AFRICAN MOVIE REVIEWS (Ghana,Nigeria,SA,Kenya etc)
A True African Movie Addict and Critic with the greatest passion for nothing but the best African Movies. No Holds Barred Reviews where I-Tell-It-Like-It-Is(hence Ms Tilii).I believe in QUALITY movies NOT QUANTITY.(This Blog was born in 2008)
I am not known to post photos of people here just nilly willy, i am very picky, and i just couldnt help it with my most favourite actresse in the whole wide world SANAA LATHAN at the Warner Bros. & InStyle Golden Globe Awards Party
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I just adore Sanaa so much I am naming my first daughter after her some day - have always loved this chick since "Love and Basketball" and she still remains my number one in Hollywood - bar none. I just adore her so much. She is just too gorgeous and such a great actress.
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Yo Sanaa you and Gina Prince Bythewood seriously need to hook up again for another romantic movie (this time maybe with Michael Ealy) - its been more than 10 yrs now, and you have had as waiting far too long. Cmon girl we miss you.
I only respect actors and actresses who make great choices when it comes to movie scripts - and not ones who just say yes to any script, just cos they are getting paid.
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I respect those who care about the script and the role they are playing and how that will exemplify them or improve their performance. Working with great directors and producers and not mediocre ones.
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Veterans like Genny, OmoT, Stella, RMD, Ramsey, etc have all learnt this and now doing better with their script choices, but leave it to the newbies who are always rushing for fame, to always do the opposite and get defensive when they are called out on it, when all u are simply doing is looking out for their best interest for longevity and respect for their craft.
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Tis better you find a 2nd job to fall back on have the flexibility and choice to only say yes 3 -4 great movies scripts a year than to let this acting be your only source of income and as such have to say yes to 10-20 CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPP movies a year - just to fill your materialistic needs.
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Clearly it is evident Majority of actresses and actors in the west african movie industry - are not doing the acting cos for the love of the craft but "some" simply doing it to get fame - a lil bit of money to buy that brazilian horse weave, blackberries(babes) and maybe a car-which will then mean "they have arrived".
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Your choices speaks a lot about your goals.
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Good luck to those who continue to make bad choices - efffing up their CV/Resume. Abeg Dont please anybody - please your damn self - because you are acting for yourself abi?? - u are not acting for us the audience watching - as it seems you define it. (its a damn pity)
Gosh i miss this chick, i been thinking bout her all week. This weekend I am going to pull out all my Bimbo movies and watch back to back to back. Bimbo We miss you - We Want You, please come back
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I have always said on this blog time and time again that Bimbo Akintola is the #1 underrated actress in The whole of West African (Ghana & Nigerian) movies. I want her to win so bad yet i dont understand why she still hasnt broken through yet. She is on my list here
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Great Actress - Quadruple Check
Eloquence - Triple Check
Articulation of the English Language - Triple Check
Beautiful African Woman - Check Check Check.
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For all you newbies who just started watching African Movies, if you do not know who Bimbo is, seek and you shall find. She (as well as Funke Akindele) got me to watching Yoruba movies, cos when i was not hearing from her i heard she was being featured in a few Yoruba movies, so i switched to Yoruba, fell completely in love with their scripts and been watching it ever since (Ms Tilii watches everything) - but even lately i dont see her in yoruba movies anymore. Bimbo where art thou - where are you jor.
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My all time favourite Movie starring Bimbo are
-Keeping Faith (which also starred Genny and RMD - my #1 Nigerian Movie of all Time)
-All My Life (which also starred Omotola, Rita Dominic and Zach Orji - m other all time favourite)
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I so miss the good ole days - very unlike today where we are so bombarded to so many crap movies by things prouncing around set with fake her and fake everything calling themselves actors and actresses.
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Bear with me as i look for a beautiful photo of Bimbo to post on here - Matter of fact i vote that Bimbo be featured on Wow Magazine. I just love me some Bimbo.
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2012 I PRAY SHE COMES BACK - that some great director writes a very great script for her to headline. The "few" great we have - lets please nurture them - cos as you know we are saturated by plenty crap ones out there. I want my Bimbo back. . ps: is Bimbo on twitter or facebook (real one not fake one)??????
The below post was initially posted on October 2010 but i have felt the need to bump it up and reiterate what i said before in answering questions to the few who have emailed me asking me why am i against nollywoodlove or whatever its called. . As far as am concerned NL (nollywoodlove) is putting movies online for people to watch for free after he buys off the rights from the movie producers. I DONT UNDERSTAND THAT CONCEPT (educate inquiring minds) and Who is to blame - i dont know - whether the movie producers selling their rights for quick and chump change or whether is nollywoodloves fault - I dont know. . All i know is - aint no way in hell - NL can convince me this venture of his is putting more money in the pockets of the industry as a whole when people are watching movies for free online. Maybe he should explain in detail how this ventures aims to help Nollywood (or himself). . So i guess Hollywood should also put all their movies online too for everyone to watch instead of us paying $9.50 to go support it in a cinema or $6 to go borrow it for a few days in Blockbuster. . Africans we have a loonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggg way to go with "some" of our thinking. Short sighted thinking - with the what will we eat today mentality.
. My wish for African Movie Industry as a whole is that they completely stop selling the rights to these people. I know the whole deal. You make a movie for $20000 - you turn around and sell the rights to these distributers in US and elsewhere for a quick change of $30000, and you smiling ear to ear cos you feel proud you made a $10000 for a movie you spend $20000. . So when I sit and think and strategize this whole thing, am thinking so who is making the real money here, the actor, the producer or the distributor who bought the rights for cheap. My goal and wish for the industry (the real producers who know what they are about) to make the movie to cinema level - and find their own distribution source which pays them much more profit than what they been getting all these years. . I am glad the likes of Kunle, Shirley, Lancelot and the likes are now doing premieres in cinemas - once its run in the cinemas world wide for at least 4 months then the next level is get the movie on DVD (hopefully ONE DVD) and market it and sell it well like HOLLYWOOD DOES - so that you who toiled to make the movie end up making more money for themself and their whole team - . I am proud that slowly but surely great movie makers are creating their own distributions (eg RAA) than going thru the Idumuta and whatnot marketers and distributors. . My whole thing is the picture to me now is that at the end of the day - lets aim to mazimize profit for the industry as a whole so everybody from the messenger on set to the actor or actresses make more money - We are 20 yrs deep - levels (in terms of money) has to change cos currently SOMETHING DOES NOT ADD UP.Putting (esp our GREAT) movies on line for others to watch for free - just doesnt sit well with me at all.
