‘Far From Home’ and the Nollywood Challenge
Who is the unknown audience being courted and who is the external puppeteer pulling the strings of ‘Far from Home’? The absence of authenticity mars this series.
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What’s Nollywood’s Plan for Prime Video?
Why should Nollywood have a plan for Prime Video? Or we could ask the question in the headline another way: What’s Prime Video’s plan for Nollywood?
What Can Nigeria Do About the Oscars’ NOSC-sense?
It’s no longer news. I mean it shouldn’t be news to anyone who’s been paying attention that Nigeria had no submission to the International Feature Film Award Committee towards next year’s Oscars-the 95th edition of the Academy Awards.
Finding Hubby? Not Again!
Finding Hubby 2, directed by Olufemi D. Ogunsanwo is the sequel to Finding Hubby (which was premiered in Nigerian cinema theatres on December 4, 2020, but was released on Netflix on July 9, 2021). Finding Hubby 2 produced in 2021 was released on Netflix on September 16, 2022. In Finding Hubby 1, Oyin Clegg …
Should Nollywood Take the Toronto International Film Festival More Seriously?
Or put another way: Shouldn’t Nollywood take the Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF, more seriously? The short answer to this question of either variation is, yes. In fact, Nollywood and the entire Nigerian film industry should take TIFF, very seriously. And not only TIFF, but any film festival worth its salt, where the right connections …
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Colliding Stories in ‘Collision Course’
Collision Course, a 2022 film directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters, tackles the police interaction with the public which often breaks down into police harassment, corruption, and ultimate brutality.
‘Lockdown’: Unlocking The Good And The Not So Good
The above headline simply means I want to talk about what I like about the film Lockdown, what I don’t like and (the miscellaneous) matters arising. And in case you’re wondering why I’m just reviewing a 2021 film, well, Lockdown premiered on Netflix this August (2022). The crux of the Lockdown story is what happens …
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Religion, Politics and the Damnation of the American
Book: The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot Author: Naomi Wolf Year: 2007 —- Documentary: The End of America Directors: Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern Year: 2009 When a people lose sight of the significance of a didactic tale, they become a nation of ignoramus! The United States, in my …
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Fela: Looking Back to the Presence of an Essence
There is a sense of poetic justice in the way and manner of Fela’s death. Yet, it could not have been any less shocking if he had been found guilty and executed for coup plotting or armed robbery. Like an errant toughie, he dared to live at the extremes, proudly blowing smoke and boastful chants …
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The Many Problems of the Glamour Girls Remake
As far as movie remakes go, opinion is divided. On one extreme, there are many who hold the movies they love with so much reverence and consider them untouchable, such that they would think it a sacrilege for anyone to attempt a remake or a reboot. I’ll go out on a limb to venture that …