Ladybrille Magazine salutes Ghana’s Leila Djansi who was the recipient of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA, Los Angeles) 2011 Pan African Festival Choice Prize for “I Sing of A Well.” The event just concluded this past weekend. “I am so very honored to receive this prize, which I accept …
Just Go With It: Sandler and Aniston Co-Star in Shallow, Derivative Sitcom (Film Review)
“The Big Lie” is a shopworn formula which has been recycled by countless television sitcoms since serving as the premise for almost every episode of I Love Lucy. The age-old theme typically revolves around a morally-compromised protagonist who ends up ensnared in an ever-expanding web of deception after telling a little fib at a moment …
Hall Pass: Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis Co-Star in Raunchy Buddy Comedy (Film Review)
Peter and Bobby Farrelly are famous for cranking out crude teensploitation flicks like Dumb & Dumber (1994), There’s Something About Mary (1998), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Shallow Hal (2001) and Stuck on You (2003). Owen Wilson, on the other hand, is a relatively-cerebral thespian known for his droll sense of humor. He’s also an …
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America (Book Review)
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris Foreword by Maya Angelou Bloomsbury USA Hardcover, $26.00 304 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-1-59691-395-0 “We [African-Americans] are a race that never before existed: a cobbled together admixture of Africa, Europe, and the Americas… Involuntarily taken from a homeland, molded in the …
Leila Djansi’s ‘Sinking Sands’ Leads at AMAA Awards 2011 Nominations
Ladybrillemag.com told you about the African Movie Academy Awards Nomination Night in Kenya. The event finally took place with Nollywood and Gollywood stars like Rita Dominic, Ini Edo, Ramsey Noah, Jim Iyke, Jackie Appiah and Michel Majid, among many, making an appearance in Kenya. We are excited to see ‘Sinking Sands’ by Ghana’s Leila Djansi …
Mr. President, "What About Us?" Nigerian Youth Organizations Prepare to Host Youth Focused Presidential Debate
Nigeria’s Youth-led Organizations and some media outlets join forces for an upcoming youth focused debate in March 2011 with Nigeria’s presidential candidates. The debate will be the first-ever presidential youth centered debate in Nigeria. Looking ahead to the April elections, the debate would focus on the key issues affecting a critical voting demographic, with the …