. I am just telling it like it is. To each his own, i dont and will never support such. . October 4 2012 I have said it many times on this blog but i will say it again - I DO NOT ADVOCATE WATCHING MOVIES ON LINE, so for those who send me emails and commentary or where a movie can be watched on line- thanks but no thanks. I am definately ahead of the game when it comes to getting hold of new movies and if i am late - i simply wait until my dealer gets it.
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One of my branding points for this blog is I dont want to contribute to the decrease in revenues for movie makers i support - and thus will NOT promote pirating or watching movies on line. I must admit years ago, i tried it in the past and i got a huge virus on my computer - and that was a lesson. Besides all those eye squinting on lap top and all that ish is not my forte. I enjoy watching my movies on 42HDs.
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When it comes to movies i deem great - I most definately would not encourage any viewings online (I dont have ish to say about the ones i deem crap - watch it however way you can - all i am saying is dont buy those type crap movies - besides if its crap why do you want to bother watching it anyway - u dont trust my judgement ? :lol:).
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Yes for the movies i predict to be great, i may post a trailer from Youtube or whatever, but I always encourage you all that - the least you can do to support our producers (GREAT PRODUCERS ONLY - not the crap ones) is to go buy the movie and purchase a couple more for family and friends.
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As a matter of fact if you really want to know how this year we have experience such slowness in the release of great movies - its because most of the producers are trying to find ways to combat this increase in pirating. C'mon guys - lets support them - the need to break even to repeat producing great movies - If you keep watching on line and not support by purchasing the movies - how else do they break even. I repeat - for great movies - . i encourage that if you really want to support the producers and directors and actors - please go buy the movie. For the ones i deem crap - well you go figure - i dont have much to say about those that i havent said already- dont waste your money - dont waste your precious eyes.
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MISS TILLI ONLY ADVOCATE GREAT MOVIES AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE BUYS IT - NOT TO WATCH ON LINE. IF A MOVIE IS GREAT I BUY AT LEAST 3 COPIES AND DASH TWO TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
. I had to come back and add this piece below based on a question someone called NollywoodRave asked me - I decided to respond but i rather answer openly so that all who don't know can read too. . So the question was "How do i even detect a pirated movie". If i dont know any thing else, i know how to detect a pirated movie after 12 yrs deep since i started watching movies.I don't know if this was a trick question but nonetheless i will answer.? . Ok, so for a Hollywood movie, how do you detect that movie is pirated???? By that special printed titled movie white label and seal covering all around the the edges of the DVD, right? ok so then thats the same way you detect how an African movie is pirated in USA and once you break that seal and take the DVD out watch this video with Jim Iyke below will teach you how to detect by looking at the actual dvd. Hope this helps .
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But i have to say to Jim Iyke after watching his campaign in the second video above which he made 3 yrs ago - Mr Iyke you have contradicted yourself for accepting money (Yes I know yall got $25-$30k - its no news anymore!) from IROKOTV to appear in their promo ad because what irokotv is doing (like i have said a million times) is no better than piracy - . Yes irokotv paid $25,000 to buy the rights of the movie - (so all the the money the clueless movie maker made was that much only $25k) but then all hundreds and thousands of dollars proceeds/profits generated over time with all those youtube ads based on the million views is not going to the industry's pocket - if it was going to the industry's pocket based on royalties i will have no problem. . Like i said, if Hollywood did what this dude is doing - Hollywood would not be where it is today. NO respectable director / producer should allow their movie they worked hard to produce (eg international film festival level - not the crap type) should succumb to a smirk a smile and a pose just to get $30k. I just tell it like it is. . To each his own. I can imagine the kinds that sell their rights off for a quick buck.
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SELLING RIGHTS JUST TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK IS SHORT SIGHTED-
Dec 30th 2011 I decided to bump this thread up because there is a movie out there, which i have been searching the title for and I cant seem to remember at all. I watched it around 2004- i think. . As I have mentioned before I started watching african movies since the 11 years ago (May 2000) and when i compare the scripts then to now - those movies were 100% better that the craps out today - although the sound and picture quality (and on VHS cassette) was not that great. . Many had the assumption in those days, most african movies were all witchcraft based - but thats where you are totally wrong - i had the same assumption too- until i really got into it. I have boxes and boxes and boxes onf VHS movies and i even dashed some away. Excellent story lines and themes - and most of all my favourite traditional village themes. I am strongly advocating that the producers of those movies back than between 2000 - 2005 - please give the rights to have the movie reproduced onto a DVD high quality format (its very doable). . Anyway the reason i bumped this thread up cos i am searching for a title of a movie and I was hoping one of you veteran movie watches can help me out. Its a movie with Emeka Ike, Emeka Enyiocha and Chiwetalu Agu. I totally loved that movie (i miss seeing Emeka Enyiocha in movies stemming from "Sharon Stone" days with Genevieve). This movie i am searching for , was a sad movie yet very interesting - with "lesson learnt" or "moral to the story" kinda ending to it (unlike most of the old movies all had - unlike todays current crap). If you think Mercy Johnson can cry - well Emeka Enyiocha is the male version - he cries hard and nasty LOL. . I think it may have the word Poverty in the title - am not quite sure, but anyway, in the movie the two Emekas were brothers and from a very poor family, as well expected Chiwetalu was their evil uncle who was just evil towards them. Its a village set movie. If anyone remembers and can tell me - i will truly appreciate it. I know its in my pile of boxes but am not ready to be popping no vhs in trying to find it. . (although i have not been posting a lot in 2011 - please dont hesitate to search many of my old post on this blog starting 2008 - they were quite interesting post - i am trying to figure out a way how i can create a drop down search of these title threads - so its easier for you all to search these threads - than search by Month as blogger currently has it set - any advice will help me too) . . June 30 2010
You know how you watched a movie you liked a while back and you been racking your brain to remember the titled but you cant. I am going through a similar thing now, and I am sure a few people have gone through that once or twice before, so i thought if i created a forum in the upcoming website - you describe the movie you cant remember title to - and then maybe someone might remember and tell you what the title is.
