Category: The Media Blog
This week in Nollywood: Aki na Ukwa remake, Indian remake of Elevator Baby and more
This is Nollywood’s second year in the devastating coronavirus pandemic, and although things aren’t as bleak as they once were, ...
Rogers Ofime’s supernatural horror series ‘The Mystic River’ is coming to Netflix
Despite Netflix’s Nollywood programming bloating with new additions and titles, the horror genre has been ignored. It’s a reflection of ...
These books by Chinua Achebe are being adapted for television
Last year saw Netflix inking a deal with Mo Abudu to adapt the literary works of Lola Shonenyin’s The Secret ...
Watch the trailer for animated short film ‘Light Strands’
Nigeria’s animation industry might not be as prolific as Nollywood, but it is making slow progress. After the release of ...
This HBO doc celebrating queerness in Nigeria is heading to the Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival has returned for 2021. Cancelled last year due to coronavirus pandemic, the festival this year has ...
Watch the trailer for Netflix’s ‘I Am All Girls’
As it is, South Africa is leading in the race of the African country with the most – and importantly, ...
The trailer for David Oyelowo’s directorial debut ‘The Water Man’ is here
David Oyelowo’s directorial debut The Water Man was first announced last year, according to Hollywood Reporter, and has the Selma star scoring himself ...
‘Eyimofe’ has been selected for the 50th anniversary of New Directors/New Films
After an impressive film festival run last year – Berlinale, London Film Festival, Torino International Film Festival – and also ...
Netflix is paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman in a new special
2020 saw the departure of Chadwick Boseman and even till now, the entertainment world and ordinary people at large are ...
Love Island South Africa: Which couple will win in tonight’s finale?
Who will walk away with the prize money of 1 million rand?
Is Nollywood getting better or worse? These unpopular opinions on Twitter have the answers
Is Nollywood getting better or worse? The answer could lie in the Nollywood era one grew up in. While 90’s ...
Filmhouse yanking ‘La Femme Anjola’ shows that Nollywood needs more cinemas
La Femme Anjola director Mildred Okwo in a tweet is unhappy with Filmhouse Cinemas for yanking off her film from ...
Love Island South Africa recap: Tats dumped, blindsided by Tania not choosing him
Picking up from last week where a surprise new girl got into the Villa, twerked and lap-danced during the sexy-teasing ...
Charles Okpaleke has launched a streaming platform for African stage plays
A streaming platform for stage plays? Charles Okpaleke is showing once more why he’s arguably the most enterprising entertainment entrepreneur ...
Ojukokoro, Oloibiri, This Lady Called Life – Nollywood movies coming to Netflix and cinemas this April
Mildred Okwo’s La Femme Anjola finally arrived in cinemas last month, its lead actors Rita Dominic and Nonso Bassey having ...
Why doesn’t Nollywood do horror?
Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I’m passionate about horror, but also how frustrated I have become that ...
Love Island South Africa recap: Who is the surprise new girl in the Villa?
This past week on Love Island South Africa has proved that drama will always be a constant thing. First, let’s ...
Stephanie Linus’ short film ‘The Student’ highlights the scourge of sexual harassment in universities
For as long as sexual harassment of female students in tertiary institutions is still a thing, there won’t be shortage ...
Netflix top 10 in Nigeria today: ‘Who’s the Boss’ debuts at number 1
The Netflix top 10 in Nigeria today monitors what Nigerians are watching on the streamer. With shows and movies arriving ...
Love Island South Africa recap: Black couple Thimna and Libho get cozy together
End of the third week into Love Island South Africa and the events that transpired were quite tumultuous. First was ...
Justice League: Will Nollywood ever have a #SnyderCut moment?
Comic book fans around the world finally got their wish on March 18: the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. ...
‘Eyimofe’ is finally coming to cinemas
After an impressive film festival run last year – Berlinale, London Film Festival, Torino International Film Festival – Nigerian feature ...
Love Island South Africa recap: Durang booted out, Tania and Thiala teased as new Islanders
Love Island South Africa has, somehow, gone past the ripple from the show’s overwhelmingly white cast unveiled two weeks ago. ...
Kunle Afolayan is making three original titles for Netflix
Last year’s Netflix campaign about telling African stories featured renowned actors and filmmakers from across the continent in an inspiring ...
Netflix’s top 10 in Nigeria today: ‘Fate of Alakada’ debuts at number 1
Premiering on Netflix February 5, Kayode Kadum’s comedy Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner debuted at number 1 on Netflix’s ...
Love Island South Africa recap, week 1: whitewashing, technical issues, and new Islanders
This time last week, South Africa’s version of popular reality TV franchise Love Island premiered. Significantly, Love Island South Africa ...
Mistress of all Trade: Idia Aisien is just getting started with Nollywood
At the start of 2020, news broke that Charles Okpaleke had acquired the rights to remake Zeb Ejiro’s 1992 femme ...
Living in Bondage star, Jidekene Achufusi doesn’t think all movies should be in cinemas
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free star Jidekene Achufusi was the latest celebrity guest on YNaija’s flagship show, Rubbin’ Minds, talking ...
Fate of Alakada, Catch.er, Three Thieves – Nollywood movies coming to Netflix this March
There are only three things constant in life – rain, tax, and Netflix expanding its Nollywood content library. This March, ...
La Femme Anjola, Eagle Wings, The Razz Guy, The Therapist – Nollywood movies out in cinemas this March
The King of Boys sequel is out this year as a Netflix original, and Kemi Adetiba just recently released a ...