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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES FROM THE PREMIERE OF DARK SIDE

Renowned actor/director, Bayo Alawiye’s widely-publicized movie, ‘Dark Side’ premiered on Friday, 11th October 2013. The movie which revolves around betrayal, love, deceit parades some top-notch actors like Bayo Alawiye, Uru Eke, Joseph Benjamin, Nobert Young, KC Ejelonu, Sylvia Udeogu and a host of others
The premiere was graced by media/ movie personalities; faces who thronged Genesis Deluxe Cinema, venue of the event include Kunle Afolayan, Ty Mix, Toyin Aimakhu-Johnson, Joseph Benjamin, DJ Abass, Wole Ojo, Laide Bakare to mention a few.
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PHOTOS: DESMOND ELLIOT, PATRICK DOYLE, OTHER YORUBA STARS ATTEND DAYO AMUSA'S "UNFORGIVABLE" MOVIE PREMIERE

 
 
Garbed in a shimmering alter-neck black gown, which accentuated her beautiful curves, actress cum producer, Dayo Amusa ensured all eyes were on her at the premiere of her highly-anticipated flick, Unforgivable which took place on Sunday, October 27 at the Silverbird Galleria, Ikeja, Lagos.
The star-studded cast include Desmond Elliot, Mike Ezuruonye, Fathia Balogun, Bukky Wright, Iyabo Ojo to mention a few
 
Celebrities who graced the event include Desmond Elliot, Toyin Aimakhu-Johnson, Femi Adebayo, Kunle Afolayan, Patrick Doyle, Ronke Odusanya, Doris Simeon, Ronke Ojo, Laide Bakare, Ireti Osayemi, Niyi Johnson and many more.
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FACES AT THE LONDON PREMIERE OF HALF OF A YELLOW SUN MOVIE

We had more faces (cast&crew) at the Toronto premiere (Toronto International Film Festival) which took place last month. However, the star-studded film as scheduled, has also premiered in London. And faces at the event include Chimamanda Adichie (the brain behind the book), Onyeka Onwenu, Biyi Bandele, Yewande Sadiku, Dele Momodu, OC Ukeje and many more. And Yes, Don Jazzy, it was really a surprise. Now looking forward to the Nigeria premiere.
Half of a Yellow Sun movie trailer:
Half of a Yellow Sun movie premiere (Toronto)
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RUKKY SANDA PREMIERES NEW MOVIE TODAY. CHECK OUT SOME BEHIND THE SCENE PHOTOS

‘Keeping My Man’ a new flick by budding actress Rukky Sanda which is themed on love, betrayal, deceit etc will premiere at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, today, September 25, 2013. Going by these behind-the-scene pictures, it looks really good.
The fair-skinned actress isn’t doing the conventional type of movie premiere, she’s inviting the cast, crew, guests etc for a private dinner. The star-studded cast include Rukky Sanda, Alex Ekubo, Karen Igho, Monalisa Chinda, Kenneth Okoli, Ini Edo, Ramsey Nouah and many more.
 
 
“Keeping My Man is the story that touches an issue bothering every young woman. You want to get married and keep the spark. You wants him to remain the guy who looks at you and you go
weak. Every woman wishes to have the same intensity of love at the beginning years after marriage. Is this a possibility? That is one question Keeping My Man seek to answer.” Rukky Sanda disclosed.
Credit: Movie Moments
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PHOTOS FROM THE PREMIERE OF HALF OF A YELLOW SUN MOVIE

The Half Of A Yellow Sun movie had it’s premiere at the 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival on September 8th, 2013. Above are some of the red carpet photos from the event
 
Present at the event include most of the cast and crew of the movie; Cast; Thandie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Onyeka Onwenu, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose. Executive Producer; Yewande Sadiku, Director; Biyi Bandele, Producer; Andrea Calderwood. Author Half of a Yellow Sun; Chimamanda Adichie.
Haven’t seen the trailer? Check it here
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2FACE, JULIUS AGHAHOWA'S DAUGHTERS MAKE MOVIE DEBUT

There’s been so much interesting news on Uche Jombo’s new movie, Unconditional. And guess who joined the star-studded cast? 2face/Annie Idibia’s daughter, Isabella and ex Nigerian international, Julius Agahowa’s child, Isabelle.

Isabelle Aghahowa played the role of a twin; Dakore’s daughter in the highly-anticipated flick.

Source: Linda Ikeji

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FUNNY BUT ANNOYING ISSUES ABOUT NIGERIAN MOVIES

The Nigerian movie industry has witnessed a tremendous growth
over the years. We now have super fantastic crop of actors parading our
screens, exceptional movies with social messages are being churned out and no
doubt, Nollywood is one of Nigeria’s greatest exports. However, inspite of this
impressive development, there have been certain let downs which, with each passing
day are becoming difficult to ignore.  So, let’s highlight some of those annoying
issues that are being shoved in our faces in Nigerian films. Candidly, the
Yoruba section of the Nigerian movie industry is the major culprit here.

(1) Fetishism– This is the biggest snag of the industry. 7 out of
10 of Nigerian movies are laced with fetish or witchcraft scenes. Infact, we
are now convinced that visiting a native doctor would solve a problem quicker
and better than seeking medical help.

(2) Subtitles– How best to ease off stress than watching a poorly
subtitled Nigerian movie? Whoever told their writers all sentences have to be
translated literally need several smacks in the butts. For example, a woman who
is angry with her son might reply his greeting thus, “Ti n ba kaaro
nko” meaning, what’s good about the morning? Or please don’t greet me. My
people would “upload”, “what if I don’t good morning?” What
the hell is that?

(3) Shooting- A man would be stabbed several times and his
singlet would be as white as snow. Guys, we don’t mind tastytime or zobo? Then, in yoruba movies, it takes 24 hours or maximum of 48 days for a deep wound to heal. 

(4) Car and Passerby– In most street scenes, there’s always this fine or ugly lady
waiting for a cab at the road side. And a young, handsome man who never knows
his way around pulls over, asks for direction, zooms off a bit, reverses and
offers to give her a lift. She turns down the offer at first and after persuasion,
she enters the car, they exchange numbers, the rest is history. Meanwhile, ever
since i started giving out directions, I have never been offered a lift, infact
they just zoom off before I finish talking. Maybe i should try harder.lol

(5) Running in the street– has anyone noticed? There’s always a car
waiting somewhere for every child or adult running on the street. He or she has
to be hit by a vehicle. Yesoo, abi what’s the purpose of the running? And of course
he has to hug the bonnet, slide and die.

(6) Makeup– What will it cost to employ professional makeup
artists for their movie projects? The makeup on some actresses, (Yoruba
actresses especially) can make you puke. Purple lipstick, silver eye shadow and
then a straight-lined brow. It is always an eyesore Sigh!
(7) Bland sound track- I’m sure you have something to say on this.  And you’ll agree with me that instrumentals
are better used than those bland/wacky soundtracks they make us listen to. Soundtracks
that tell the entire story are the most annoying. And then they start singing
like strangled cats. Oh please!
(8) Poison– Please help an ignorant lady here. Do they really sell poison
in chemist’s shops? I mean the one in liquid form, with POISON boldly written
across the bottle? Dear filmmakers, once you bring out a bottle, cry, down the
contents and then writhe in pains, leave the rest to us. It’s pointless writing
POISON on bottles. We can think!
(9) Date/romantic scenes: Some date scenes discourage you from going into a
relationship. In fairness, some are brilliantly shot. If they are not hugging
pillow up and down, they run round a certain palm tree till one of them decides
to fall down. Please stop that!  There was one I saw, I actually forced
myself to forget the title. The couple visited an eatery, bought ONE bottle of
Maltina drink and ONE piece of chicken and then shared it between them.
Taaaar!!! If you will take out of your lover’s food, you should at least have
one plate to yourself.


(10) Diagnosis/Hospital Scene– Their Doctors be like, “your son
has been diagnosed of cancer, we need to get some Panadol extra and Vitamin C
which cost N100, 000. You have to deposit N50, 000 before we commence
treatment”.  And then the person playing
the role of the Doctor turns out to be, a go-to actor for crime roles. Sigh!

To be continued
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ROMANTIC-COMEDY, FLOWER GIRL HITS THE CINEMA ON VALENTINE'S DAY

One of the exciting ways to enjoy the forthcoming Valentine’s day is by visiting the cinema to see this romantic-comedy, Flower Girl.
The film will have its premiere on 13th February with a red-carpet event at the Silverbird Cinemas on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island.
Produced and Directed by Michelle Bello and co-produced by Michael Dede, FLOWER GIRL, tells the story of Kemi, a shy florist, who is desperate to tie the knot with her long-time boyfriend Umar. Umar suddenly breaks up with her and leaves her devastated. To get him back, she teams up with an ally.
Starring Eku Edewor, Damilola Adegbite, Chris Attoh, Patrick Doyle, Teni Aofiyebi, Bikiya Graham Douglas and Chuks Chukwujekwu, also starring in the film are Patrick Doyle, Teni Aofiyebi and Tosan Edremoda-Ugbeye.
 
