Best Photo ever! Ellen DeGeneres’ all-star selfie breaks twitter record

This picture, tagged ‘Best photo ever’ taken by actor, Bradley Cooper and tweeted by American Television host and actress, Ellen DeGeneres who was the host of the just-concluded 2014 Oscars has broken a record on social networking site- Twitter.
Featuring Hollywood’s top-notch actors; Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Lupita Nyong’o. The star-studded picture set the record for most retweeted tweet of all-time. The tweet got 1,300,000 retweets in less than an hour and over 2.6 million retweets beating the 778,000 most retweets previously set by America’s President Barack Obama.
Twitter confirmed this via a notification.
“The envelope please…to @TheEllenShow – this is now the most re-tweeted Tweet with over 1 million RTs. Congrats!”

Look who are in school uniforms! Veteran thespians, Chiwetalu Agu and Ngozi Ezeonu

The other day, fans criticized the likes of Mercy Johnson and Funke Akindele on social media for acting as students in roles, many opined that there should be room for the young generation to showcase their talents. Noted! I hope they won’t go ballistic when they see these “grandparents” in school uniforms. The yet-to-be released movie is titled ” Mama Ukwu Goes to School”. Don’t know much about the movie but judging by the pictures and the (usual) roles of the actors; Chiwetalu Agu would be a big. bully, if not expelled from school. Ngozi Ezeonu on the other hand an easy-going, naive lady.
Photo credit: Movie Moments!

Mikel Obi makes Nollywood debut

Few weeks ago, I posted pictures of CAF award nominees/Nigerian midfielder and top actress, Genevieve Nnaji heading into a private jet in South Africa and I remember I stated that it’s either a TV commercial or they were on set of a high-budget film. Well, it’s a film.

Titled, “The Journey” and sponsored by Amstel Malta, The movie which centres on the challenges and success stories of the two Nigerian superstars will premiere at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards on the 8th of March, 2014.

When love takes over! Check out Toyin Aimakhu and hubby's romantic pictures.

 
When love takes over, you certainly can’t deny! Fair-skinned actress, Toyin Aimakhu -Johnson shared these romantic pictures few hours after throwing a sweet birthday shout out to her hubby Niyi Johnson. Who doesn’t love these pictures? Their matching outfits, poise and all :).
“Happy Birthday Mr Johnson, My Hubby, My Boo, paddy of life, heartbeat, daddy Seun, My small god and my joy…till death do us part…no no we live and
die together”.
She wrote.
May their marriage continue to be rock-solid!

Photos: 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) organizers host nominees to a brunch.

As a prelude to the main event, organizers of the 2014 Africa Magic. Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) hosted nominees to a brunch yesterday 26th February, 2014 at the WheatBaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
In attendance include, Managing Director of MNET, Biola Alabi, actors; Funke Akindele, Bimbo Manuel, Kate Henshaw, Nkiru Sylvanus, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, Ufuoma, Rukky Sanda, Afeez Eniola, Ivie Okujaye, Ashionye and Carl Raccah, Michelle Dede, to mention a few.
Before the main event which will come up on Saturday, March 8, at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, nominees will be hosted to a pre event cocktail at the same venue on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Alex Ekubo, Flower Girl, Half of a Yellow Sun, Lupita Nyong'o, others shine at the 9th Screen Nation Film&Television Awards. (Full list of winners)

The 2014 edition of the Screen Nation Film & Television Awards took place in London on Sunday, 23rd February 2014. Now in its 9th edition, the awards was created to celebrate talents from across the globe. Biggest winners of the night include, fast-rising actors, Alex Ekubo and Lupita Nyong’o; Half of a Yellow Sun, 12 years a slave, Idris Elba, Flower Girl, to mention a few.
LIST OF WINNERS
(1) UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
A) Diversity in Factual Production
Albino Witchcraft Murders – BBC4
Bad 25 – BBC2
Burma: My Father and the Forgotten Army – BBC2
First Amongst Equals: The Laurie
Cunningham Story – ITV1 WINNER
The Cruel Cut – C4
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington – BBC2
(B) Diversity in Drama Production
 
Dancing on the Edge – BBC2
Death in Paradise – BBC1
Holby City – BBC2
Luther – BBC1
Run – C4 WINNER
Top Boy – C4
Youngers C4
(C) Independent Spirit Film Production
 