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Description of Movie:
The movie i am currently trying to remember title to, is a very funny movie with Nkem Owoh , where he had 3 wives - one Igbo (played by Patience Ozorkwor so go figure - u will laugh till u drop), one Hausa, both wifes gave him plenty daughters and yet no son, and as he really wants a son so he goes out and marry a new wife (Yoruba Woman) in hopes of finally getting a son since the his Igbo wife and Hausa wife failed on him (or he failed on himself :lol:). So now he got a igbo wife, a hausa wife and a new yoruba wife all living on the same compound with his dozen or so daughters.
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This is one of the funniest movie i ever watched (i laughed so hard) and i want to rewatch it again but i dont remember the title. Patience Ozorkwor and Nkem Owoh cussing each other out, you will laugh with tears. my favourite scene in the movie.
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In one scene, the hausa and igbo wife were fighting, so one of nkems daughters quickly run to her fathers workshop (cos nkem was a carpenter in the village market) to tell him what is going on in their compound and that he should come quickly to stop the fight - her mothers are fighting (her mother and her step mom that is)
Nkem patiently listened to her daughter narrating the fight backhome, and after she was finished, she carefully reached in his hammer box and handed her daughter 2 hammers, and slowly said to her (just imagine nkem ) , " GO BACK HOME, AND GIVE ONE OF THESE HAMMERS TO YO MODA, AND THE OTHER TO YOUR STEPMODA, AND TELL THEM TO TRY AND AIM AT EACH OTHERS FOREHEADS WITH THE HAMMER, THAT WILL BE BETTER..
I was eating whilst i watched this scene i swear i choked on my food, drinking water didnt even do it for me. I laughed so much i was in tears. I wasnt expecting that response from him at all, but trust Nkem and his talk (so real - no pretense).
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Then in another scene he tells one of his wives, "i married you because you came highly recomended from JOS, they say banana from jos is bunchy and the apples are fruitful,i brought you from jos yet you refuse to give me a male child, you are FRUI, the TFUL part is the male child you havent given me"
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If anyone does remember please remind, it will be very much appreciated.
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Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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I found the title everybody - its called "MY BABY"
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I like Nkem because he is not only a great actor but i love his village settings (which is always my favourite kind) - and i love his sound scores and beautiful igbo music he uses in his movies (even though most of the lyrics to the songs give the movie away :lol:)
Thank you Jesus. Finally ghana's finest and veteran movie makers are slowly coming back. I hoped for this and my dream are coming true. Hopefully our great actors like Majid, Martha, Adjettey, Nana Kwame etc - will finally have choices besides the likes of Venus and all the other hooplas. So finally Kwaw is back, plus we have Shirley and Leila. Finally ghana movie industry (GMI) will take a better turn. .
Renowned Ghanaian film maker, Kwaw Ansah (producer of renowned movie "Love Brewed in African Pot" will premiere the third installment of ‘The Good Old Days’ movies, titled ‘Suffering to Lose’ at the National Theatre on the January 7 with a repeat on January 8, 5:00pm and 8:30pm each night.
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‘Suffering to Lose’ is an intriguing and compelling story of love, family and relationship which portrays the hallmark of a good African woman who suffers through thick and thin for her family’s financial success. From the dawn of time, life has been sustained by the marriage of man and woman. And whether the marriage becomes a success or failure depends on the determination of the two to endure the challenges of life. But how do we often remember the woman in the success story? Or is the woman, indeed, her own enemy?
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‘Suffering to Lose’ which takes viewers through the journey of life, success and reward is set in the 1950s and 1960s. It ends with a mixture of love and tragic events that are sure to capture the imagination of the viewing public and cause people to re-examine their interpersonal relations, which tend to pose a great challenge to society.
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‘Suffering to Lose’ features pioneers of the Ghana film industry such as Akofa Ajeani Asiedu, Ekow Bingo Baiden, Albert Jackson Davis, Ekow Smith Asante, Akosua Agyapong, Portia Asare Boateng, Agnes Dapaah and Emmary Brown
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Tickets are available at TV Africa, Koala, Max-mart and Batsonaa Total Filling Station. Rate – Ghc20.00 Regular, and GHc35.00 Special tickets which give two VCD’s on entry. This event is sponsored by, MTN, Obaapapa, Kasapreko Alomo Bitters and supported by Indomie, Special Ice Mineral Water, DDP, Ultra Films and Ink it.
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I cant wait to see this movie - the "hair aboy" alone kills me (aboy is ghana's slang for the hair partition LOL) - you only have to be old school to know wuzzup. I can imagine the Tunabu's and your guarantee in tow (tunabu is the trousers with the big wide bottom, and guarantee is the shoes with the big platform bottoms). You were the flyest if you had your aboy hair style ,your tunabu trousers and guarantee shoe platforms back in the day. . I am so excited for 2012 - first i hear the good news of Nigeria New Cinema - which is a joint effort of all the best movie makers like Kunle, Lancelot, Teco, Emem I, Vivian E etc - belonging to an association whose ultimate goal is to produce and give the audience quality international level movies - which movies - better equipments - better scripts etc etc. My ultimate wish is that the mediocre illiterates who have saturated the market producing one nonsense after the next be weeded out finally, so its exciting news to me when i hear such.
Many have asked me why i dont ever announce about the various african movie awards. Well I will tell you today why.
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I (Miss Tilii) dont care about "most" (not all) - african movie awards - whether held in africa, europe, america etc because i personally think most of these awards are just USELESS - ITS A BIG OLE SCAM and N.M.F - i dont factor it whatsoever.
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With the type of mediocre movies and actors and actreseses they sometimes award - it tells me these shows are penned by a bunch of %$#$$ with money who simply go to china get some cheap plaques and decide to award movies (they themselves i guarantee you HAVE NEVER watched before) - A bunch of them get behind closed doors and just decide this or that person should be awarded (becuase you cannot convince me that the awards were by any popular votes) - I see this and am like "Are you kidding me - did you really truly watched this movie and observed this actors performance" - Who are the people selecting the nominees and then deciding this person or that person or this or that movie deserves winning.
