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November 4, 2016

The Film Blog: Isioma Osaje’s hustle is A-grade

We have to give it to Isioma Osaje 2.0. Or is it 3.0? This young woman has already been through so many career incarnations that you’d forgive us for losing count of some. From Liaision for the Headies to Assistant Editor for Hip Hop World Magazine to an extended stint in PR. Let’s not also... Read More
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November 3, 2016

The Film Blog: Have you seen Sons of the Caliphate?

The fact that it was directed by Kenneth Gyang was enough to pique our interests. And then the fact that it’s set in “The North,” a region largely underrepresented in mainstream Nigerian film and television, made it clear we just had to check out EbonyLife TV’s Sons of the Caliphate. The show describes itself as “a political... Read More
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November 2, 2016

The Film Blog: A Mercy Johnson talk show you say?

Mercy Johnson is launching a talk show. Or has launched a talk show. We’re still not sure but she made the announcement on her Instagram. We won’t talk about the title. “Mercy!!! Marriage, Cooking and Kids.” No. We won’t. We won’t talk about the exclamation marks either. No. All 3 of them. We won’t. We’ll go... Read More
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November 1, 2016

Movie Review: This grudge falls flat | The Grudge

by Okon Ekpo Call it a mini Tinsel reunion. For her debut effort as producer, actress Funmi Holder – best known for her work as Amaka Ade-Williams on the television series, Tinsel – marshals some of her colleagues who have at some point, passed through the MNet soap’s revolving doors. While Richard Mofe-Damijo once had a guest starring arc... Read More
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October 24, 2016

Guest Post: We attended Day 1 of the Eko International Film Showcase – to watch American films

We were invited by the organisers of the Eko International Film Festival to watch four American documentaries as part of the American Film Showcase. The documentaries promised to speak to the times we live in today. But because too many promise and fail films have made us cynical so we had no idea to expect from this event.... Read More
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October 24, 2016

Davido’s ThisDay Style cover, MAMAs and everything else on Uncensored this week

Ifeoma Areh of Wildflower PR & Company hosted Uncensored this week while Chude Jideonwo was away. She is joined by Lekan Olanrewaju and Isime Esene. They talk about Davido’s ThisDay Style cover, MTV Africa Music Awards, One Africa Music Fest, Mr. Eazi taking over social media and gaining all the fans, AFRIMA and everything that is... Read More
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October 21, 2016

The Film Blog: Which one is the Eko International Film Festival again?

This one just crept up on us, without announcement. Keepers of the Game, Code Girl, StartUp Generation and I’m Not Racist…Am I? Four documentaries that supposedly speak to all that drive millenials across the world, especially Nigeria. Youth culture, technology, entrepreneurship, app development, diversity, racism, feminism and community. Each of the movies tell powerful stories... Read More
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October 19, 2016

U.S Consulate partners Eko International Film Festival to showcase documentaries

The United States Consulate General Lagos, in partnership with the Eko International Film Festival, will showcase contemporary American films on October 21 and October 24. These documentaries by independent filmmakers uncover powerful stories of American youth overcoming social, cultural, business and inner growth challenges. The showcase will be presented during the 7th edition of the... Read More
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October 18, 2016

The Film Blog: AFRIFF is finally here – with big news

It almost looked like it wasn’t gonna happen. That’s if you don’t know Chioma Ude. Because she will fight tooth nail, she will drag man and beast and she will do whatever she sets her mind to go. The annual Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) announced its arrival for 2016 over the weekend – it... Read More
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October 18, 2016

The Film Blog: 3 comments provide an important minority view on Room 315

We came across these two comments, and as far as minority views go on this debate about plagiarism, they are useful. There’s this one: Commodore October 17, 2016 at 2:33 pm There is no saga. Wana and her cohorts are just being silly. As someone who knows her personally, I find this incredibly disappointing because... Read More
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October 18, 2016

The Film Blog: From #TheOtherRoom to #Room315 (and what we think)

In case you were looking for a room controversy that actually worth your time, rather than the teenage-boy fantasies of an over-indulged President, well yesterday the good guys at YNaija’s Conversations desk kept one for you. We thought this would be a storm in a tea cup when we first caught wind last week. But... Read More
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October 17, 2016