Fedz – Top Dog
Gone Too Far – Destiny Ekaragha WINNER
It’s a Lot – Femi Oyeniran & Darwood
Grace Sable Fable – Stephen Lloyd Jackson
The Fade – Andy Mundy-Castle
(D) Favourite Black Channel PUBLIC VOTING
 
ABN TV -WINNER
BEN TV
Nollywood Movies
The Africa Channel
Vox Africa
(E) Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent) PUBLIC VOTING
 
12 Years a Slave WINNER
House at the End of the Street
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Butler
2) PEOPLE’S CHOICE AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL SCREEN AWARDS
PUBLIC VOTING
 
A) Favourite Nigerian (New Nollywood) Film (Released in Nigeria and/or premiered in UK/Online) PUBLIC VOTING
 
Amina
Confusion Na Wa
Flower Girl -WINNER
Hoodrush
Onye Ozi
Tango with Me
Turning Point
B) Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent (PUBLIC VOTING)
Adepero Oduye (USA/Nigeria) – 12 Years A Slave/ Steel Magnolias/Pariah
Damilola Adegbite (Nigeria) – Flower Girl
Danai Gurira (USA/Zimbabwe) – The Walking Dead, Mother of George
Linda Ejiofor (Nigeria) – The Meeting
Lupita Nyong’o (USA/Kenya) – 12 Years A
Slave, Shuga – WINNER
(C) Favourite Male African Intl. Rising Screen Talent (PUBLIC VOTING)
Alex Ekubo (Nigeria)- WINNER
Anthony Monjaro (Nigeria)
Chris Attoh (Ghana)
Femi Jacobs (Nigeria)
Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)
OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
D) Best African Film
 
B is for Boy Nigeria – Chika Anadu, Nigeria/UK
Half of A Yellow Sun – Biyi Bandele, Nigeria/UK – WINNER
Mother of George – Andrew Dosunmu, Nigeria/USA
Nairobi Half Life – David Kitonga, Kenya/Germany
Of Good Report South Africa – Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, South Africa
3) UK SCREEN AWARDS
 
A) Rising Talent
 
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown – 4 O’Clock Club
Gary Carr – Death in Paradise, Downton Abbey, Bluestone 42
Javone Prince – PhoneShop, Plebs, Quick
Cuts – WINNER
Kane Robinson aka Kano – Top Boy
Karla Crome – Misfits, Prisoners Wives, Lightfields
B) Young Shooting Star (16-25)
 
Ade Oyefeso – Youngers, Misfits
Adelayo Adedayo – Some Girls, Gone Too
Far -WINNER
Calvin Demba – Youngers,
Khali Best – Eastenders
Khalil Madovi – 4 O’Clock Club
Shavani Seth – Youngers
 
C) Favourite Female TV Star (PUBLIC VOTING)
 
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Alesha Dixon – Britain’s Got Talent, Your Face Sounds Familiar
Chizzy Akudolu – Holby City WINNER
Natalie Gumede – Strictly Come Dancing
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
D) Favourite Male TV Star (PUBLIC VOTING)
 
Ashley Walters – Top Boy, Truckers
Cornel John – Eastenders
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby – WINNER
Nonso Anozie – Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
Patrick Robinson – Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing
Wil Johnson – Emmerdale
E) Female Performance in Film
 
Naomie Harris – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Skyfall WINNER
Rakie Ayola – Dredd, Now will Do
Shanika Warren-Markland – Gone too Far, The Knot
Sophie Okonedo – After Earth
Thandie Newton – Half of a Yellow Sun
F) Male Performance in Film
 
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – The Inevitable
Defeat of Mister & Pete, Best Laid Plans
Aml Ameen – The Butler
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
WINNER
David Oyelowo – The Butler,
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
G) Female Performance in TV
 
Angel Coulby – Dancing on the Edge, The Tunnel
Lorraine Burroughs – Ice Cream Girls, Top Boy
Nikki Amuka-Bird – Luther
Nina Sosanya – Last Tango in Halifax,
Wizards vs. Aliens
Sharon Duncan Brewster – Top Boy, The
Bible, The Mimic WINNER
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
H) Male Performance in TV
 
Ashley Walters – Truckers, Top Boy
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
David Oyelowo – Complicit
Idris Elba – Luther – WINNER
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby City
Lennie James – Run, The Walking Dead, (Low Winter Sun)
Nonso Anozie –Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
HONORARY & MAJOR AWARDS
 