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I dont even know how they come to conclusion of who is winning and who is not winning - but a few years ago when i stumbled on some of these award events and saw the list of winners and the list of actors and especially actresses or movies that won (who sticks out in my mind the most is Juliet Ibrahim -the worst of them) - it tuned me the "f" off and i was like "hell naw" - i will not entertain such nonsense on my blog.
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I dont know why many of us africans like to kiss so much ass to mediocrity (kissing ass on fb and twitter and the whole nine yards) - I have never and will never kiss ass to mediocre movie nor acting (somebody don told ya wrong boo) - i dont care how beautiful the actor or actress is - if your acting sucks i will tell it like it is - it sucks - get some more practice and dont waste our time - cos i damn sure will not be wasting my money buying your damn movie - a whole heap of weave, hazel contacts and some chinese pump shoes is still not going to cut it for me - this is one of the reasons traditional village theme movies remain my favourite - because its real . If a persons acting sucks and you are awarding them "The Best This- The Best That - how in the hell - is the person suppose to improve - if you are lying to them (how they are selected whether by fans or the organizers themselves i dont even know). Its just like someone's family lying to them the can sing and then they go audition for xfactor or american idol and Simon tells them like it is and the end up crying and distraught.
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Another reason that i dont care for all these various awards (and now there are so many of them - one cannot even tell which is which) - but just as my assumption told me - i was right. Its a scam going on around the world (US, UK, Australia etc) - just google Frankie Nollywood and read of the recent scam uncovered in UK by one of the organizers for these so called awards shows. They use the awards to just get people to come into the country (you pay me a certain $$, i will add you to the list of recipients getting the awards and you can get visa using that) or as a way of getting people to buy the tickets as they associate these USELESS shows with the likes of their nations government (just as frankie nollywood did associating himself credible using Nigerian Governments name). I sourced this before this revelation came out recently. . I dont even care about this part as much as i care about the type of people they award. Take the Ghana Movie Awards for instance which was just held in Ghana yesterday or the day before - If you look at the people or movies they awarded. Majid won -which is understandable cos Somewhere in Africa is an excellent movie - Majid is undeniably the greatest Ghana has - but if you look on the other movies and actors/tresses they awarded it leaves you scratching your head like "are you serious"? -
. They included Leila Djansi movie that is yet to be released like 4 or 5 times. First of all, from the video footage i have posted below, clearly it seems ghanaians frustruated this young film maker out of the country and she has vowed never to shoot a movie in her homeland again (africa has poor work ethic and the whole jealousy and backbiting - if you have lived abroad as long as Leila and all of us have too - you have to have tough skin to put up with a lot of bullshyt in any industry you work in - and also humility is extremely important in Ghana so if you think you have arrived because of your western exposure- i know for a fact that will surely not cut it (I dont know who is right or wrong in this Leila vs Ghana Movie Industry debate - and i wont take sides)- click here and listen to her video clip why she decided to leave Ghana ) - neighbors like Togo, Caribbean and elsewhere are welcoming her with open arms to shoot in their land (But seriously Leila - you too ugon let these coons run you out of your own country in shooting movies, like really?). So as i was saying how in the hell do you award a movie that has not even been widely released for everyone to watch yet.
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Ties That Bind has not been widely released so i guess these "%$$$!@" had all these many categories and were scrambling for something to fill the void - so they decided to put 'Ties That Bind (or maybe its their way of "BEGGING" Leila to return home to shoot again) as many times as possible - even if they themselves or the audience havent watched. They awarded Best Actress Nadia Buari for the movie "Who Owns The City" - am like "WHAT???- are u kidding me - that movie is like one of the worst movies in 2011 - the most nonsensical and most foolish movie i tortured my poor eyes to watch this year. The movie is crappest and Nadia is not a great actress in a any movie she is in. She is good - but definately not great to win no damn awards yet. Call a spade a spade. Abai!! ediyeben asem koraaa ni. Till date there is not a single movie Nadia has acted in that stick out in my mind that oh that was was unforgettable and greatest performance yet - None whatsoever - so please dont be emailing me about venus production nonsense superficial movie "beyonce" - lets not even go there. People always wonder why we make so much noise about Genevieve, go back to 10 yrs ago and watch all her old movies (if you like koraa watch it on mute) and you will notice why. Nadia and her GhanaBriMerican accents metamorphesis in her movies - very confusing. She has yet to pull me into her character and make me believe what am watching. . Although 6 hrs to Christmas by Shirley Frimpong Manso was not my best out of Sparrow Production - nonetheless it was interesting enough and i think Chris Attoh and Damilola should have been commended and awarded - they both did an excellent job in their acting - even the girl who played Dami's roommate Mansa was very good (i'd like to see more of her). Chris and Dami - you know what? you dont even need this award - in my eyes you (just like Majid, Nana Kwame and Adjetey Anang) you are Ghana's best. Chris I respect you so much for how selective you are in your choice or work. You are a smart actor - continue to be selective. You are the kind who with time can easily transition to Hollywood because of your great choices. . Out of the many people who sat in the audience at the Ghana Movie Awards - ask by raise of hands who has yet watched the movie "Ties that Band" - i repeat this movie has not been widely released yet for most audience to see it for it to be included in the categories in 2011. I mean i can imagine the movie is great cos it does have a great casting, and Leila, just like Shirley Frimpong have raised the bar and notch and never disappoint us Ghanaians unlike the likes of mediocre movie makers like Socrates Safo, Abdul Mumuni, Venus and the rest of them movie industry clowns. They either awarding movies that are yet to have a wide release or they award movies that are 2 or 3 years old. How dumb and foolish is that.?
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There were times many of these awards shows (ghana, nigeria, usa, uk etc) have awarded some actresses in my opinion are the worst actreses ever and if they are not necessary the worst - their performance in whichever movie they were in was not that great or a standing ovation type performance which one would say "whao this is such a wonderful and unforgetful excellent performance" - as i would with say of Genevieve in "Blood Sisters, or Ini Edo with "Worlds Apart" or Mercy Johnson with "The Maid.
