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Bernard Dayo
Phumzile
July 20, 2018

We are here for SA actress Phumzile Sitole appearing in the new season of “Orange Is the New Black”

It has to be said that South African talents are really pulling their weight in the international film and TV landscape. Especially women. Pearl Thusi (Quantico); Alice Krige (Star Trek, Thor: The Dark World); Terry Pheto (BET series Madiba); and Connie Chiume (Black Panther). Now, according to Deadline, South African actress Phumzile Sitole has bagged... Read More
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Oreka Godis
July 20, 2018

Oreka Godis is giving acting another stab in “Faces,” set to premiere at the 39th Durban International Film Festival

Of all her many talents, acting is one side to Oreka Godis that is still shaping up. Gradually, she’s been able to build a decent portfolio in television, from the zany, female-focused talk series 3LiveChicks to Dowry, the EbonyLife TV miniseries directed by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa. And there was the unexpected depth and complexity Godis... Read More
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Shuri
July 19, 2018

Shuri is getting her own comic book series and this must be what black girl magic feels like

Just one thing: a Shuri-centric comic book series will be badass. Be very afraid, colonisers! OK, just kidding. When Avengers: Infinity War ended with evil, brooding Thanos halving the universe, I was shocked to see that Black Panther was part of the death count, the newest superhero to be added to the Marvel pantheon and... Read More
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Lupita
July 19, 2018

Lupita Nyong’o, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott: This is how you should make a “Charlie’s Angel” reboot

Even though it’s a rumoured casting, and that Lupita Nyongo, Kristen Stewart, and Naomi Scott are still in early talks to star in the reboot of Charlie’s Angels, I think I’m losing my head. This has blessed my nostalgia-loving heart and I’m grateful. Cues Destiny’s Child’s Independent Women for dramatic effect. Now let’s have a... Read More
The Film Blog
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Pascal Atuma
July 18, 2018

Pascal Atuma’s “Sweet Revenge” has been shortlisted for Kevin Hart’s Eat My Shorts contest

Back in May, top American and once-beleaguered comedian Kevin Hart invited aspiring filmmakers to Eat My Shorts. I know, I know, it’s funny, but that’s the name of the filmmaking contest. Now in its second year and run by Hart’s Laugh Out Loud network and the Just For Laughs festival, Eat My Shorts seeks to find... Read More
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July 17, 2018

We interrupt your regular schedule to announce that we need feminist shows

The latest show I’m watching now is Sharp Objects, the new HBO miniseries adapted from the 2006 Gillian Flynn novel of the same name. Remember Glynn’s Gone Girl? That one was adapted for film and stars Rosamund Pike as Amy, who sadistically orchestrated her own disappearance to punish her cheating husband. Amy Adams is cast... Read More
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Final
July 15, 2018

The guy who correctly predicted the Nigeria-Iceland match has dreamt again for the #WorldCup finals, and Twitter is all over it

Remember the guy who dreamt and correctly predicted the outcome of the Nigeria-Iceland World Cup match? His name is Tolulope Saba and since then, he has achieved the kind of spontaneous fame that comes from the very nature of the internet. Some have even canonised him as “Joseph the Dreamer,” but for football I guess.... Read More
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Danai Gurira
July 15, 2018

Danai Gurira is in talks to star in “Godzilla vs King Kong” and “Star Trek 4” and this is officially too good

Although Danai Gurira has been slaying zombies in AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie saga The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Black Panther was the movie that gave her enough cultural thrust to be noticed, and introduced to new fans. Unlike her co-star Lupita Nyong’o whose name was linked to subsequent multiple projects, Gurira suffered a little dull spell. But... Read More
The Film Blog
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Black Panther
July 14, 2018

“Black Panther” is now on DStv BoxOffice, but what does this say about moviegoing and the future of cinema?

During one of those breaks between DStv programs, I recently watched visuals of Black Panther now made available on DStv BoxOffice, the cable’s online movie rental service. “Welcome to Wakanda,” the ominously deep male voice said at the end of the ad. It’s been several months since the Ryan Coogler blockbuster made a cultural splash,... Read More
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Multichoice
July 14, 2018

Multichoice has been learning from Nigeria’s billionaires, because it wants a government sanctioned monopoly in SA

The war between cable and streaming services isn’t new. Before then, though, remember how cable platforms disrupted the monopoly enjoyed by broadcast television? TV has become increasingly fickle over the past decade, rapidly evolving to ease the entry of new players. Take American streaming giant Netflix, which upended how we watched television and threatened the... Read More
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Nollywood
July 14, 2018

Welcome to the dead zone of Nigerian summer television and here’s how to get out

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have thought of summer TV in Nigeria if not for the announcement of the 2018 Emmy nominations yesterday. Something about going through that nominated list of marquee scripted shows (Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, The Handmaid’s Tale) that just raises the bar in entertainment value. As I have just noticed, Nigerian summer... Read More
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July 9, 2018

Throw the Twitter debate series #NoDragMyGender into the fire and let it burn

What have we done to deserve this kind of social media hazard? Back in May, popular social media influencer Paul Ezeudoh aka Tweet Oracle announced the then-upcoming #NoDragMyGender, a Twitter-based series which he refers to as “The Hottest Gender Debate.” You would have to agree that the premise of #NoDragMyGender is mined from the ceaseless... Read More
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Mushin
July 7, 2018

Linda Ikeji TV has an upcoming reality show called “Mushin,” but all we see is ghetto porn

Maybe I’m being hyper-critical, or just getting old, but I’m getting a little tired of fledgling streaming service Linda Ikeji TV and its ghetto porn content. Granted, the platform has a slew of posh, bourgeois reality shows like King Tonto and Big Brother-adjacent filler Made in Gidi, but Mushin is making my cynicism get the best... Read More
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Real talk
July 5, 2018

Ndani TV’s “Real Talk” is back for season three and we have forgotten how to be excited

Guys, Ndani TV’s real talk just got green-lit for a third season and we have questionssssss. Put bluntly, the only thing going for Ndani TV’s Real Talk so far is its youthful gloss. The show has largely preserved the restaurant aesthetic since its premiere in 2015, putting millennials in a cool joint while their conversations blandly... Read More
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July 3, 2018

Ex-BB Naija housemate Bally is looking for a wife and Linda Ikeji TV is here to help him

I haven’t stopped feeling amused since I came across Hottest Bachelor Nigeria, the never-seen-before dating reality show coming soon to Linda Ikeji TV.  My recent piece on why shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette will work in Nigeria feels prescient as it is a useful guidepost on reality dating television. Unfortunately, Bally of Big... Read More
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