One ideology stays clear in Nollywood: You can always count on Nse Ikpe-Etim to give you the performance of a lifetime. She is and will always be the kind of actor that understands the assignment regardless the intense transformation it requires. From ‘Reloaded’ to the latest addition ‘Mambas Diamonds’, her acting receipts are magnificent. She easily stands notice among a …

Leave it to Meryl Streep to transform a supporting role into a concentrated layer (Big Little Lies, season 2) and a lead role into an erudite figure worthy of every scene from A-Z (cast your mind back to The Devil Wears Prada). Widely considered the greatest actress of our generation (of all time to some extent), Streep has undilutedly powered …

The category this weekend is range – and who better to act out the theory than the one and only Angelina Jolie. With an acting Oscar trophy and a humanitarian statue for her impassioned campaign works, Jolie has walked through Hollywood breaking glass ceilings from action genres to drama-oriented films. In her storied career, Jolie has literally done it all, …

After scoring an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for her role in ‘Heart of Men’, the next announcement that scripted Yvonne Nelson’s fame was a one-year ban from Gollywood. Nelson, whose resume at the time included the 2008 drama ‘Material Girl’ received the ban notice on the premise that she had disrespected film producer Abdul Salam Mumuni. According to multiple …

Now more than ever, film and television audience are in love with thrillers and shows that revolve around strong-willed women, who project fierceness and sassiness in their on-screen dealings. Throw it back to the Golden Age of Hollywood, where iconic starlet Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell played showgirls and best friends, who took their destinies into their own hands by …

Janelle Monae and Kathryn Hahn have boarded the first ‘Knives Out’ sequel vehicle. With plot and role details kept under wraps, the two actresses will join Daniel Craig alongside recently added cast members Dave Bautista and Edward Norton in the investigative thriller, which has Craig hunting for the murderer of a mysterious crime. Now stationed at Netflix after a competitive …

The chemistry between mother and daughter is an interesting dynamic that plays well on both the small and big screens. Be it a terrifying life adventure or an all-round happy playground, these stories evoke real life experiences that make them satisfactory lifesavers. At a time when going out has become a third and fourth option in our daily activities, streaming …

The latest update netting Mo Abudu’s Hollywood growing network is a multi-title film and television deal with Westbrook, a subsidiary of Westbrook Incorporation co-owned by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Abudu is in partnership with the Smiths via her production house EbonyLife Media, which will co-produce a slate of films and shows telling stories of the African continent by …

A little over 10 years ago, Shirley Frimpong-Manso pieced together a ten-chapter film series ‘Adams Apples’. Loosely interpreted through its theme song ‘Sexy, Sassy, Wahala’, by Efya, the film showcased the delicate lives of the Adams family, consisting of three beautiful sisters Joselyn Dumas (Jennifer), Yvonne Okoro (Baaba) and Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku (Kuukua). On the helm of the family dynasty …

It’s officially Oscar weekend, meaning the strong and mighty in film are days away from receiving their golden trophies. In the lead this year is David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ with 10 nods including best picture and best director for Fincher. Following behind with six nominations apiece are ‘The Father’, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’, ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The …