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Hey I guess it is what it is. If Oscars can award someone like Halle Berry for effing on screen butt nakid and till this day excellent great actresses like Angela Bassett and Cicely Tyson have never won an award - it goes to show you that - its not all that meets the eye. . I have my own assumptions how some of these awards are being won - but thats just for me to know - You conclude your own assumptions. (As much a movie addict that i am and i watch a lot of movies - at least 100 movies per year - old and new, any country, anylanguage subtitled - i just live movies - if you ask me to tell you the story line for "Monsters Ball" - i swear i cant remember cos it was that useless - same with Venus Production Heart of Men - I dont remember the story line - because the sex scenes overshadowed that crap script). There was a beautiful love scene in the movie "Love & Basketball" starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan and if you ask me the story line - i can tell you from beginning to end cos the love scene did not overshadow the great script.
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People ask me MsTilii why are you so hard on our actors - I am hard on them because you get your last love home. You are acting to compete with world best performers in Hollywood and you think i am going to be all giggly and smily and act fake and say you can act because you are handsome or pretty or what?. HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NAWWWWWWWWW. Not until you improve. Some of these "big headed" so called celebrities with attitudes sometimes i dont blame them for their bad attitudes - its the fans who kiss their ass - even though they may not be that great at acting.
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And then many of them have the audacity to utter the words "hollywood" when you ask them where do they see themselves in future - "Oh Really, Hollywood huh?". C'mon now - sometimes you have to critique your self - you your self sit down and watch your own movie and tell me you dont have a headache. . I respect the likes of Majid who came in the industry same time as Van, acted a lil bit - his acting was not up to par, he noticed that and took criticism, took the money he had saved and took time off to take some theatre and acting classes to polish his acting and then came back in to the industry with a bang, and it all paid off.
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I only respect those who respect the art of acting - not those who are in for just the fame or material things they can buy. I respect the one who chooses a good script, researches the role well and then give the audience the best performance. It shows in their acting.
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My wish one day is to be on the Ghana Movie Board (to decide what movie is to be released and what is not) - cos obviously if you have the likes of sick pervert Socrates Safo sitting on the board - we aint got far to go. . Yeah so in conclusion - i have said it - "MOST" of these award shows are useless and just a scam and for that - i dont respect it nor care for it. In any given year - if the great movie released is not that many and it means you have to postpone the show (as I have since 2008 for my own Miss Tilii Awards) then please do that - dont just force and do it and award future movies yet to be released or movies that are 2 yrs old. Its simply ridiculous. . Since 2008 i have said the movies coming out is not up to par, and for that reason i will not do awards again until at least most of the movie released were of great quality (as was 2008). This is why i have postponed every year since 2008 - even my recognition awards may not be ish either and i am only doing it for fun and neither am I giving anyone any statute plaques (even if its a cheap fake gold one made in china) - but at least i watched the movies and know what am talking about. I am simply a movie review blogger recognising ones good or bad efforts. Recognition by mention should be enough. . When they finally start awarding actors and actresses who are worth awarding or movies they have actually watched themselves and feel its worth awarding and the audience by votes actually select the nominees and winners - then i will respect it. . I dont respect it when future movies yet to be released are being awarded or movies that were released 2 or 3 yrs ago. I just tell it like it is. Their categories alone is annoying to say the least. . Whom i feel sorry for the most is "some" of these actors and actresses who are being lied to for being great actors or actresses and them all happy thinking "Oh yes i must be that great huh - i guess i did good in that movie?" - i will keep on keeping on. Mstchewwwww. Pooof - Byeeeeee! -. When someone is good, great or have potential i will say it as i have many atimes on this blog, but if you are not - what makes you think you should get special treatment cos your feelings are going to be hurt. Have you forgotten the industry you are in? If you cant take critique then get out and dont waste us the audiences' time. GO HARD OR GO HOME!!!!!.
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Any critique i make is nothing personal (i dont know you - you dont know me) - i just tell it like it is from one audience member point of view. To each his own. But obviously i can imagine this comment to rub some the wrong way, but hey - if the shoe fits wear it - if you deeply in your heart think "you are a great actress or actor - or your movie is that great, then Do you boo - and i will do what i do - telling it like it is. You gotta eat but please dont insult the art of acting by your choices. . Am just going to continue to tell it like it is - actors, actresses, movie makers, award organizers, etc - if i have to call you out - i will call you out - and thats all there is to it. No I am not taking food out ya mouth - you on the other hand with your acting or mediocre movie giving to us the audience, is taking food out the mouth of the clueless who goes to the african store and shells out $10-15 to buy a two or three part movie to come home only to realise its money down the drain. If the many fans continue to kiss ass to mediocrity (blinded by all the weaves and makeups) - then african movie industry have a long way to go. Honestly - what exactly are you admiring, their looks or their acting.? . 2012 yall better watch out - cos am coming HARD on all actors, actresses, movie makers etc who even after 10/20yrs are still below the bar. If you improve and do well i will be the first to stomp hard and make noise and make the world know the great job you did and promo your movie very well cos i love it. . Kudos to the likes of Mammood Bolagun, Leila Djansi, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Emem Isong, Vivian Ejike, Kunle Afoloyan etc who are raising the bar - lets weed these mediocre ones out. You hearrrrdddddddd!! - I wish you luck 2012. Get it together. . STOP PRAISING, AWARDING AND WORHIPPING MEDIOCRITY IN OUR AFRICAN MOVIE INDUSTRY (Scripts & Storylines, Movie Titles, Acting, Directing, Awards Shows etc etc). 2012 GET IT TOGETHER AND EMBRACE "QUALITY MOVIES" FOR OUR INDUSTRY - AFTER 20 PLUS YEARS, WE HAVE IMPROVED A WHOLE LOT WITH THE PICTURE AND SOUND QUALITY, NOW AS PART OF AN AUDIENCE LETS DO OUR PART AND SUPPORT NOTHING BUT QUALITY MOVIES, BOYOTT THE CRAP ONES (DO NOT BUY IT) JUST TO SEND A MESSAGE TO MEDIOCRE MOVIE ASSOCIATION. (Read here and here to be alert of storylines to stay away from - and look on the left hand side of this blog under my Drive By List to figure out - actors and actresses whose movie -unless they improve - to stay away from)
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This is Miss Tilii's opinion, made on "Miss Tilii's" blog about how i feel about "most" african movie awards. Nobody has to agree with me - To each own. Everybody is entitled to their opinion.
