Nigeria Tagged Articles at Cinematical
Surprise: Nigerian Government Bans 'District 9'
Filed under: Sony », Exhibition », Movie Marketing », Politics »
Charges that Neill Blomkamp's science fiction blockbuster District 9 was racist began popping up almost immediately upon the film's release back in August. Considering the film features an in-over-their-head South African government that allows a mega-corporation to quarantine and exploit an entire alien race, one may assume the obvious core parable for apartheid was at the heart of the racism charges, but aliens-in-a-concentration-camp was not the bullseye of most accusations. The actual problem some people had was with the portrayal of a Nigerian gang that illegally traded alien technology when not mutilating and devouring unsuspecting aliens in crude shaman-led rituals intended to imbue them with extraterrestrial powers, so to speak.
Nothing much came of the hullabaloo until recently, when the film found its way into Nigerian movie theaters. According to a BBC report on the matter, "The information minister said she had ordered the Nigerian film and video censors' board to ask all cinemas to stop showing the film and to confiscate it. "I have also formally written to Sony Pictures Entertainment, the company that produced this film, demanding an unconditional apology for this unwarranted attack on Nigeria's image," she added."
Sex Video Results in Nigerian Actors of "Ill Repute" Getting Canned
Filed under: Foreign Language », Independent », Celebrities and Controversy », Politics », Cinematical Indie »
Maybe there's something to this whole taboo that sex and nudity is much, much more dangerous than violence and bloody carnage. I mean, no matter how many secret tape scandals pop up, no one seems to learn their lesson. They get a case of the lust, and they catch it on tape. Inevitably, the recording gets into the wrong hands and then voyeurs get to see the people in all their dirty glory. Granted, this isn't Nigeria, so maybe the actress who just suffered the same ultra-exposure didn't realize how risky it would be.A Nigerian film actress, who isn't named in the Reuters report, had taped some saucy action with her boyfriend on a cell phone. Somehow, the 8-minute clip was released and spread like wildfire between cell phones in Muslim-heavy, northern Nigeria. Leadership news reportedly said: "This was the first time such exposure involving Hausa-Fulani persons was witnessed in the country." The area is currently abuzz with immorality complaints, and the actress has gone into hiding -- but this is only the beginning.
Most of Nigera's video industry (Nollywood) had been in the south (predominantly Christian), but recently, Hausa-language video has gained popularity. Now, the Kano state Filmmakers' Association has responded by kicking out 17 actors they say have brought "ill repute" to the industry. None of them were part of the video clip, but are "thought to be involved in immoral acts such as drunkenness and fornication." Talk about a witch hunt. One girl gets sexy with her boyfriend, and before you know it, 17 others get canned.
Review: Phat Girlz
Filed under: Comedy », Romance », Theatrical Reviews », Fox Searchlight »
Don't mistakenly call it Fat Girls. The alternatively spelled first word (don't ask me about the second) of Phat Girlz stands for "Pretty, Hot And Thick", which is just one of the many complimentary terms attributed to plus-size women in writer-director Nnegest Likké's romantic comedy. Others include "sexy succulent" and "thick madame," and these labels are used to give its big-boned protagonist a substitute for any of the derogatory words that have been directed towards her throughout her life. With words, the difference between negative and positive self-consciousness seems a simple process, but the movie wants us to make believe that living with such physical and psychological obstacles in America's thin-centered society is just as easy as a flip-flop in language.
Comedienne Mo'Nique plays Jazmin, a big girl with big problems, all attributed to her size and its affect on her ability to attract men, find clothes that are both comfortable and fashionable and most of all feel confident in herself. She is an aspiring designer of plus-size apparel, but she works at a mall department store where every day she has to sadly watch others like her choose from frumpy wardrobes and also watch "skinny bitches" pick up stylish clothes and attractive beaus.
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