The Academy Awards looked different this year: The red carpet was hemmed, and the after-parties were cut. The ceremony was held almost two months later than usual, at an in-person event split between the Dolby Theater in Hollywood and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. It was an unusual setup in an unusual year, where…

On Sunday, April 4, the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, aired as a completely pre-recorded ceremony. The hour-long show celebrated performances by actors in 15 categories across film and TV. Jason Sudeikis took home Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his starring role in Ted Lasso, while Catherine O’Hara won Best Female…

"Judas and the Black Messiah," Hollywood's latest Oscar contender based on the 1960s US civil rights movement, turns a tragic historical story of treachery into a modern and urgent call-to-action, its cast and director said Tuesday. The Warner Bros biopic starring Daniel Kaluuya, out in theatres and on HBO Max streaming February 12, re-examines the…

Daniel Kaluuya is set to produce and star in the Netflix adaptation of "The Upper World", the debut novel of Togo-born British-Nigerian writer Femi Fadugba. Oscar nominee Kaluuya will play Esso, the lead figure in the time-travelling young adult fiction. "The Upper World" is the first in a planned series of novels. "The Upper World"…

Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words about revolution still echo, maybe louder than ever. “Judas…

In the early 2000s, British sitcom’s hit differently especially with shows like Misfits and Skins because it showed the contrast in British society as opposed to the Nigerian society. Among the cast of Skins, an actor that stood out was Daniel Kaluuya who played the role of Posh Kenneth and was one of the only…

Queen & Slim is coming to Nigerian cinemas and it is coming with a bang. The film is by Universal Pictures and Makeready present Queen & Slim in association with 3BlackDot and Bron Creative, a Makeready/De La Revolución Films/Hillman Grad/3BlackDot production. The film is produced by Frey, Waithe, Matsoukas, Michelle Knudsen, Andrew Coles, Brad Weston,…