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It’s most likely because they’re all written, directed, and produced by him, but all Tyler Perry movies have the same vibe. To be clear, I’m not referring to his comedies starring his signature character, Madea. I’m talking about his dramas, like the upcoming one titled “Mea Culpa”, starring Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes.
The lead character is always a likeable black actress.
Kelly Rowland in Mea Culpa, Taraji P Henson in Acrimony, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell in Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. My theory is that Tyler Perry casts these women to draw in black audiences and also to distract from the shitty storylines.
There’s always a black supporting actor whose character ain’t shit.
Trevantes Rhodes in this, Mechad Brooks in A Fall From Grace, and Robbie Jones in Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. This character always seems sweet at first but then ends up being a steaming hot piece of shit. His MO is sweet-talking and manipulation. This brings me to my next point.
The black lead female character always gets romantically or sexually entangled with the black supporting male character.
There’s always a strong reason she shouldn’t — Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Robbie Jones in Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, Crystal Fox and Mechad Brooks in A Fall From Grace — but she does it anyway, causing problems for herself. As you can see, Kelly Rowland’s character continues the tradition in Mea Culpa.
The black female lead character must suffer.
Usually because of her romantic association with the black supporting male character. It was the same with Acrimony when he turned Taraji’s character into a mad person so he could deliver the worst final act in all of film history. He does the same thing in Confessions of a Marriage Counselor when Jurnee’s character suffers domestic abuse and AIDS — the movie disgustingly frames it that way, I shit you not — at the hands of the man she’s left her husband for. Mea Culpa isn’t out yet, but you can already tell from the trailer that Kelly’s character will GO THROUGH IT for the same reason.
A poster with the most dramatic lighting you’ve ever seen.
Tyler Perry movie posters are always lit, like the characters are intensely serving face while hiding from a slasher movie villain in a closet, and the killer took the picture from outside the closet. I’m not even kidding. Check out the posters for A Fall From Grace and Acrimony.
There’s always a cunty ass tagline.
The tagline for Acrimony is “Hell hath no fury”, while the one for A Fall From Grace is “Every woman has a breaking point.” I love these because they sound like the kind of lines Mary Alice Young would use for the closing narration of every Desperate Housewives episode.
Wigs that look like they cost N750.
I’m sure that when the movie premieres, we’ll be gagged by the assortment of hair pieces in it. Tyler Perry never disappoints when it comes to this.
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With all the Grammy nominations, new Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy appointments and the promise of a Afrobeats Museum we’ve gotten so far, things are looking promising for the industry this year. Here’s everything we expect to happen.
Afrobeats gets a seat at the Grammy table
If you missed it, “Best African Music” has been added to the Grammy list of categories, and Nigerians dominated the nominations last year. Burna Boy’s Alone and Davido’s FEEL were also nominated for “Best Global Music Performance”. Blessing Offor, a Nigerian gospel singer, got two nominations. Rema, Bloody Civilian and Tems were on the Grammy-nominated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever album, Fireboy DML on Jon Baptiste’s nominated album, World Music Radio, and Janelle Monae’s nominated Age of Pleasure album brought in CKay and Seun Kuti.
Who said it’s not plenty for Nigerian music?
The new federal directors show themselves
January 12, 2024, came with the appointment of Nigerian creative industry figures like Obi Asika (Storm Records), Tola Akerele (Bogobiri House) and Ali Nuhu (Nollywood) into the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy. We can’t wait to see what they do first.
An Afrobeats museum
On January 13, 2024, we published a two-part story about why we need an Afrobeats museum, and what it would look like, which motivated pop culture journalist, Jide Taiwo, to announce the launch of his museum. We can’t wait to see this brilliant idea come to life.
Next Afrobeats Star
Ultima Studio, the makers of the now cancelled hit music talent show, Project Fame, are back with a replacement: Next Afrobeats Star. They haven’t revealed a launch date yet, but it’ll air for ten weeks, and the four judges are music producers, Sarz, Puffy-T, Andre Vibez and P.Priime — a huge win and recognition for our producers.
