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The Film Blog: Mo Abudu’s Hosts Private Screening for Directorial Debut Movies “Iyawo Mi” and “Her Perfect Life”
The Nigerian film industry witnessed a spectacular and star-studded affair at the private screening of renowned media mogul and filmmaker Mo Abudu’s directorial debut productions, "Iyawo Mi" and "Her Perfect…
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10 Brilliant Short Films on YouTube
"Not all heroes wear capes." This saying can be applied to several contexts, and in this case, the heroes referenced are the short films that never get into the mainstream…
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Film Review: Skyscraper is as solid as The Rock
Coming off a string of movies with huge box office wins (Jumanji, Fast 7, Rampage), Dwayne ‘’The Rock’’ Johnson might well be the most bankable film star in the world.…
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From “The Walking Dead” to Marvel’s “Black Panther”: Why Dana Gurira should play more action roles
When Black Panther star Danai Gurira was five-years-old, her parents moved her from Grinnell, Iowa to their homeland of Harare, Zimbabwe - a bustling, urban city over two-and-a-half-thousand times bigger…
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This trailer for “Date Night” is the stuff psychological thrillers are made of
Okay. So I'm a little excited about the forthcoming Date Night, partly because it's a piece of filmmaking that derails from the Nollywood usual in comedies and rom-coms. Or maybe…
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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 longest of times. Unfortunately, not one of them has been…
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[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 system of home video rentals. It was a subscriber community…
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[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 based on the novel by Victor Headley, Elba latest endeavor…
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[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 the singer is trying to capitalise on this zeitgeist by…
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[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 films and TV (Marvel’s Thor and British crime drama series…
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#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 meld to present sets that are claustrophobic, scenes that are…
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[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 at the age of 64 on Sunday. A prolific director…
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[The Film Blog] Catch the New York Premiere of Dare Olaitan’s Ojukokoro at the Metrograph on April 13
If you will be in New York before April 13 and looking for fun things to do, I suggest you see a movie. But not just anyone: Dare Olaitan's impressive,…
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[The Media Blog] If you ever needed a reason to get on iRokoTV, this is it
Because I mean well for Nollywood and would like to see the industry grow, I downloaded the iRokoTV app some time last year but couldn't bring myself to using it.…
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[The Film Blog] These Are the Films that Have Captured our Hearts at the Pan African Film and Arts Festival
This year's Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is currently underway at the Balwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Los Angeles, California. The 26th edition kicked off February 8, with a…
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Film Review: The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is every Lagosian IJGB fantasy come to life
Let us just get it out of the way. The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, the latest project from EbonyLife films is a romantic comedy. It isn’t deep, does not grapple with…
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#Rotterdam2018: The Shape of Water should win everything
Among his many sins, Harvey Weinstein is to be blamed for turning awards season into a marketing frenzy where victory almost always goes, not necessarily to the best, but to…
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[The Film Blog] You can now stream South African queer film “Inxeba” (The Wound) on Netflix
“In The Wound, being a man isn't about being a naturally dominant person, but about learning to submit yourself to a patriarchal model that demands heterosexuality,” Brett Pardy writes in…
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#Rotterdam2018: I, Tonya is Margot Robbie’s Tour De Force
The rise and fall of Tonya Harding, the gifted American figure skater and would be contender who squandered two chances to become an Olympic medalist is an American tragedy. One…
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[The Film Blog] Seyi Shay channels her inner diva in the teaser for “Lara and the beat”
Lara and the Beat sounds like Beauty and the Beast, or is just me? Is it because the film stars artistes Seyi Shay and Vector? I have a right to…
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#Rotterdam2018: Mean streets; Wilfred Okiche reviews Respeto
In Alberto Monteras II’s Respeto, a gritty, realistic examination of the complex relationship between hip hop culture and inner city violence, the past is the key to the present…
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#Rotterdam2018: I, Tonya is buoyed by its careful explorations of complexities of victimhood
The rise and fall of Tonya Harding, the gifted American figure skater and would be contender who squandered two chances to become an Olympic medalist is an American tragedy. One…
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[The Film Blog] We need to talk about the Oscar-nominated “Dunkirk” and its exclusion of women
I'm on a must-watch Oscar movies marathon. The idea is very simple: I try to watch all the films nominated in key categories, and, if there's any endurance left, I…
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[The Film Blog] “Hereditary” is the Scary Horror Film Everyone was Talking About at Sundance
Every film buff knows the Sundance film festival is always a useful precursor for the films that will dominate the conversation in the coming year. And although the festival is…
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Film Review: Esohe is puzzling and clunky, but somehow it works
Nigerian immigrant, Gary Barbar (Jimmy Jean-Louis) isn’t doing badly living and working in the United States of America. He has a decent job as a teacher, shaping the minds of…
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[The Film Blog] Harry Potter Fan Film explores the Dark Origins of Voldermort
From TV shows to movies, fan fiction has always been part of pop culture, fuelled by an active cauldron of ideas, theories and imaginations aimed at preserving and extending the…
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[The Film Blog] A definitive Brenda Fassie Biopic with a strictly South African cast is just what we need right now
The legacy of South African pop diva Brenda Fassie will be immortalized on screen after UK film company Showbizbee acquired the film rights to the late superstar's life story and announced…
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[The Film Blog] Kemi Adetiba has an upcoming film and it’s called “King of Boys”
As one of the few female directors in Nigeria who have successfully helmed the country's best selling film, everyone has been wondering what next filmmaker Kemi Adetiba would try her…
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[The Film Blog] The Teaser for “Hello, Rain” Based on Nnedi Okorafor’s Short Story “Hello, Moto” is Here and We Want More
At long last, the promotional cycle for Hello, Rain finally begins. After an incredible 2017 with a powerful TED Talk on homegrown African sci-fi, releasing the second novel in the…
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[The Film Blog] Are Nollywood films becoming bad?
Till date, one of the biggest and unmatched box office success stories is that of The Wedding Party, the Kemi Adetiba-directed rom-com which now feels like a nostalgic cultural symbol.…
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy