Category: Movies
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Film Academy Considering Postponing 2021 Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering postponing the 93rd Oscars, although the big night is scheduled for February 2021. According to multiple sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, say definitive plans are far from being concrete at this juncture, Variety.com said. The telecast is currently set for Feb. 28,…
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Melaye stars as kidney patient in movie trailer
Former senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has starred in yet another movie as a kidney disorder patient alongside Diane Russet, a Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) 2019 housemate. Melaye took to his social media page on Monday to share the trailer to ‘The Bean Super Shaped Hero’ — a movie that comes as his second…
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Rihanna knock down Elton John, Ed Sheeran on UK music rich list
Rihanna Fenty has toppled music moguls like Mick Jagger, Elton John and Ed Sheeran on a UK rich list, less than a year after she moved to London. The Barbadian songstress, who last unveiled an album in 2016, made the top-three of Sunday Times’ music rich list with an estimated £468m fortune, having moved to…
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Nigerian Cinemas Prepare for POST-COVID –19
Nigeria’s cinema sector is perhaps, the most evolving in the nation’s creative industry, as movie-going has become a norm amongst many working-class youths and millennials in the recent past. In metropolitan cities such as Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, the usual #TGIF aura on Fridays is commonly dominated by scenarios of young corporate workers, couples…
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Tom Cruise aims higher with movie shot on space station
Action star Tom Cruise is working on a movie shot in outer space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has said. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter. “We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to…
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‘Scrubs’ star, Sam Lloyd is dead
Sam Lloyd, an American actor famous for his role as Ted Buckland in ‘Scrubs’, a comedy-drama television series, is dead after battling a brain tumor. TheNewsGuru recalls that back in January last year, the 56-year-old singer was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor and cancer, which eventually spread to his lungs, jaw, liver, and spine. Lloyd,…
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TNG Special: How to break into Nollywood as an actor
Have you ever seen yourself playing the role of your favorite Nollywood actor? Have you imagined yourself accepting awards as the Best Actor/Actress of the Year? Then this report is for you. Breaking into Nollywood goes beyond desire or having a dream, you have to be willing to put in the work. First things first…
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Omoni Oboli’s ‘Love is War’ set for premature Netflix release
Omoni Oboli, a Nigerian film producer has stated that ‘Love is War, her 2019 political drama, will be making an early debut on Netflix as a token in celebration of her birthday. The actress became 42 on April 22 — the day she took to her social media page to break the news. She also…
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Females have more opportunities in Nollywood- Sharon Ooja
Beautiful actress, Sharon Ooja has stated that females have more opportunities in Nollywood than their male counterparts. The ‘SGIT’ actress shared this during an IG LIVE chat with ‘My Flatmates’ producer, Kayode Peters. Ooja also spoke exclusively on rumoured sexual harassment in the industry and how she is yet to experience it in Nollywood. “To…
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‘Tom and Jerry’ director, Gene Deitch is dead
Gene Deitch, an American-born Czech illustrator and animator is dead. He died at the age of 95. According to Associated Press (AP), Petr Himmel, his Czech publisher, who broke the sad news, said the film director died “unexpectedly” at his home in Prague on Thursday night. Hummel, however, did not provide further details about Deitch’s…