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Kunle Afolayan's Romantic-Comedy "Phone Swap" To See Theatrical Releases In Nigeria & Ghana (Trailer)

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • March 23, 2012 9:35 PM
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Director Kunle Afolayan's romantic-comedy Phone Swap-- which S&A recently announced has been nominated for multiple Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)-- will be seeing theatrical releases in the next few weeks in both Nigeria and Ghana.
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Variety Magazine Is Up For Sale; Nikki Finke Does The Happy Dance

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 23, 2012 8:56 PM
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  • 4 Comments
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Things that make you go hmmm...??? 
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Lennie James, Jacky Ido Co-Star In Prison Sci-Fi Flick "Lockout" (In Theaters April 13)

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • March 23, 2012 8:00 PM
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You can barely tell by watching the trailer for the Luc Besson-co-penned, Guy Pearce-led sci-fi prison thriller Lockout, but the film also features performances from Lennie James and Jacky Ido.
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"D.E.B.S." Writer/Director Angela Robinson Sells Supernatural Teen Thriller Pitch To Paramount

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 23, 2012 8:00 PM
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Her feature film debut, D.E.B.S., which co-starred Meagan Good, was released in 2004, and that afforded her the opportunity to helm Herbie Fully Loaded which starred Lindsay Lohan, in 2005; but we haven't heard much from Ms Angela Robinson - at least not on the feature film front. She's been active in TV land, working on projects like The L Word, Hung and True Blood.
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C4's Initiative For Showcasing New Talent Unveils 7 Drama Projects From Ashley Walters, Michael Ajao, Lydia Adetunji...

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 23, 2012 7:42 PM
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Usher Will Play Sugar Ray Leonard In Film Centered On Panamanian Boxer Roberto Durán

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 23, 2012 10:11 AM
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Well now... no comment from me; but you guys can have at it :)
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Brazilian Martial Arts Actioner "Besouro" Gets Name Change For USA Release; Now Streaming On Netflix As "The Assailant"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 22, 2012 10:22 PM
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Oh my damn! So there I was breezing through my Netflix recommendations and came across a movie titled The Assailant that had an really familiar cover image.
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"Luther" Creator Says Season 3 Will Be The Last Before Big Screen Leap + If Luther Was Written As A Black Man

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 22, 2012 9:51 PM
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In january, BBC One announced that a 3rd season of Luther, the critically acclaimed psychological crime drama starring one Idris Elba, had been ordered!
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Forest Whitaker Circles Role of 'Sleazy Bookie' in "Out of the Furnace" (Zoe Saldana Co-Stars)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 22, 2012 5:48 PM
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I announced Zoe Saldana's attachment to play Christian Bale's ex-wife in the drama Out of the Furnace last month. Now, thanks to a heads up from the playlist, it looks like Forest Whitaker is in negotiations for a supporting turn in the Scott Cooper-helmed film.
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Entertainer Ben Vereen Calls Reality TV "The New Blackface"

  • By Sergio
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  • March 22, 2012 5:39 PM
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  • 28 Comments
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In the never ending discussion about black images in the media, legendary entertainer Ben Veeren isn't exactly a happy man. In a recent lecture about race, politics and the status of African-Americans in Hollywood given at Aaron Davis Hall at Harlem City College of New York, Vereen said that reality TV is "the new blackface making us look like buffoons".
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