X.com: @joeyakan AMVCA re-evaluation
MultiChoice’s Head of Content and Channels, West Africa, Dr Busola Tejumola, announced on January 15, that the categories of the famous Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) have been reduced from 33 to 27, to “meet global trends and standards”. Also, the Best Actor and Best Actress in Leading/Supporting Role will now be decided solely by a jury. These changes mark the tenth edition of the award show this year.
Source: BellaNaija Another Big Brother Naija?
The reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, just announced the coming of Season 9 audition dates. Nigerians are about to obsess over strangers and make them celebrities once again.
More industry drama
The new year is just 18 days old, and we’ve already seen enough online gbas gbos to last the year. From Stefflon Don and Jada Kingdom fighting over Burna Boy to Prettyboy D-O calling out NATIVE Records’ president, TeezeeDRB, for owing his videographer-friend $500 and Tiwa Savage petitioning Davido over his threat to her life, it looks like a “No gree for anybody” year for the industry too.
Hehe, iskelebetiolebe Get familiar with the New Directors of the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy
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Upcoming Nollywood film Bank Alert has been trending since its trailer was released on November 13, 2023. The funny dialogue and the sight of the OG actors in the trailer has also helped build anticipation.
But while we wait for the official release, we’ve looked around and found a few interesting details about the film.
Bank Alert
From the title we can tell one of its central themes will be about money. Its plot centres on a struggling family man, Sammy, who suddenly receives a whopping sum of ₦500m in his bank account. This man has no idea who the sender is but goes ahead to spend the money lavishly and puts his loved ones in harm’s way.
Comedy-drama
According to the producer, this is a comic film. Imagine the hilariousness when Okey Bakassi makes a statement about money ritual and Kanayo in a scene that has actor Kanayo O. Kanayo, the man he referenced in it.
But Bank Alert is also a crime film, and it follows how the people of the underworld try to recover their ₦500 million.
Director and producer
The director of Bank Alert is Akay Mason. His previous directorial projects include Elevator Baby and Love In Pandemic. Wingonia Ikpi serves as the producer, collaborating with Sterling Bank and production companies, FilmOne Studio, Trino Motion Pictures and Tribal Marks Media.
Okey Bakassi
Aside from playing the lead actor, Okey Bakassi is also the co-producer of Bank Alert. Although not his first acting gig, this film is his first big-screen project.
Veteran cast
This film will give us a line-up of OGs actors like Taiwo Hassan (AKA Ogogo), Tina Mba, Kanayo O. Kanayo and Kate Henshaw. We’re in for a stellar performance.
Cinema date
The cinema release date is set for November 24th, 2023. In my opinion, this is a smart move from the team — it’s a day before salaries begin hitting bank accounts.
READ: You Should Watch These Yoruba Nollywood Movies at Least Once in Your Life
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Zambia made their official debut on the global streaming platform with Can You See Us? in August 2023, and this is everything we know about it.
It’s about albinism
In it, Joseph goes through a hard childhood — living with an unloving father and getting bullied because of his albinism — and finds comfort in music. This movie tells a common African story that’s rarely told on the big screens. Representation matters; stigmatisation must die.
Originally released in 2022
It was shot in 2021 and released in 2022, but most people didn’t know about Can You See Us? until Netflix picked it up. Truly, all good things get their time in the sun.
The move to Netflix
On August 27, Can You See Us? became available for viewing on Netflix. It offers a genuine storyline, clean photography and showcases young talents. Go watch, and let’s celebrate Zambia like a good neighbour.
Inspired by a true story
“Inspired by the true life of Mr John Chiti” appears at the opening of the film. John Chiti is a popular Zambia musician known for hits like Ifindingile and Ngoleya. He’s also an albino who was bullied as a kid because of his skin condition. Chiti is still alive, pushing awareness and support for albinism through his foundation. He’s credited at a co-writer on this project.
A child actor with a similar real-life story
Thambo Kaamba, who plays the younger version of Joseph in Can You See Us? is actually female. She was also born with albinism and rejected by her dad when she was small. You might’ve seen Thambo in the second season of South Africa’s Ubuntu.