May our Lord God fulfil every heart desire you may have
I pray for Good Health, Safety and Abundant Prosperity to You all and your Families
That You shall never lack
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I am extremely honoured that you are reading my blog and I promise to post more often in 2012 and even if there are no movies I think are worth reviewing - there are so many interesting topics we could talk about to make it more interesting. I wish you well. Amen.
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I love my Jesus and today I am going to overdose on FOOD as i celebrate HIS birthday (jollof rice, chicken, yam balls, fried yams and fish, kenkey, african 1000 calorie salad fried plantain and beans, cake, chinchin, poff poff, mascatto wine, irish cream, sheridan, lambrusco, fanta, coke, sprite, masketella, meatpie, cabin biscuit, bread pudding etc etc. I will start my diet Jan 3rd 2012 (LOL) as i concurrently do my 21 day fast with my church so am not worried.
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If you are out and about and you see a homeless person in need, please dont forget to give him/her something. This is what christmas is about - LOVING, GIVING, CARING, FORGIVING etc etc
So this new Mercy WoW photoshoot has started debates amongst a few fellas and ladies who look at her photos. Some of the ladies say Mercy's hour glass is over rated (which is understandable cos clearly they werent blessed with any LOL - so its understandable for them to hate those who got it), others think not.
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So I was in an african store today and met these guys (Nnamdi and his 2 friends Daniel and Omar), who had a lil netbook computer and were looking at Mercy's WOW photo on different blogs including Blogger friend Mynne Whitman's and debating who was the curviest. Nnamdi told me he thinks Omotola is the curviest of them all in the industry and i said to him well dude you havent seen them all so dont judge - I said although i personally think Mercy takes the crown in that department, Omotola and Mercy are not the only curviest in the movie industry. . The other guys started throwing in different nollywood actresses names including Tontoh (i looked at dude with a side eye like "u must me crazy" - WHO!!!!!!!???) and am like what are we talking about here? Shapely curvy actresses or what?, if so then stick to the facts, dont just be throwing names out there including NMFs who should not even be mentioned in this discussion. Nnamdi said well he doesnt agree with me cos Mercy might be photoshopped or have butt implants and I am looking at him asking him "Why is it so hard for some people to believe" some are just blessed. If you have been watching Mercy for the past 10 yrs you will know - thats all hers - ALL of IT, and so is Omotolas and the ladies i have mentioned below. The debate was about curvy african actresses - every other thing some of them wanted to bring in our friendly discussion was redundant.
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I said to them there are many others too who are not necessarily household names in the industry - but are in the industry non the less. He ask me who? I mentioned a few names but he is new to watching movies so he doesnt know them, So I decided to post photo of one more lady called Daniella Chioma Okeke and another lady called Toolz whom i saw on LindaIkejis blog (i dont know who she is but i guess she is an entertainer or whatever)
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Daniella Chioma Okeke
(Nollywood Actress)
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Jocelyn Dumas back shot advertising for ReneeQ New BP Shawl
Jocelyn Dumas
(Ghanaian Actress and TV Host)
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Toolz
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There is another Cameroonian born Nollywood Actress called "Lyon Matte Titah" who I remember from movie "Behind Closed Doors 1&2 from years ago, but i havent seen her in a movie in a while neither do i have her picture. There is also another nollywood actress Thelma Nwosu (very good actress) but i havent seen her on screen in a while either. Lets not forget the likes of Ebube Nwagbo and maybe Ini Edo (pre-weight loss) . Also I would consider ghana's own Martha Ankomah and Joycelyn Dumas very curvy too - but i dont have a photo of her to showcase that. If any one has their curvy photos - send it to me and i will post it here. (yeah someone sent me a inobx message and said Juliet Ibrahim -well yeah i guess)
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So to Nnamdi - the above are the rest i promise i will post (a few of them i cant find photo, but i will search the movie title for you). Hope this makes your day - you and your boys can continue your debate. I have said my own. LOL
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Thanks to the likes of Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardarshian, finally society is slowly appreciating a curvy woman (at least out here in the west). Thank God Curvy is being Appreciated!!!!!!!!. . So in conclusion I ask one of the guys what is your definition of a curvy woman and he saids "You have to have the Ratio" - and i asked him - what is the ratio- what ratio are you talking about and he said . "Your waist should be no more than 15-16inchs inches than your hips/butt and your bust should no more than 10 inches past your waist size to provide a perfect hour glass shape,and the example he gave me was such as 34-24-40. I could not believe what i had just heard, I just busted our laughing and am like "What?!!!! - you guys study women like a science project or something" - i just couldnt stop laughing. He claims to me that all straight men who appreciate curves know about this "RATIO" dimension thing. I just shook my head and left them in the store after making my purchase and i was thinking "Black Men" - Cheiiiiiiii
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I say Whatever shape God blessed you with - just appreciate it too. Do you Boo.
Ladies (and Gents) you watch him on screen and admire that great talent, he make us laugh, he makes us cry and sometimes pisses us off on screen, but nonetheless, he is our Majid and we will forever love and cherish him because he entertains us a lot.
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Some hope to meet him upclose someday to talk to and experience the great man behind the phenomenal actor , and someday you will as he continues to make his rounds globally for movie premieres, work promotions and charitable endevours.
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For now what better way to wrap a christmas gift for yourself, your family or that friend you love , than to wrap up a nice 12 month calendar of Majid to give to them to put on their wall. As you will see, above are just a few of the pages you will see in the 12 month calendar. All the photos are beautiful taken and on nice glossy paper that will shine as a work of art on any wall(s). I mean personally i hardly drink milk but after getting my copy and seeing that beautiful teeth smile in that milk shot, i added milk to my grocery shopping this week - 2012 i plan on drinking more milk. That *pepsodent/colgate* teeth smile - mmm - mmm - mmm.
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And why would this be so special - you might ask?, Well, because the calendar is not all about Majid but also the important fact that 20% of the proceeds (of the calendar retailing for just $20) is going to a charitable course. You are not only giving a gift to your yourself, your family or friend, but also you are contributing to a charitable course dear to Majid's heart which we as a people should all care about too. Read on .......
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A Perfect Holiday Gift”
Majid Michel Rolls Out 2012 Calendar!
