Category: Movies
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You are a stupid idiot, Kunle Afolayan slams fan for watching pirated ‘Citation’ movie
Award winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has slammed an overenthusiastic film lover for watching a pirated copy of his newly released film, ‘Citation’. In the trending tweet, the Twitter user with the handle @iam_Muideen criticized the non-French translation in the movie. Unfortunately, the observation pointed out that his source was clearly not Netflix as the platform…
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Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Citation’ ranked sixth top Netflix movie globally
Kunle Afolayan, popular Nigerian filmmaker says ‘Citation’, his recently released movie on sexual harassment, has been ranked sixth among the top-10 most preferred movies on Netflix globally. He shared the news in a post via his Twitter handle wherein he shared a list spanning popular Netflix content. Afolayan’s tweet comes as FlixPatrol, a streaming data…
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James Bond star, Sean Connery is dead
Sean Connery, star of the James Bond series is dead. The Scottish actor was the first actor to portray the role.He was born in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh on August 25, 1930. Connery marked his 90th birthday in August. The movie icon played 007 in the first five Bond films. Dr. No (1962), From…
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Netflix announces new original contents from Nigeria
Netflix, the world’s leading Internet entertainment service, has announced new Nigerian original series in the pipeline plus three new Nigerian branded films licensed to Netflix. Ben Amadasun, Netflix Director of Licensing and Co-Productions in Africa, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The three anticipated Nigerian films by…
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Creators of Nigeria’s first lesbian movie, ‘Ife’ risk detention ahead of release
The producers of controversial Nigerian flick, Pamela Adie and Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim, two may be jailed if they go ahead with their scheduled release of ‘Ife’, Nigeria’s first lesbian movie. The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) had fervently refused to approve the movie for distribution, explaining that its content violates the country’s extant…
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Nigeria’s first lesbian flick goes online to avoid censorship
Many were shocked when Pamela Adie, the producer of Nigeria’s first lesbian feature film, Ife announced that it will be released online. “In Nigeria, there has never been a film like Ife.No film has had the impact it will have, or already has in Nigeria … The reception to the poster and the trailer…
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BREAKING: ‘Village Headmaster’ actor, Okoro is dead
Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, better known for his character as ‘Okoro in the 80s NTA TV series ‘The Village Headmaster’, is dead. He passed away this morning after a brief illness at Garki Hospital, Abuja. He died at the age of 80.
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Netflix collaborates with Mo Abudu for film adaptation of Soyinka, Shoneyin’s books
Netflix, US media production brand, has partnered with Mo Abudu, a Nigerian filmmaker, for the film adaptation of books by Wole Soyinka, a playwright, and Lola Shoneyin, a novelist. The streaming company took to its Nigerian Twitter page on Friday to break the good news. It said the award-winning producer is expected to produce…
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TNG SPECIAL:Nollywood stars who found love in line of duty
When it comes to the matter of love, it can be found sometimes in unusual places. Unknown to many, a number of Nigerian actors cum actresses found love in the line of duty. This report takes a look at some of them. Fausat Balogun(Madam Saje) and Rafiu Balogun Fausat Balogun a.k.a Madam Saje is…