Category: The Film Blog

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Bernard DayoMarch 20, 2018

[The Film Blog] Blue Pictures Breaks Box Office with Marvel’s “Black Panther”

Following the hype behind one of the greatest movies of all times, Blue Pictures, West Africa’s leading movie distribution company, ...

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Wilfred OkicheMarch 20, 2018

Profile: At long last here’s Lala Akindoju, Uncovered

For the Lagos Theatre Festival, Lala Akindoju decided she was ripe for a one-woman show. One-person shows aren’t the easiest ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 19, 2018

[The Film Blog] The “200 Million” Trailer Features All Your  Favourite Comedians

And Nollywood Comedy Central presents the 200 Million trailer, directed by August Udoh (Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo) and sponsored by ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 18, 2018

“Wakanda Forever” is peak Asaba Nollywood

First: Why am I not surprised? A fair share of Nollywood films have been made based on the cultural zeitgeist ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 17, 2018

Gringo, Mascara, Black Panther: the movies & shows you should see this weekend

It can be a daunting task trying to sift through the slog of movies and TV shows released in cinemas ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 17, 2018

Sope Aluko is coming to the big screen alongside Tom Hardy in “Venom”

Many Nigerians didn’t know who Sope Aluko was until Black Panther, even though she has starred in major studio movies ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 16, 2018

[The Film Blog] David Oyelowo won’t say no being the next James Bond

The iconic role of James Bond has been up for grabs since Daniel Craig’s Spectre, his penultimate Bond film that ...

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Wilfred OkicheMarch 12, 2018

Film Review: Disguise is so bad, you will want your time (and money) back

What do men want? What do women want? These two, seemingly innocuous questions have bothered the great thinkers for the ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 12, 2018

[The Film Blog] Rejoice, Black Panther Fans! Marvel Has Officially Confirmed a Black Panther Sequel

It’s official! Black Panther is getting a sequel! Not that this was any surprise though, given how the first Black ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 11, 2018

[The Film Blog] The best thing about the trailer for “The Eve” is all the male eye candy

Warning: this review will mostly be shallow and will appeal to straight women and gay men. But the rest of ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 11, 2018

[The Film Blog] Kalu Ikeagwu Murders the Igbo language in hilarious trailer for “Dr. Mekam”

Dr. Mekam, the upcoming film from Oby Olebara Uzoukwu with Ike Nnaebue as director, is a commentary on the Nigerian ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 9, 2018

[The Film Blog] The “Light in The Dark” Trailer has Joke Silva, Rita Dominic and Kalu Ikeagwu and We Are Still Not Impressed

I was few seconds into watching the trailer for Ekene Som Mekwunye’s upcoming film Light in The Dark when I ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 8, 2018

The Good, the bad, and the left out: Lessons from the VICE on HBO Nollywood documentary

Nollywood, the second biggest film industry in the world, has since put Nigeria on the global map. The 2016 record-breaking, ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 7, 2018

[The Film Blog] Watch Forest Whitaker as Desmond Tutu in new trailer for “The Forgiven”

The news that Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker will play Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was first announced in 2016. The ...

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Wilfred OkicheMarch 6, 2018

LTF2018: August Meeting is both history lesson and timely call to action

In 1929, during colonial era Nigeria, a group of women, fearing that a head count of lives and property in ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 6, 2018

[The Film Blog] Why was #Oscars 2018 almost mute on the #MeToo Movement and Time’s Up?

It all started with the red carpet fashion. As we saw at the Golden Globes and Grammys, the 90th Academy ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 3, 2018

[The Film Blog] We didn’t know we needed “The Woman King” starring Lupita Nyong’o and Viola Davis until now

Our universe has been blessed with the pop-cultural gift that is Black Panther. And now one of the movie’s biggest stars ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 2, 2018

[The Film Blog] Nadine Ibrahim wants to shatter gender stereotypes with “Tolu”

The trailer for Nadine Ibrahim’s upcoming short film Tolu continues in the tradition of utilising child characters to tell stories. ...

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Wilfred OkicheMarch 1, 2018

#YNaijaInterview: ‘’We knew we were doing something above and beyond ourselves’’- Black Panther star, Sope Aluko speaks with YNaija

Nigerian actress, Sope Aluko has been working in Hollywood for a number of years now, scoring recurring roles in television ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 1, 2018

[The Film Blog] How Africa Magic gave Nollywood a bad image

Long before streaming became such a huge part of our culture, access to Nollywood films mostly ran on an efficient ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 28, 2018

[The Media Blog] Here’s a first Look at Idris Elba’s upcoming comedy series “In the Long Run”

Is there anything like too much Idris Elba? Following the trailer release of his directorial debut Yardie, a crime thriller ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 27, 2018

[The Film Blog] This March, Falz will be Invading Cinemas with “Falz Experience The Movie”

Falz’s debut, late-year concert The Falz Experience might have gone, but its memory is still reverberating through pop culture, and ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiFebruary 26, 2018

With men dressed like women and women like men, ‘Disguise’ premieres in Lagos

The premiere of Agatha Amata‘s movie “Disguise” held Sunday, February 25 at Filmhouse Imax, Lagos – it comes out in ...

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Wilfred OkicheFebruary 26, 2018

Review: “Memoirs of 4” is deathly dull

It is hard to understand what the makers of Memoirs of 4 were reaching for when they came together to ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 26, 2018

[The Film Blog] Here’s the first trailer for Idris Elba’s directorial debut “Yardie”

Idris Elba – the Hollywood sweetheart who has made women swoon for years, and has been a sizzling presence in ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 24, 2018

[The Film Blog] “Black Panther” is Black Superhero Cinema at its best

At the time of writing this review, I was deeply conflicted about Black Panther and its representation issues. Don’t get ...

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Wilfred OkicheFebruary 23, 2018

#Rotterdam2018: ‘Beyond Nollywood’ and the challenge of inclusion

At this point in its evolution, the Nollywood aesthetic is pretty much defined. Extremely low budgets and limited technical know-how ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 22, 2018

[The Film Blog] KC Ejelonu’s Short Film “The Weight” is Christian propaganda disguised as art

KC Ejelonu’s short film The Weight ends with a Bible verse before the closing credits starts to roll in. It ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 22, 2018

[The Film Blog] Lupita Nyong’o to Star in Trevor Noah’s Biopic “Born a Crime”

Looks like our Black Panther stars aren’t resting their oars after their huge Marvel cinematic universe debut. After breaking the ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 21, 2018

[The Film Blog] Idrissa Ouedraogo, prolific African filmmaker, dies at 64

According to a statement from the National Filmmakers Guild, Burkina Faso’s Idrissa Ouedraogo, a legendary figure of African cinema, died ...

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