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The cast list is full of actors who’ve just arrived in the Zambian film industry. There are some OG names like Ruth Jule and Kondwani Elliot too, but we’re rooting for these new guys.
A self-taught director
Kenny Roc Mumba is a Zambian filmmaker who majorly directs brand commercials and documentaries. Now, his film debut is Zambia’s Netflix debut.
Hold several handkerchieves
Since it started streaming, word on the street is Can You See Us? is capable of making grown people cry.
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Many Nollywood movies have over-flogged scripts, unclear plots and flawed storytelling, but we also have those that bring Nigerian stories closer to us than books ever can.
A potential specimen of the latter is the forthcoming film, ’77. Here’s all you should know about it.
What’s ’77?
’77 is a movie about the events surrounding the Festac ’77 Arts and Culture Festival organised by the Nigerian government and UNESCO in 1977. It was the biggest Pan-African gathering at the time, and the reason why Festac Village and National Theatre in Lagos exist.
Izu Ojukwu directed it
Izu Ojukwu has more than 20 directorial credits to his name. Sitanda won him the Best Director, Best Picture and Best Nigerian Film awards at the 3rd African Movie Academy Awards in 2007. He’s famously known for works like Amina (2021) and ’76 (2016).
A sequel to ’76?
The upcoming ’77 is shaping up to be a sequel to Izu’s 2016 ’76 film. ’76 focused on a young soldier who was incriminated in the failed 1976 military coup. ’77 will be about the world’s second black and African art and culture festival.
There’s a numerical pattern
At this point, it’s time to ask why Izu Ojukwu is obsessed with numbers. 4:4:44 (2022), ’76 (2016), and now, ’77?
Release date
The first teaser dropped on August 22, 2023, but no news about the release date yet.
“Festac Is Not Just A Town In Lagos”
As seen at in the film teaser: “Festac Is Not Just A Town In Lagos”. We didn’t even know Festac is a town but the movie will give some insight into the popular Festac town in Lagos. Who knows what we’ll find out?
Who’ll be in it?
Daniel K. Daniel is set to star in this historical film. In an interview with the Vanguard in December 2022, the actor revealed they’d finished filming ’77. Well, let’s have it.
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It’s the season of Barbie, and all shades of pink and pastel. On July 20, 2023, Nigerian celebrities appeared as “Barbies” and “Kens” at the Filmhouse IMAX Cinema in Lekki, Lagos, for the premiere of arguably the biggest movie of 2023.
From James Brown to Kie Kie, these popular personalities dressed up and showed out as different versions of the iconic Barbie doll.
Summer Barbie
DJ TGarbs chose to channel a foreign season but with a tropical spin on it, of course. This barbie is ready to be outside all August long.
Classic Barbie
Simplicity is the sauce of Hilda Baci. She gave the long pastel gown her own twists, adding a gown with puffy arms. Hilda ate.
Malibu Barbie
This is what we call soft life Barbie. She looks like she whoops while Ken drives her convertible.
Radical Ken
“Come in pink” but this bro said no. Maybe Sheggz saw this random doll photo somewhere before he headed to the venue.
READ: We Ranked These “Barbie” Premiere Looks From Ate to Hate
Medieval princess Barbie
Kie Kie showed up like a Barbie straight out of the 11th century, but in a pink and thigh-high slit that’ll put Ken in a chokehold.
Cowgirl Barbie
Tomike came prepared for a rodeo. Glamorous in her cowgirl outfit straight out of a scene in the movie. Complete with a buttoned vest and boot-cut pants, she really ate.
Barbie Wannabe
Yes, the Princess of Africowwww was inspired by Barbie. But this still wasn’t a hit.
Barbie miss-road
Why is “blown-blown” tied to her body like a wrapper?
Corporate Barbie
The pink + orange colour combination is proof that variety is the spice of life.
ALSO READ: 6 Things “Barbie” Got Right About the Real World in 2023
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Are you ready to meet the newest member of Africa’s biggest reality show? Season Two of Young, Famous & African is dropping on Friday, 19th of May, 2023 and if we’re judging by what Season 1 delivered, we are expecting Season 2 to serve us everything a reality show should serve and more.
