenplay, Kahinde Olorunyomi; Editor, Uche Ike; Producer, Anthony Nwatu; Director, Ikechukwu Onyeka. C2008 Love My Way, spent too much mileage and gasoline in dealing with the mistaken identities of Kayle and Kayla. What I must do here is to review this movie from the view point of Oge (Tonto Dike). She’s the one starving for love and attention,

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ABUJA FLIGHT LANDS IN A CORNFIELD

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24-7 Technology, in association with 3D AssociatesUK Ltd, Present: Omotala Jalade (Suzie); Hakim Kazim (Adesola); Jim Ike (David); Ali Nuhu (Dan); writer, producer, and director, Obi Emolonye; Screenplay, Obi Emelonye; Director of Photography, James Costello; Producer, Charles Thompson; Executive Producer, Celine Loader; Director, Obi Emelonye. Every good movie as a literary material has a subtext. This movie exhibits life as a continuous paradox and contradictions. In all, man is always the loser in the face of whatever God, or whatever you

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Kalsume Sinare Is A Nympho!

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Mutimedia Concept Production Presents, Majid Michel (Frank), Smith Asante (Leslie) Kalsume Sinare (Catherine), Prince David (Max), Martha Inkoah (Mabel). Narrator,Pascal Asante; Screenwriter,Pascal Asante. C2010 Open Scandal reminds me of Pleasure and Crime, I reviewed recently. Both Pleasure and Crime and Open Scandal have the same premise: sex, sex, sex, drug, drug, drug, and Alcohol to the third power. Both Pleasure and Crime and Open Scandal, attest to the fact that the most common pleasures in life are sex, drug, and alcohol,

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Tonto Dikeh’s Husband Is A Murderer!

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Hycromax International Ltd, Presents: Tonto Dike (Eunice), Chinozie Atuanya (Stephen), Remmy Ohajiannya (Chief Fabian), Bambino Chukwudi Annachuna (John), Chioma Igwe (Mitchel), Jane Odili ( Jane). Screenplay, Nobert Ajaegbu; Editor, Kriss Kilechi Emerika; Producer, Hyginus Ndulue; Directors, Bond Emeruwa/Andy Amanechi. C2013 Chief Fabian (Remmy Ohajiannya) brings home a prostitute one night and has a tussle with her in his bedroom and the prostitute dies by accident. Chief Fabian’s daughter Jane (Jane Odili), who lives with him in the house witnesses

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