Tag: hollywood.
Mike Ezuruonye wants you to know that Hollywood movies are more pirated than Nollywood movies
Mike Ezuruonye’s sophomore movie as a director/producer Lagos Real Fake Life opened in cinemas last month, and while I bemoaned ...
Film Review: Alexandra is a near sterile immigrant hustle story
The Nollywood-diaspora collaborations are pretty much a staple of the film industry. In the last decade, they have become so ...
Emmanuella goes to Hollywood… hope she goes with her books too
From skits on YouTube to signing endorsement deals with reputable brands, local and international, Emmanuella Samuel is headed to Hollywood. ...
Entertainment Roundup: Yemi Alade releases third studio album; Cardi B gifts Offset a Rolls Royce Wraith for his 26th birthday | More stories
It’s the last roundup for the week and here are the biggest stories that got entertainment lovers buzzing yesterday. It’s ...
The Thread: “#MeToo — I went to bed alone. I woke up having sex” | 7 Women share shocking stories of sexual abuse
It’s 2017, and sexual harassment is a no-no. In recent times, Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein has been made to face ...
The Thread: “He came over to me and groped my privates” | Terry Crews, Hollywood and the Harvey Weinstein sickness
Oscar winning film producer, Harvey Weinstein is on the ropes for raping three women and assaulting several others over the ...
“After I was raped, I didn’t leave my house for a whole year” | 5 revelations from Gabrielle Union’s new book
Being Mary Jane star, Gabrielle Union-Wade is one of the happiest people on the planet. Two ways you can tell? ...
Google celebrates James Wong Howe, the great cinematographer who shaped Hollywood
by Wareez Odunayo Today, Google celebrates one of the most respected early-era cinematographers, James Wong Howe who pioneered the ...
The Sexuality Blog: This video of Stephen Colbert & Andrew Garfield sharing a ‘gay kiss’ will make Nigerian viewers go mad
It’s an imitation of a famous scene from Angels in America about a gay man battling HIV/AIDS. Cue endless ‘end ...
“America cares more about race than sexual assault” | 7 things we learned from Shanon Lee’s analysis
A dive into the Bill Cosby trial 1 Black America has a hard time seeing “America’s Favourite Dad” as a ...
Actress Salma Hayek dishes details on how Trump repeatedly asked her out
Mexican- American actress Salma Hayek told quite an interesting story on Trevor Noah’s “The Daily Show” according to reports. The ...
[The Legislative Blog]: Are you ready? Senator Murray-Bruce wants to produce a Hollywood/Nollywood movie
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has come a long way with his Common Sense series, we just realised. To celebrate the 100th ...
Sylvester Stallone quits The Expendables franchise
by Dolapo Adelana Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has quit The Expendables franchise. The Rocky spearheaded the franchise alongside other acts in 2010. According ...
Hollywood star, Ben Affleck undergoes treatment for alcoholism
Hollywood star, Ben Affleck has announced that he has undergone treatment for alcoholism. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Affleck ...
#Oscars: 10 of the best dresses we’ve seen on the red carpet in past years
The 89th Academy Awards or Oscars, whichever name you please, is set to hold tonight. For the fashion industry, the ...
Meryl Streep is an overrated Hillary flunky – Donald Trump
Donald Trump has responded to Meryl Streep’s attack on him at the Golden Globes award. Streep had said there was nothing ...
Here’s the full list of winners at the Golden Globes Awards 2017
The 74th annual Golden Globe Awards held on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, with the biggest ...
Entertainment Roundup: Hollywood sign altered to read ‘Hollyweed’, Is Tekno leaving MMMG? | More stories
Here are the top entertainment stories that made news over the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept – ...
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher dies at 60
Actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars has died aged 60, after suffering ...
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 ...
Entertainment Roundup: Kanye West blames Tidal for his limiting feature on Drake’s VIEWS album, Bovi welcomes third child | More
Here are some of the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still ...
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 ...
How we choose to remember our dearly beloved Brangelina
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith in 2005, no need to describe ...
After 12 years together Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from her husband Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, according to TMZ. In the divorce ...
Opinion: What Nollywood has over Hollywood
by Ekene Mekwunye My name is Ekene and I am a filmmaker. Whenever I introduce myself like that, it elicits different ...
John Boyega is Idris Elba’s son in new movie
After having a major breakthrough in his young acting career through his award-winning performance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the ...
Hollywood actor, John Boyega reunites with his Nigerian family (PHOTOS)
Nigerian-British actor, John Boyega, who is one of the most promising young Hollywood stars, is currently visiting Nigeria. John – ...
‘I’m going to Hollywood’ | D’banj to venture into acting
He is indeed an entertainer… so why not? D’banj is set to join the likes of Davido, Tiwa Savage, Falz ...
#Oscars2015: Err, what do you make out of this photo?
by Chinwe Okafor Is it me or is that picture above looking like an oscar statue stooping to sniff cocaine? ...
Who rocked it better – Michelle Obama or Hollywood star, Julianna Margulies? (LOOK)
by Chinwe Okafor We have seen celebrities rock these kinds of trends but no one would think you’d be pairing ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]