Here are some of the things we expect:
- More hot people
- Extraordinary display of wealth
- Fashion statement and iconic looks
- Hot mess
- More drama
- Love and Friendship
- Plenty more drama
If you are one of those wondering why we came to this conclusion, it means you are not familiar with the Young, Famous and African squad, didn’t see season 1 or you need a refresher.
Anyways, this meme-fied commentary we made can serve as a refresher and you can quickly binge-watch season 1 on Netflix before the new season drops.
In other news, we caught a peep of the show and here’s some exclusive tea on YFA2 and what fans can expect:
Old and New Flames
From Andile trying to rekindle his relationship with an old lover to the new rectangle and triangle ship forming between new girl Fantana, the boss lady Zari and superstar Diamond Platnumz, the new season of Young, Famous and African promises loads of love, excitement and heartbreaks.
The Idibia’s Drama
The African Queen carried season 1, hopefully others will come correct this time so she doesn’t break her back. In this new season of Young, Famous and African, Annie is providing us with enough drama. It also looks like her husband 2baba is featuring more in the new season, and he came with his own drama. We can’t wait to see how that plays out.
The Fashion god continues to serve looks
When it comes to fashion, Swanky Jerry sabi and he’s always here to let us know. In the new season, Swanky will know the theme of an event but would rather wear what he likes and slay because “no one dictates to the fashion god”.
Swanky Jerry also introduced Bonang Matheba, one of Africa’s biggest media personality to the high class group. We are excited for everyone to see the looks Swanky Jerry is going to pull this season.
Detective Khanyi In Her Bags
Three gbosa for Khanyi Holmes, the in-house detective and devil’s advocate. Khanyi knows how to extract info from the squad as she doesn’t joke with her “tea”. From introducing new members to the group to her fall out with multiple YFA members due to her detective methods, we heard Khanyi ruffled some feathers, and spilled some tea.
New Stars To Watch Out For
Young, Famous and African feature some of Africa’s biggest stars and there are new additions this season to spice up the group, provide new drama and test the boundaries.
This season, we have Bonang Matheba, media powerhouse from South Africa, Fantana, dancehall queen from Ghana, and Luis Manana, a designer from Namibia. With their sophistication, different background and personalities, we know they will be an amazing addition to the group.
We can’t wait for everyone to see what the new friends bring to the table. Stay tuned for more updates on this and all the drama that comes with being part of the Kings and Queens of Young, Famous and African season 2!
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First, subscribe for Amazon Prime Video
The movie is dropping on the 7th of April, and you don’t want to be caught off-guard when it does. So, sign up for Amazon Prime Video in advance so you don’t miss it when it drops.
Cancel your Friday night plans
If you had plans with friends for Friday turn-up, cancel them. Instead, send them all an invite to come over to your place to watch the movie. If they don’t want to come, show them this teaser and they’ll drop everything else they have planned.
Make sure you have light
The last thing you want is for the power to go out in the middle of an epic fight in the movie. It’ll kill everyone’s vibe. So, make sure you have backup plans laid out in case of surprises. Look for fuel if you need to. Anything to make sure your watch party slaps.
Get some popcorn
It’s a whole movie experience, and it’ll be incomplete if you and your friends don’t have popcorn to go with it. So, make sure you have that ready ahead of time.
Or cook some food
Popcorn probably won’t do for a movie this hot. So, cook actual food for the people you’re having a watch party with.
Follow the conversation on the internet
People are going to be talking about it on the internet. In fact, they’re already doing so on Twitter with the hashtag #GangsOfLagosOnPrime. Make sure to join the conversation and drop your own two cents because, why not?
Don’t share spoilers
There’ll be some annoying people who want to share spoilers by all means. Don’t be like them. Share the teaser instead so that other people can go watch the movie and enjoy it too.
Tune in and enjoy
Once you have everything set for your watch party, set a reminder to make sure you don’t miss it the second it comes out. Then, at the auspicious time of 7pm on the 7th of April, tune in and enjoy the movie with your friends. Tell us, is there a better way to spend the holiday?
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