20% of Proceeds To Benefit Selected Charities.
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Why won’t the fans of actor Majid Michel finally say Wow! A couple of weeks ago, Majid launched his official website, www.majidmichelonline.com with rave reviews.
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This week, Majid rolls out a twelve page 2012 calendar with a clear objective. Speaking on behalf of Majid, Reggie Erawoc explains…“Majid wants to take his philanthropy to the next level, this is a small effort to start a greater good that’s ahead. 20% of sales will be donated to selected charities and their names will be published on his website. The criteria’s are simple, we are looking out for organizations that are active and are affecting change in our rural communities. These areas are; the provision of clean and safe water, sanitation, hygiene and also NGO’s empowering our children and youth through education.”
ALSO WATCH OUT FOR MY ONE ON ONE VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH REGGIE ERAWOC (MAJIDS BROTHER) WHO TALKS MORE ABOUT THE PLANS FOR MAJID FOR 2012 and MORE ABOUT MAJIDS CHARITABLE WORK.
STOP THE PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!STOP THE PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!.
Well what did i tell yall in this thread (click link) many months ago. I wished it - i predicted it and it came true. Thank God.
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My wish has come true. Observers (haters) are very worried cos obviously they were hoping for a gauged eye.
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Hear Ye Hear Ye, I said it once and i will say it again - Mercy Johnson has the Best Body in Nollywood - bar none. And with her new hired stylist - yall better watch out for her in 2012. . This was my ultimate wish for her - that with THE GREATEST BODY SHAPE IN THE GAME- if she got herself a great stylist who understood her body - NOBODY can hold a candle to this chick in the body department in all of african movie industry. Just TOH BAD!!
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Men are salivating, women are just wowed - and haters with flat chest, no ass, no hips are screaming is photoshopped, some say girdle, some say butt pads - i mean the list goes on, but personally when you are told you got butt pads - as i have been told a few times, its not an insult - its a compliment - You are blessed. People who lack what you got will always say what you are blessed with is fake. Bloggers and mainstream nollywood media are going crazy bout this cover today - topic of discussion - Mr Okojie - u are blessed - get to work tonight sha. All the praises should make your head big. Definately WOW
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Boy am i so glad to see this - this has to be the best WOW cover ever - all natural body - no weave - excellent make up - all covered up. Keep this up Mercy.
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Someone tell me where can i get this magazine to buy in the US?!
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Mercy you are not leaving this industry - you hear me? (as rumor claim u said u might now that u married?) You can have em babies and still keep on acting like OmoT did. We love your acting and gracing covers like this, we want to see more of you.
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I am so happy for you Mercy - this new chapter is fabulous. Kudos to your new stylist who did u for this photoshoot - Kudos to WOW photographer. Kim Kardarshian aint got nothing on you MJ.
. My guy friend is looking at these photos and he shaking head and asking "Is this Humanely possible for any one to have this type of shape? Believe it brutha - this is all hers, LOL LOL - we have followed Mercy for the past 10 yrs since her first break out movie "THE MAID" - and trust me when i say "SHE GREW UP" - literally - and its all natural. Undiluted Vimto. . They are many great shapes in our industry like Daniella Chioma Okeke, Lyon Matte Titah to name a few but by far, Mercy takes the crown. .
This is a new movie coming out in 2012 by well respected and International Award Winning Movie Maker Kunle Afolayan. The movie is starring Nse Ikpe Etim, Wale Ojo, Lydia Forson etc.
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Below is the trailer
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I am quite excited for 2012 cos lawd knows this was the year of the crap movie epidermic - this was one of the worst years personally for me in my 11yrs watching african movies. 98% of movie releases were all absolutely crap. Its like the market is so saturated by producers and directors who dont know what they are doing and actors and actresses who do nothing but give us headache by merely watching them. The epidermic of "Money Miss Rd" - they get a lil change - they want to make a movie - Na wah ohhhhh!!!!! Sheish. If i tell you the amount of paracetamol i have taken this year alone watching some of these movies. LOL
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I watched almost all the crap releases that were put out (cos i have no choice - if i havent watched it i cant make judgement) - and i chose not to waste an ounce of my precious time to review any of them because none of them were worth mentioning. I dont want you to waste your time watching it let alone buy it- and thats why i have chosen not to review it. To each his own. One could say review it and i will make my decision - well - am sorry i cant do that - For a hobby that i do and not get paid i think i should have some say on how my time is spent #knowwhattamsaying#. I will be giving 'them" the satisfaction by even mentioning them here let alone review.
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I dont have any of these crap movies in my possession now because i returned them all but i am trying to gather them back to note down all the titles, names of the producers, directors, actors etc, - once am able to gather all, i will be creating and end of year "2011 MISS TILII CRAP AFRICAN MOVIE AWARDS " - nominating and awarding actors, actresses, directors, producers, writers etc. I make no promises but once i am able to gather all the info I will do this. If you watched any movie you deemed crap - please let me know (title and all) and i will place it in the crap bucket for nomination. Off the top of my head i know particular folks will be taking home several awards LOL.
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At least 2% of the movie releases were "VERY GOOD" in my books but not necessarily one that sticks out in my mind which i will deem "A GREAT CLASSIC MOVIE"
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A lot of my time was also spent watching old classics from my cherished movie library just to reminisce bout the good ole days - although the picture and sound quality were not as top notch, the scripts and acting were more exciting.
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I am just fortunate to have a dealer whom i have dealt with all these years and is kind enough to allow me to return all the movies i dont like without paying for it and in turn sell it to another sucker who loves to spend their hard earned money buying crap movies - (eg by just looking at the attractive glossy pretty/handsome movie jacket :)) ). This saves me a lot of money, i must say. I repeat, - I only spend my money to buy movies i deem classic.
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I am excited for 2012. I have know of several movies already completed or in the pipe line and all by promising producers & directors, starring good actors and actresses - so I am hopeful for 2012 much more than ever. I hope i wont be dissapointed.