PODCAST: Lekki Wives, PopCentral TV and everything else on Uncensored this week

Ifeoma Areh is creative director of Wildflower PR & Company and Tosin Ajibade is founder of Olorisupergal.com. Together with the host, Chude Jideonwo, they talk about banking institutions producing content, Lekki Wives, PopCentral TV, BattaBox and everything that is important in the Nigerian film and media industry. “We know other brands that actually pushing out Nollywood... Read More
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October 17, 2016

The Film Blog: That’s how IK Ogbonna was just going on his way o, and trailer came to jam him

  By now you know we kinda like our good friends at TrueNollywoodStories, at least based on how many times we look at the stuff that Segun Odejimi and Andrew Oke put up. Even if, every now and again, we will come for them. But these are guys who are pay attention to film. Even... Read More
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AY and Funke Akindele in A Trip to Jamaica
October 17, 2016

The Film Blog: We can’t find one good review for ‘A Trip to Jamaica’. No, not one.

  We went across the length and breadth of the Nigerian internet to see the reviews – and what we found for AY’s blockbuster comedy, A Trip to Jamaica is, uhm, quite interested. Let’s dig into it. Number 1 In AY’s 30 Days Atlanta it was tiring. In this movie, it is a chore: as tiresome... Read More
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October 15, 2016

The Film Blog: When Love Happens Again is a f__king stupid disgrace of a film

We wondered if to be truly honest about how we feel about this train-wreck of a film, especially if we stand the risk of p__sing off people who don’t strong words? Then we thought: F__k it. This disgusting mess deserves it. And if we tamped down our emotions, we would be trading in dishonesty. No.... Read More
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October 15, 2016

The Media Blog: The late, great Chris Jeyibo was one of the most powerful people in Nigerian media

Chris Jeyibo passed on last week Friday in a car accident. It’s quite a frightening photo – his car crushed on Magodo Road, Lagos in a way that he couldn’t have escaped, in the middle of the night in a country where emergency services are mostly a myth. It’s terribly sad in and of itself... Read More
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October 13, 2016

Oluwadamilola Shonibare: In pursuit of happiness [Nigerian Voices]

by Oluwadamilola Shonibare “Dude, Can you just delete this movie from your laptop? How one earth would we need memory space to install this software and you will be keeping this one-point-something-gig movie that every Tom, Dick and Harry has seen…” My roommate, Femi was exasperated. He couldn’t fathom how we’d spent the previous 35... Read More
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AY and Funke Akindele in A Trip to Jamaica
October 11, 2016

PODCAST: A Trip to Jamaica, The Wedding Party and everything else on Uncensored this week

Ifeoma Areh is creative director of Wildflower PR & Company; Isime Esene is the managing editor of YNaija.com, and Tosin Ajibade, is founder of Olorisupergal.com. Together with the host, Chude Jideonwo, they talk about the movies, ‘A Trip to Jamaica’, ‘The Wedding Party’; the current ban in Kannywood, the dichotomy between old Nollywood and new Nollywood and... Read More
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October 10, 2016

The Film Blog: It’s just a fantastic time to be a Nigerian actor, we tell you

Think about it really. Look at all the New Nollywood projects that have come out this year: Arbitration, Okafor’s Law, It’s Her Day, Green White Green, Isoken, Surulere, for some. Look at all the big budget films we have had this year: The Wedding Party and 93 Days, for two – more budgets within them... Read More
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October 10, 2016

The Media Blog: Thursday is the most valuable day on Nigerian television – and other bits and bobs we found out

This week, for a special project we have been working on, we have been playing around with data – with a focus on Nigerian television. What’s more interesting is how much people don’t know about the basic data, even when some of it is sitting on Google, within the reach of three clicks. So let’s share one of... Read More
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October 6, 2016

The Media Blog: Because we serve a living God, Gidi Up Season 3 has FINALLY started shooting

What cows have not been sacrificed to get this particular show back on the road (Season 2’s finale was in September 2014!)? We have waited for almost two years for Ndani TV to crawl through Rumor Has it and Skinny Girl in Transit towards the real deal; actors have been told to plan their schedules... Read More
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October 4, 2016

The Film Blog: In Elder Maya, another under-appreciated Nollywood veteran takes a bow

You don’t know the name Maya Ndubuigbo (credits including The Barrister, Battle of Indemnity, amongst others), but if you watched Nollywood well over the past two decades, you couldn’t miss him. His role was usually that of ‘igwe’, medicine-man or Elder. Everyone called him Elder Maya. He was a fine actor. And we don’t just... Read More
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