 
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BEHIND-THE-SCENE PICTURES OF THE GODS ARE STILL NOT TO BLAME MOVIE

 
 
 
Here’s a peek at the behind-the-scene pictures of The Gods Are Still Not To Blame movie; a modern cinematic adaptation of the Greek Classic, Oedipus.
The movie which premieres in December was shot in locations in Nigeria, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire. It employed the use of five languages; English, French, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo; it however hopes to cement the Nigerian movie industry on the international map.
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS
The thrilling, educative and topical film tells the story of a child who was born to King Adedoyin, while the naming ceremony is in progress, the leading clergy goes into a trance and proclaims that the baby will kill his father and marry his mother. While still trying to grapple with the situation, the traditional leader enters and proclaims the child as an unlucky messenger of the gods.
The child is taken to Cameroon inorder to avert the prophecy. Twenty eight years later, the child is also told the same prophecy which makes him leave Cameroon for Nigeria inorder to deter the prophecy but instead leads hi to fulfill the prophecy.
Noteworthy is that the movie takes an existentialist stance at the role of a man in the fulfilment of his destiny and upholds the view that man, rather than the Supreme Force should be blamed for the consequences of his actions. It is the opinion of the playwright that if the baby had been allowed to live and grow up with his parents instead of living with foster parents in a foreign land, probably the prophecy would not have been fulfilled.
Produced by Funke Fayoyin and Byron Ene, the film is the first cinematic offering of her Catalyst Communications Limited Productions. The stellar cast of Nollywood stars featured include Carol King, Bayo Alawiye, Seun Akindele, Iretiola Doyle, Gabriel Afolayan, Gloria Anozie-Young, Kareem Adepoju, Akin Lewis, Yemi Elebuibon, Dele Odule, Bukky Ajayi, Moji Olaiya, Nobert Young, Funsho Adeolu and introducing Omowunmi Dada.
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CAROL KING AND KAREEM ADEPOJU (BABA WANDE) CLASH IN NEW MOVIE ‘THE GODS ARE STILL NOT TO BLAME’

The Nigerian film industry is about to witness a revolution in film making as The Gods Are Still Not To Blame, a modern cinematic adaptation of the Greek Classic, Oedipus premieres in December.
Lavishly filmed, and replete with remarkable visual effects, the flick will certainly dominate social discourse amongst movie pundits, movie bluffs, filmmakers as well as the Nigerian entertainment industry in general. Shot in locations in Nigeria, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire and also employing the use of five languages; English, French, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo it hopes to cement the Nigerian movie industry on the international map.

 

 

The thrilling, educative and topical film tells the story of a child who was born to King Adedoyin, while the naming ceremony is in progress, the leading clergy goes into a trance and proclaims that the baby will kill his father and marry his mother. While still trying to grapple with the situation, the traditional leader enters and proclaims the child as an unlucky messenger of the gods.

The child is taken to Cameroon inorder to avert the prophecy. Twenty eight years later, the child is also told the same prophecy which makes him leave Cameroon for Nigeria inorder to deter the prophecy but instead leads hi to fulfill the prophecy. Noteworthy is that the movie takes an existentialist stance at the role of a man in the fulfilment of his destiny and upholds the view that man, rather than the Supreme Force should be blamed for the consequences of his actions.

It is the opinion of the playwright that if the baby had been allowed to live and grow up with his parents instead of living with foster parents in a foreign land, probably the prophecy would not have been fulfilled.

 

An exceptional departure from your regular traditional-contemporary films, it spotlights Nigerian artistry and talent and places emphasis on top-class production. The fineness of this film is first seen in the crop of actors as it has an outstanding blend of English and Yoruba, established and fast-rising thespians.

 

Produced by Funke Fayoyin and Byron Ene, the film is the first cinematic offering of her Catalyst Communications Limited Productions. The stellar cast of Nollywood stars featured include Carol King, Bayo Alawiye, Seun Akindele, Iretiola Doyle, Gabriel Afolayan, Gloria Anozie-Young, Kareem Adepoju, Akin Lewis, Yemi Elebuibon, Dele Odule, Bukky Ajayi, Moji Olaiya, Nobert Young, Funsho Adeolu and introducing Omowunmi Dada.

 

Speaking on the project, the director, Funke Fayoyin disclosed that the film revolves around the parent-child relationship, the concept of destiny or fate as well as love, betrayal, sacrilege and other array of contemporary issues.

“The idea wasn’t only to introduce a new and significant dimension to the classic but to make it fascinating and appealing to viewers. Film production isn’t something that should be hurriedly done, it should be about breaking new grounds, setting standards and more importantly giving viewers value for their money.”

 
The Gods Are Still Not To Blame cuts across the Nigerian border, we have the best of the best; the costume is bespoke, the cinematography is top-of-the-range, the actors top-notch, the production as a whole is excellent. With this project, I hope to take the film industry into an all-new height as well as capture the world’s consciousness for accomplishing a feat.” She affirmed.
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