Classic Movie award -DO THE RIGHT THING
Classic TV (Intl.)- THE COSBY SHOW
Classic TV (UK) -DESMOND’S
The Edric Connor Inspiration – FELIX DEXTER (Posthumou)
Outstanding Contribution award- BILL DUKE

BAFTA Awards: Chiwetel Ejiofor wins Best Actor for '12 Years A Slave'. (Full list of winners)

 
All eyes were on two rave of the moment actors to clinch awards in the the 2014 BAFTA Awards. Nigerian-British actor,Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o. While the former picked the Best Actor award for his role in the classic movie, ’12 years a slave, sadly, Lupita lost the Best Supporting Actress gong to Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle). 12 years a slave also won the Best picture category.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS!

(1) Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

(2) Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

(3) Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)

(4) Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

(5) Best Picture: 12 Years A Slave

(6) Best British Film: Gravity

(7) Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)

(8) Best Original Screenplay: American Hustle (Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell)

(9) Best Adapted Screenplay: Philomena (Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope)

(10) Best Foreign: The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima

(11) Best Documentary: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer)

(12) Best Animation: Frozen, Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

13) Best Cinematography: Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)

(14) Best Editing: Rush, Dan Hanley, Mike Hill

(15) Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn
Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin

(16) Best Make Up and Hair: American Hustle, Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell

(17) Best Sound: Gravity, Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro

(18) Best Original Music: Gravity, Steven Price

(19) Best Special Visual Effects: Gravity – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny

(20) Best British Short Animation: Sleeping with the Fishes, James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa

(21) Best British Short Film: Room 8, James W. Griffiths & Sophie Venner

(22) Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Keiran Evans (Director/Writer), Kelly + Victor

(23) The EE Rising Star Award (voted for by public): Will Poulter

5 NIGERIAN MOVIES TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2014

It’s my list of 5 Nigerian movies to watch out for in 2014. These are films with mind-blowing trailers, classic behind-the-scene photos and top-flight cast and crew. Trust me, these are films the public will wait for with bated breath next year.

(1) Half of a Yellow Sun- When the first trailer came out, we were all taken by surprise over how good this movie looks so far. The film explores the effect of the Biafran war on the relationship between political figures, a Professor, a British Citizen and a houseboy. Directed by renowned Nigerian Playwright Biyi Bandele. The cast include international actress, Thandie Newton, Dominic Cooper, Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chiwetel Ejiofor and so on.

(2) October 1- Did anyone see the location pictures of Kunle Afolayan’s new film titled October 1? Oh well, you need to google if you missed out. The award-winning actor is such an intriguing film-maker and he’s the type who takes his time to produce classic movies. Interestingly, the film has gotten an award before it’s release date; it recently won the International Movie Trailer’s Festival’s (IMTF) award in the Best Fiction Trailer Category. October 1 cast include Sadiq Daba, Kehinde Bankole, Kayode Aderupoko, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Bimbo Manuel, Ibrahim Chatta, Femi Adebayo, Kunle Afolayan, David Bailie, Nick Rhys, Colin David Reese, Lawrence Stubbings and Ifayemi Elebuibon etc.

(3) Dazzling Mirage- seasoned film-maker Tunde Kelani’s middle name is blockbuster, anything he touches seem to turn to gold. Dazzling Mirage tells the story of a young sickle-cell patient who
overcomes social stigma and prejudice to achieve her dreams. Dazzling Mirage features Kemi (Lala) Akindoju, Kunle Afolayan, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Seun Akindele, Taiwo Ajai Lycett, Bimbo
Manuel, Carol King, Khabirat Kafidipe, Bukola Awoyemi among others.

(4) Unconditional- The buzz that surrounded Uche Jombo’s yet-to-be-released film, ‘Unconditional’ makes it a must-watch for me next year . The movie tells the story of a woman whose 8 month old child was stolen, and her struggle to get the child back 11 years later, after she was found. The flick features, Uche Jombo, Dakore Egbuson, Annie Macaulay Idibia, Lepacious Bose, Ruth Kadiri and others.

(5) Father Moses- asides being a popular face on screen, Yomi Fabiyi is also a fantastic producer and that’s evident in his new movie, Father Moses. The film will also rule the cinemas next year. It tells the story of a Catholic Church with diverse families; The Governor, a Revered father and Adaobi. It features Jide Kosoko, Ini Edo, Desmond Elliot, Yomi Fabiyi, Hafeez Oyetoro, Kemi Afolabi etc

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