Until 1994, South Africa’s system of Apartheid forbade people of different “races” to use the same stores, to attend the same schools or to reside under the same roof. Those oppressive segregation laws came to rip an Afrikaner family apart after the wife gave birth to a baby with dark skin and nappy hair in …
Michael Jackson’s This Is It (FILM REVIEW)
Taped during rehearsals for the late Michael Jackson’s London comeback tour which was not to be, This Is It captures the essence of a Prince of Pop concert, only sans audience. In this regard, the movie actually allows for a much more intimate experience than one taped in front of throngs of loud, distracting and …
Bollywood Meets Hollywood at the 6th Annual ION International Film Festival
“NIGERIA’S film industry, colloquially known as Nollywood, is hoping to take inspiration from Bollywood producers. Bollywood, the largest producer of movies in the world will for the first time meet in Nigeria with Nollywood, the second largest producer of movies in terms of titles during the ION International Film Festival to be held between 9-12 …
The Figurine Araromire, Nollywood Film Premiere
Nollywood continues to gain momentum and it appears is positioning the city of Lagos, Nigeria, as an important city in the world for African film premieres. Following on the heels of Nollywood A-List Actress Stephanie Okereke’s ‘Through the Glass’ film premiere, another Nollywood film, “The Figurine, Araromire,” premieres in a grand way. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in …
Video, Stephanie Okereke Nigeria Through the Glass Film Premiere
Nollywood A-List Actress Stephanie Okereke premiered her ‘Through the Glass’ film in Nigeria last month and it was apparently a hit! According to guests who were there for the screening, for the first time in Nigerian (Nollywood) cinema, Stephanie Okereke created an ambience and premiere matching that seen in Hollywood. MNET’s Studio 53 was there …