We couldn’t be more curious about Denrele’s new film role. “How To Play A Player,” you say? Our eyes are peeled.
by Okon Ekpo In the prologue for Mrs Right Guy, a South African romantic comedy directed by Adze Ugah, a ravishing beauty Gugu (Dineo Moeketsi) wakes up in a picture perfect hotel room in Seychelles on the morning after her wedding day only to find she has been jilted by her day old husband. Incredulous... Read More
by Simon Utsu I just watched AY’s “A trip to Jamaica”. It’s one of the best Nigerian movies I’ve watched in terms of cinematography; the picture quality was superb. The script isn’t the best I’ve seen from Nigeria but it is commendable. Save for some over exaggerated acting from AY (which is understandable), the screen... Read More
Who is trending on the News sites and blogs today? Rahama Sadau, a Kannywood actress, the female star of the Northern movie industry in Nigeria. Up until her name made it to mainstream news today, only a few of us had ever heard of her. When we think Northern movies, we think Ali Nuhu simply... Read More
The only thing funny about “A Trip to Jamaica” is how bad it is. ? — Chidumga Izuzu (@Chidumga_izuzu) September 25, 2016 God please, it cannot be.
We feel sorry for every Nigerian film that’s in the cinemas this week. We feel sorry for It’s Her Day. And we feel sorry for our favourite Nigerian movie ever – 93 Days. Because something deep and furious will be hitting all 30-something cinemas in Nigeria this week. And it will be hitting everything that... Read More
One of us had an art teacher once that said there is no good or bad film – only films that you like or don’t like. And the reviews of the plenty-anticipated ’76 that we see from the Toronto International Film Festival more than prove the point. There are clearly as many conclusions as there... Read More
In the din of the well made ’93 Days’, the well hyped ‘The Wedding Party’, and the badly-bashed ‘Okafor’s Law’ there was the indie film ‘Green White Green’ with the pensive Ifeanyi Dike Jr as lead. Hear the Screen Daily: “a rousing celebration”. We try to avoid being pedantic at The Film Blog (TFB), but... Read More
If we weren’t planning to see the biopic 93 Days, now we certainly are. We have been a bit worried. This has been a highly anticipated film. And such an authentically Nigerian story. But it was curious the fact that it launched on Tuesday, and we had seen no reviews yet. For a film with... Read More
by Ekene Mekwunye My name is Ekene and I am a filmmaker. Whenever I introduce myself like that, it elicits different reactions from people. But amongst Nigerians, you can see it on their faces when they smile and say “oh! You are amongst those people that make those juju films” or they call them ‘substandard’ or... Read More
93 Days, the long awaited movie directed by Steve Gukas will finally premiere in Nigeria today, 13th of September at The Rock Cathedral Lagos. Starring Danny Glover, Bimbo Akintola, Keppy Ekpenyong, Somkele Iyamah Idlahama, Tim Reid,Alastair MacKenzie, Gideon Okeke and more, the film tells the true story of how Nigeria was able to eradicate the... Read More
If laughter is truly the best medicine then Funke Akindele has kept us alive for a while now. Who would have known that the young Funke who featured on the popular sitcom I Need to Know back in 1998 had this humourous alter-ego in her? But we thank our stars that she did discover it as she... Read More
She did it before with Gidi Up, Ndani TV’s original series that secured a nomination in the AMVCAs in 2015. After nine months of saving up for this movie, scouting for the industry’s best and actual shooting (which might explain why the scripting and directing of Ndani series these days has gone to the toilet?),... Read More
So It was date night again yesterday; it’s been a while. Husband said there was a private movie screening and we were on the list. Boy was I delighted to dress up and get out of the house?! We got to The Palms, Lekki and I was surprised they had also started charging for parking... Read More
The Ghana Must Go movie screening took place at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas in Lekki on Saturday June 4th. The premiere attracted a lot of stars from both the Nigerian movie and music industry as well as the Ghanaian movie industry. Here are photos from the event below.
by Oreoluwa Peters President of Chocolate City Group, Audu Maikori has revealed plans for the release of a Chocolate City movie in 2016. Maikori disclosed to YNaija on Sunday, that the proposed movie project is part of the media group’s expansion moves. He said: “You’ll be expecting a Chocolate City movie next year and of course... Read More
14-year-old Ebubechukwu reportedly killed his 3-year-old brother Akachukwu with their father’s gun last Monday. Vanguard reports that the brothers were believed to be reenacting movie scenes, not knowing that the gun was loaded. The report says their father Christian Odika had left for a meeting when the tragic news reached him, and on getting to... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Kemi Lala-Akindoju, talented actress and CEO of “Make It Happen Productions” is set to feature as an old woman in Mildred Okwo’s new movie “Surulere”. The actress, who was the major act in Tunde Kelani’s “Dazzling Mirage” where she played the role of a talented beautiful lady living with sickle cell disorder, shows her versatility as... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor It appears Iyanya is attempting to make a foray into Nollywood. It is bad enough that he hasn’t exactly created a permanent niche for himself as he is still confused of what genre to settle for. [Grapevine has it that he might revert back to his music of the early days as... Read More
by Anike Jacobs The delectable Genevieve Nnaji has once again proven that she is the queen of style. She graciously arrived at the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCAs) at the Eko Convention Centre in an orange dress which drips of class and elegance. This queen never fails to impress. See her photos below: #AMVCA2015... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Nollywood actor, Kalu Ikeagwu, says he does not act in any movie his mother cannot watch, in essence, she has to give permission on what kind of roles he picks. So for him, the most critical decision to make before taking up any script is to ask himself if his mum can watch the... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor For a minute, many thought he was out of the industry. The minute has lapsed and Femi Brainard has made his comeback into Nollywood by dressing up as a woman for a movie role, and doesn’t he look really convincing? No?
by Chinwe Okafor We have a sinking feeling Nigeria would too. Malaysia’s Film Censorship Board has banned the Fifty Shades of Grey movie from screening in the country, says The Hollywood Reporter. The board’s chairman described the film as containing “scenes that are not of natural sexual content,” and “sadistic” even. It’s “more like pornography than a movie,” the ban... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche The brothers, Lanre and Dare Fasasi, after spending more than a decade as 2 of pop music’s most consistent acts, turn their sights to filmmaking with Head gone, a star studded slapstick comedy that is big on promise but small on delivery. From their Naija Ninja production stable, Head gone is produced... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor The moment you all have been waiting for has arrived and in a few days, D’banj will kick-off the much anticipated celebrations marking his 10th anniversary as an entertainer. Here are the 10 things you should know about the event. 1. The party is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, January 31, 2015. 2. Reality star... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche In the space of 10 years, Tunde Aladese has become one of the biggest names in television. From writing on the soaps Tinsel, Edge of Paradise and the newly created Hotel Majestic, to appearing on stage in the V-Monologues as well as an appearance in the award winning film, Confusion Na Wa... Read More
by Anike Jacobs Barely 24 hours after Nollywood actor Muna Obiekwe, several reports have surfaced attributing his death to ‘constant smoking and drinking’. Movie producer, director and critic, Charles Novia is however not happy with the filtering reports. According to Charles Novia, Muna was a good actor who kept his life private and his habits... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche For the year in film, a lot more releases made their way to the theatres and managed to secure star studded red carpet premieres. But after all the cards were played and the groupies had departed, only a precious few of them turned out to be worth their weight in hype. 2014... Read More
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