Tag: Nollywood

African Film Review: HEART OF A FIGHTER – Ramsey Noah, Mercy Johnson, Chika Ike, Enebeli Elebuwa, Ruth Kadiri.

African Film Review: HEART OF A FIGHTER – Ramsey Noah, Mercy Johnson, Chika Ike, Enebeli Elebuwa, Ruth Kadiri.

| November 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

A belligerent village girl, who fights like a ferocious man sees her life transformed when she dares to challenge the prince of the land. STORY - (4.5 out of 5) Ruth Kadiri did an outstanding job with this script. I was blown away when I found out that one of Nollywood’s favourite supporting actress wrote this story [...]

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African Film Review: BLACKBERRY BABES – Tonto Dikeh, Oge Okoye, Annie Macauley, Chogozie Atuanya, Eniola Badmus

African Film Review: BLACKBERRY BABES – Tonto Dikeh, Oge Okoye, Annie Macauley, Chogozie Atuanya, Eniola Badmus

| October 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

The lives of a group of stylish girls on campus revolve around their Blackberry phones. Those that exist on the fringes of the popular group are willing to go to any length to gain acceptance. STORY – (3.5 out of 5) – Again I think the writer/writers should have worked a little harder on the [...]

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African Film Review: DANIELLA - Mercy Johnson, Walter Anga, Angela Okorie

African Film Review: DANIELLA - Mercy Johnson, Walter Anga, Angela Okorie

| October 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

A noble woman who in debt to a friend who selflessly donated a kidney to her, sacrifices her true love and marries a wealthy guy to fund her friend’s dreams of becoming a famous rapper. Years later, things start to fall apart as guilt and bitterness kick in. Story – ( 2 out of 5 ) [...]

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African Film Review: THE BRIDE -Tonto Dikeh, Rita Dominic, Van Vicker, Ali Nuhu.

African Film Review: THE BRIDE -Tonto Dikeh, Rita Dominic, Van Vicker, Ali Nuhu.

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

A grieving sister seeks to avenge the death of her twin sister, who mysteriously dies after an argument with her lover. She is driven to search for this man to demand answers. STORY – (4 out of 5)  - It is quite different from what we have been getting from nollywood. The writer took the [...]

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Jackie Appiah in Sierra Leone to star in Desmond Elliot movie ‘Lets Meet in Freetown’

Jackie Appiah in Sierra Leone to star in Desmond Elliot movie ‘Lets Meet in Freetown’

| October 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Since we broke the story on the government of Sierra Leone’s support of Desmond Elliot movie productions Elliot has since said that his ancestors though based in Nigeria had originally come from Salone. For his new movie Elliot has tapped Ghana’s Jackie Appiah. If you remember, she was interviewed in Accra on the Vickie Remoe Show in [...]

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Nollywood’s Chidi Mokeme returns to TV for Ultimate Challenge with Gulder

Nollywood’s Chidi Mokeme returns to TV for Ultimate Challenge with Gulder

| October 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Fact: Chidi Mokeme is the first and only Nollywood actor I ever had a crush on. Chidi who has been missing in action from the movies is returning to TV this year as host of Gulder Ultimate Challenge a survivor-like reality series that takes 12 contestants to a forest. Chidi hosted the show in its [...]

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Van Vicker spotted at Nollywood African Film Critics Awards in North Carolina

Van Vicker spotted at Nollywood African Film Critics Awards in North Carolina

| September 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

        The Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards took place over the weekend in North Carolina. This was the second time the awards were given out by US based organization founded by Nigerian film critic Dr. Victor Olatoye. On NAFCA’s website they say that they are “the official review organization for Nollywood and African [...]

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Nollywood’s Omotola J. criticizes Hollywood for killing kids in Hunger Games movie

Nollywood’s Omotola J. criticizes Hollywood for killing kids in Hunger Games movie

| September 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

While visiting Jamaica last month  Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde gave her opinion on the ‘Hunger Games’ and it was quite damning. Seems a film that showed children killing each other was too much for the actress. She said that the Hunger Games is sign that Hollywood’s filmmakers have lost the plot. The Hunger Games is [...]

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Ghana’s Lydia Forson speaks on skin tone, body image, and typecasting in Nollywood films

Ghana’s Lydia Forson speaks on skin tone, body image, and typecasting in Nollywood films

| September 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

  A full-figured dark skin African woman should not have a problem breaking into the Nollywood scene but Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson says this is not the case. In July I followed Forson around in Accra to learn about life as a screen diva. We met up just days before Forson was about to leave [...]

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Nollywood’s Lydia Forson on work, life, and living the African dream (VIDEO)

Nollywood’s Lydia Forson on work, life, and living the African dream (VIDEO)

| August 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

In Ghana I met young bubbly Nollywood actress Lydia Forson. At 27, she has already won the African equivalent of an Oscar for playing a battered house wife in the film Scorned. I followed Miss Forson around for a day and got a behind the scenes look at life as celebrity in her hometown of [...]

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