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 Literature › Re: Sefi Atta by blacklion(m): 3:42am On Jan 05, 2008 |
I enjoyed 'Everything Good Will Come' immensely especially for the retrospective on Nigeria through the 70s to mid-90s - somewhat akin to Kola Omotoso's 'Just Before Dawn' although Atta's novel is out and out fiction. The characters were very much true to Lagos life and I could almost match faces in Lagos to the characters. However, I found the whirlwind romance with Mike rather PC and felt it should have been left out. Came across as if Atta needed to demonstrate her heroine's 'detribalization'. Although i enjoy historical novels, I've been struggling to finish 'Half of a Yellow Sun'. I find Adichie a tad depressing. Her frequent themes of personal suffering, loss and death [e.g. Purple Hibiscus] depress me. Anything to do with her Catholic background? And what's with the Catholic priest/Lolita motif? I believe it was SMC who first turned this conversation personal by insinuating that TWilliams might be Sefi Atta or someone connected with her. That was needless and irrelevant; the conversation went downhill from there. |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Kind Of Movie Do You Want Nigerians To Make? by blacklion(m): 3:03am On Jan 05, 2008 |
@ stillwater You are not the type of consumer that the present crop of Nollywood producers have in mind as their target audience. There's no point wasting your time and energy demanding anything different from them. As long as their target audience continues buying their films as they are even with all the defects you guys have noted here, they really don't give a hoot about what you or anyone else here thinks. As long as they can make a decent return on their investment, they don't give a hoot about artistic quality. Its all about the benjamins for them. So if you want better quality movies, you need to consider going into the movie business yourself. |
| TV/Movies › Re: The Problem With Nollywood by blacklion(m): 8:08pm On Jan 04, 2008 |
combrazor, abeg, take pity on josh. the guy is so muddled its painful to read him illuminating his ignorance. one cannot help wondering if he is not a nollywood reject hence all this angst. josh ] FYI, francophone African arthouse movies are in an entirely different universe from Hollywood and Nollywood. They are esentially artistic creations designed for cognoscenti connoisseurs and not for mass release to the general public unlike Hollywood/Nollywood.These movies largely circulate on the film festival and academic circuits in Europe and North America - they are not shown in commercial movie theatres in the West simply because that is not the target market. For your education, I suggest you visit SenegaL and Mali. You will soon learn that the native Senegalese watch more of Bollywood and kung fu movies than Sembene Ousmane. |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Kind Of Movie Do You Want Nigerians To Make? by blacklion(m): 7:51pm On Jan 04, 2008 |
Nollywood movies are not made for the likes of you peeps here. You can rant and rave and moan and whine all you like but there are hundreds of thousands of peeps in Nigeria and across Africa and the diaspora who are paying good money for these films and keeping the producers in business. Any one who is aggrieved should quit whining on the internet, roll up his/her sleeves and go find the money to produce the type of movie you claim to like. Don't be surprised if the aje botas in naija still refuse to pay money watch your historical/cultural movies. |
| Career › Re: Joining The Military: Solution To Unemployment? by blacklion(m): 8:44am On Dec 29, 2007 |
Abeg, stop all the yeye fronting! naija guys join the military to do business and plan coups. Not because of any yeye love for military life or patriotism. Una know sey Nigeria no dey fight war and military is a very easy way to capture power and loot naija. Who no gree to serve job if I end up with the riches of IBB, Abacha, David MArk, OBJ, Gwadabe, Dogonyaro etc, etc? How many poor generals are there in Nigeria? Abegi, make we hear word! As if the serving job is more difficult than the residency programme for medical doctors where you have to be on your feet for 22 out of 24 hours. |
| Computers › Re: Problem: Some Websites Not Opening With Starcomms by blacklion(m): 8:28am On Dec 29, 2007 |
I forgot to add Netcom Africa but they are mega-expensive. Modem alone is 75k but monthly charges are about the same range as Swift, Multilinks etc. From what I've heard from users on the Island, Ikoyi, VI, their service is pretty great. They actually provide internet access for many banks and corporates. problem is their network is limited to those areas near VI and Ikoyi |
| Computers › Re: Problem: Some Websites Not Opening With Starcomms by blacklion(m): 8:22am On Dec 29, 2007 |
I've used Multilinks and Starcomms for 3 years but discovered something better. U guys might want to consider using Swift Networks - http://www.swiftng.com/. I've had Swift since June this year. The 24 hour package is N15k/month while 6k/month fetches you nights [6pm-6am] plus weekends[6pm Friday-6am Monday]. I think the nights and weekends package which I have is a great deal. Swift is pretty okay. I watch YouTube and download mp3s quite easily most times. Like any other naija ISP, they do have their downtimes. They claim to be broadband but they are not really - just radio. The downside to SWIFT is that if you're outside VI, Ikoyi, Island, you'll need a mast to mount the antenna. The indoor modem won't work in other parts of Lagos. The equipment costs about 30k to install and if you want a router so that 3 or 4 laptops can browse wireless, it goes for 15k. But you can buy your own router. |
| Travel › Re: Driving From Abuja To Jos by blacklion(m): 11:07am On Aug 14, 2006 |
Todd, I strongly recommend the Crest Hotel in Rayfield. Its on the old Airport Road and near the Governor's Lodge and the Nigerian Air Force base. A double room goes for N6, 000/night. Its new, clean and the facilities work - at least they did when I was there late last year. Crest is the preferred site for most major conferences holding in Jos nowadays. @iice i went to FGCJ and UJ. had quite a few friends who went to slc and st. josephs |