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Kunle is one of my most respected filmaker and I know I will not be dissapointed with this one. Please look out for it and lets support it when it comes out
I dont usually do this but I feel it in my heart to dedicate this thread to the Late Okwudiri (alias Okwy) Amajor Onyegbula - The Gorgeous, Graceful, Humble, Gentle 33yr old God-Fearing Beauty who passed last week on Monday Dec 5th 2011, due to a unforseen post pregnancy complications at 5 months old, leaving behind a husband, 4 siblings and her mom and dad Mr (Prof) and Mrs Amajor. . Okwy will be buried this Saturday December 17th 2011 in Thornhill, Ontario. Viewing visitation as Okwy laid in church starts from 3-4pm and then Private Funeral Service for Family and friends from 4pm until 6pm.
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I am not asking much, and you dont have to know one to necessarily pray for one, but wherever you are Saturday, please just remember to give a 5 mins silence moment of prayer as family and friends bade Okwy goodbye as she goes back home to the Lord and for the Lord to give strength to the very heavy hearted friends and family who will be present on Saturday bading her goodbye in thesame church they had all gathered in happiness to celebrate her wedding just 14 months ago as seen in the 1st pic above. Pray for her husband whom she leaves behind - Chinedu Onyebula and ofcourse her family Prof and Mrs LC Amajor, all her siblings, cousins and close friends (The Ufodike's, The Onyegbulas, The Ihekwoabas, The Gbulies etc) - I will be praying for all of them on Saturday for needed strengths and comfort. For her parents, I know no parent parent has to bury their child and i cannot even imagine what Prof and his wife are going through during these hard times. This is just not fair at all but we give all to God.
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I am still starring at the many of Okwys gorgeous gorgeous wedding photos from October 2009 (my fav is the one Chinedu was making her laugh so hysterically she threw her headback laughing) as well as her recent holiday photos from just 3 months ago (Sept 2011) with her 4 closest girl friends (or more like sisters)- (C.U, C.O, N.G and A. I) -they ladies did everything together.
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Pray for God to give all her close family and friends the strength and comfort during these trying times when everyone including myself, is so confused asking the one big question "WHY" - "WHY LORD WHY" - IT IS SO NOT FAIR - ITS SO SO SO SO NOT FAIR AT ALL. I have known of many deaths in my day (including my own late dad many years ago) but Okwy's early demise hurt me so deeply because i feel it just wasnt her time, she was just starting life - but who am i to question God. Even me who wasnt as close to her like the many i know who did, is hurting so i can imagine who those very close toher our hurting even more. As her good friend C.U (who was more like a sister to Okwy ) said to me "The hurt is so deep I cant describe - it hurst so bad - so so so bad and deep". And as i told her Time will heal. We have no choice but to leave it to God.
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Honestly, as old as i am I still dont understand death, i have a lot of questions and many "whys" - is it caused by God and if so why someone like Okwy who was such an angel - why are crack addicts and bad mothers blessed to be moms of plenty (sometimes 10 even) yet this young newly wed young lady who loved the Lord so much only tries for the first time and she is taken away due to complications. Lord forgive me if i am not suppose to ask WHY, but am just confused. I pray for wisdom and understanding to this part of life. . My only consolation is knowing that Okwy was a God fearing woman who had already given her life to christ and i have no doubt she is in a better place now.
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Okwy was born on the 18th of April 1978 to Prof. & Mrs Amajor in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. After a few years in Canada, Okwy returned to Nigeria with her parents. Okwy attended University Demonstration Primary School, Uniport for her elementary school education and University Demonstration Secondary School for her secondary education. She returned to Canada in 1998 to pursue her tertiary education where she obtained a degree in management information systems from the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2003.
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Okwy had a deep passion for people and always saw and looked for the best in everyone, which is probably the quality that allowed her to engage and connect with people in such a special way. She loved God so much and this was reflected in her personal life through the decisions she made and her general outlook of life.
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Until her passing, Okwy worked as a Business Analyst with Invesco Trimark, an investment management company located in North York, Toronto. She also worked previously as a Business Analyst with Sears Canada and Rogers Communications. She was also a certified SAP professional.
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Okwy's interests included traveling, and she visited different countries every year with her closest friends. She loved cooking and hosting people, and always looked for an opportunity to have people over to enjoy some of her new culinary discoveries. She loved children immensely, and always sought opportunities to get involved in charities focused on the well-being of children.
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Okwy is survived by her husband, Chinedu Onyegbula; parents, Prof. and Mrs L.C Amajor; and siblings, Uzoma, Nnamdi, Ubanna and Eberechi.
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She will never be forgotten as she's in our hearts forever. . (ps: The one thing Okwy and I had in common is our love for African / Nollywood movies).
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Farewell Poem by Chinedu Onyegbula to his late wife Okwy
A beautiful life…
Okwy…
. So beautiful you are, like the glory of the morning sun
So calm, like the gentle breeze that blows on a midsummer night
So loving, unconditionally and unrestricted
So caring, like a nurturing mother's touch
So rare, like the most precious gem
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Though you lived a very short life
You have had an immensely deep impact on so many
Your soft smile; and beautiful heart
You warm countenance and sweet spirit What a wonderful mother you were going to be. We refuse to be grieved
Instead, we celebrate your life.
A beautiful life…
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Rest on in the bosom of the Almighty
Until that glorious day, when we shall meet again to part no more
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My last word to you all if you have someone (a friend or family) whom you love and havent spoken to lately (as our lifes are bombarded with technology communication and whatnot - please pick up the phone to call them this holidays and tell them you love them, or a simple "How Are you? - Say something to make them laugh - like i always do - I always like to leave that with people - make them laugh. Dont go through the woulda, coulda, shouldas after the death of a loved one. . Okwy's death has taught me that as My new year resolution. i am going to fall back a notch on the tech stuff like texting, facebooking tweeting and learn to pick up the phone to call my friends and family at least once a month - I am going to go back to writing letters - pen on paper, cos you never know - that might be their last (or maybe my last). Sometimes it even takes something as simple as a smile to that stranger or that beggar on the street whom you think looks too filthy to smile at, you dont even know that - that smile might make their day. Another resolution for me personally based on last sunday preaching at church is to make it a ritual to give every single day all 365 days of 2012 - every single day - to a poor or homeless person. Even if its small as $1 a day per person, I know I am doing my part.
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I dedicate this farewell song to Okwy - Good Bye Okwy - You are gone too soon, but I know Heaven's Got another Angel.
