She’s the toast of Hollywood and now Lupita Nyong’o has optioned rights for the film version of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel Americanah, the Nigerian author confirmed exclusively to Stylist last night. Responding to audience…
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Turkish drama ‘Winter Sleep’ wins Cannes top prize
The 67th Cannes Film Festival came to a close Saturday night, with Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s three-hour-plus Turkish drama “Winter Sleep” taking home the top Palme d’Or prize. Revolving around a wealthy rural hotel owner and…
Winners of the 2014 British Academy Film Awards
Winners of the 2014 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday were as follows: Film — “12 Years a Slave” British Film — “Gravity” Director — Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity” Actor — Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a…
Is ‘Pacific Rim’ the sci-fi blockbuster of the year?
Opening in Kenyan theatres Friday, ‘Pacific Rim’ has been called the “mother of all monster movies” by some critics already – that’s a strong statement to live up to. The blockbuster was filmed with 3D-like…
Mandela biopic to be released in November
A film based on Nelson Mandela’s bestselling autobiography “Long Walk to Freedom” will be released in November, producers said on Monday. The biopic, entitled “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”, is to star British actor Idris…
At the movies, violence is the new sex
Sex may be a turn-off for Hollywood audiences but violence is all over the big screen, as filmmakers seek to capture the youth market, industry figures at the Cannes film festival said on Friday. With…
Amirah Tajdin holds Nairobi premiere of ‘His To Keep’
Kenyan filmmaker, Amirah Tajdin, who’s work in the ‘The Back Pack’ – CollabFeature’s first collaborative film project – which was picked-up for distribution at the 2011 Festival de Cannes, is holding an exclusive premiere Nairobi screening…
African film enjoys rare Cannes outing
African film is enjoying a rare invitation to cinema’s top table with a film by French-Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun competing for the coveted Palme d’Or, as the continent strives to satisfy an appetite for films…
Cannes Film Festival opens, Kenyan delegation represented
The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival opened on Wednesday in the eponymous city of Cannes, France. The festival, possibly the most prestigious of its kind in the world, opened with the Baz Luhrmann directed film…
Nairobi Half Life to screen in cinemas across USA
Nairobi Half Life may not have been nominated for an Oscar award but it sure is still being recognized in some parts of the world namely the USA. On this coming Thursday the 21…