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Comparing her to Jezebel is just too much. Kai! Who cares if ppl think shez wicked due to the roles she plays? Shez doing wat she loves and far better than those who use illegal means to get money from ppl.

Let her be!

I am a fresh graduate. I have sent my CV to the mail but not as an intern but for graduate trainee. Should I also be looking forward to April 5th for exam?

Osahon7: Best ''MALE'' Actor ??Dem dey see Best ''FEMALE'' Actor nii?

Don't expose your ignorance sir. 'Actor' could be used either for male or female while 'actress' is used only for females.

The dictionary is your friend.

mydex93: Nadia buari..tho am her finer version

For your mind...

@OP, I heard a guy whose name I can't recollect nw looks like me. Se you get?

Ijebabe, Tnx for d trailer.

I very much love this Omoni Oboli. She knows how to choose her movies. This is what talented Mercy Johnson should learn.

Nse-Ikpe Etim would surely not perform below expectation.

By the way, why are many nollywood movies (even the cinematic ones) revolving around family, relationship, marriage, cheating,husband-snatching as the main plots. They should explore jare!

OP, I don't get your question? Is it that one dislikes the actor/actress because he/she doesn't do movies one likes or you do not like the actor(tress) and so dislikes his/her movies automatically?

I think you mean the latter from your example. As much as I do not fancy an actor/actress, I do not use that to judge their works, especially if it's a good one.

I am always eager to watch good movies that have been hailed by critics. So, whether my 'most unfavourite' actor is there or not is not my bisniz.

I only hope that my favourite ones get themselves into good movies or they fall out of my goodwill.

Moviemaking is a collaborative work of art; you need both friends and enemies to make it work.

greatgod2012: the same way the wife is praised if after getting married, things turn around for better for the man.
So, always ask God to make you source of joy and increase and an embodiment of goodluck(not our president o) to whoever that comes your way.
However, when it seems things are not the way it should be, instead of worrying yourself as wife as regards what pple say about you, concentrate on the Lord, always pray for a better turn-around and also be the type of person that can tolerate the hard times.
Its a phase, it shall soon pass.
Shalom!

Ma, are you a 'pastress'? Nice response btw.

bros856: Make them marry ooooo! they are not carrying any of those awards to anyway at old age. Family first.

*Gives him a dirty slap* Are you now in your senses? Y can't u just celebrate wiv dem and stop ranting about their personal lives? Hello? *gives him anoda hot slap*

I'm sure this would soon be on FP. Nigerians and their love for strange news.

komek: Yoruba pple will nver cease to amaze me... I hav said promiscuity can nver leave the doors of Yoruba pple.

Clap for yourself, ethnic bigot. You too have said something...though to sane people's dismay.

Jesu oluwa o! D husband badt gan o! Make he dey use con.dom wiv his wife for d rest of his life ni oo...

May God help them raise these kids into responsible adults. Congrats.

What kind of lengthy trash is this? She is now sounding like an empty barrel when the deed has been done.

Why should you 'introduce' your friend in the first place to a married man- a man you know has a wife? So, was she expecting Foluke to be dull when she saw a space to fill?

I just pity this man. I pray God opens his eyes before he lives wasted years.

Tadon200: Nigeria and their movies,churning out scraps which they call movies,but can we really blame them,i don't think its their fault because they are handicapped,its the fault of the people watching this movies for instance you see an average nigerian who prefers to sit down and watch jenifa and laugh at her stupidity than watch an educative film or an intelligent movie,movies which gets you thinking.
Everybody would agree with me that the aim of every business is to make profit,so also is the movie business and when you have an audience that is not upgraded enough to watch movies like the ones our international counterpart produce-there is a big problem because how do i get the return on my investment if majority of people that watch my movies are middle aged and senior citizens-and if we take a look at our movie industry,ther are many improvements needed and mostly many aspects lacking,therefore i present
1.lack of cinema houses to house the theatrical run of this movies
2.piracy at its peak
3.the people watching this movies and many more.

What i want to bring out here is that if we the people watching this movies don't accept this movies anymore,the people making it would stop making it and they would find an alternative means of making movies to the desirability of the people watching their movies

God bless you. You just pointed out the essence of me creating this topic.

Because. I feel many Nigerians would rather settle with a cheap comedy that could reduce one's IQ instead of a well-shot intelligent movie.

This has a way of affecting what producers churn out...though there is never an excuse for mediocrity.

newloaded: I said no insults .Dont worry my life wont end like a fairytale.

I apologise for that. Your post called for it.

Inik: Jmartins songs are ok. He always acknowledges God in all his songs. The pastor should have told him this in private not in the open. If Jmartins leaves the church now they will say he has backslided....smh

Whether the pastor should have told him in private or not is unimportant 'cos the deed has been done. Nigerians! We are so good at corrections.

The main thing is he corrected him; it's left for our brother-in-the-lord called J martins to listen.

You claim you listen to his songs and der is nothing bad there...ok ooo. But are you God? How can we be sure you are even a christian since this is a faceless forum let alone heaven-conscious?

I do not mean to sound judgmental but the the way to heaven is a narrow path and not for the feeble-minded or those who are hot and cold.

May God help us.

VillageBoi: Yeah it is pretty difficult to understand the logline - If the 'cabals' are 'unknown' then how can anyone 'know' who they are in order to stop them? So if the 'stopper' trying to stop a ghost is stopped by the ghost then how can the stopped stopper 'later' make an attempt to expose the hidden agenda of the hidden ghost? I'm just fooling around here... I did kinda get the logline but it's just not very well written as a logline as it says nothing of the main character/s, the conflict or how it is resolved/ends.

Wicked broda...

Op, u daft no be small. So, because some small-minded ppl dey yarn say spiritual tinz na lie for dis forum, u too believe cal am fairytale?

U no be african man? U no sabi say almost evritin for dis side of d world get spiritual dimension? I pity u.

E go do u lyk gombe wen u (I reject it) wake up one mrning and see ursef facing judgment.

Maybe na ur mammywater wife or nt, I dnt care but if u be xtian, go see a paito, if u be muslim, see imam. Dem no dey do dis one for UCH oh.

Beta act fast before ur lyf end lyk fairytale.

As much as the mother's love may be more genuine than that of the wife, it is still the wife that 'owns' the man.

Mother should also 'own' my father abeg.

But by the way, the man 'owns' both of them..so, no controversy.

Though there is nothing really like greatest actor of all time, but I would say it is DANIEL DAY-LEWIS. This man immerses himself into his roles that fellow cast members on location refer to him as the character he is playing.

He just won his 3rd Best actor oscar this February for 'Lincoln'.

Go see the following movies: 'Gangs of New York', 'age of innocence' and 'there will be blood'.

He doesn't make too many movies, yet, he impresses in almost every role. He is way beyond all these robert de niro and al pacino.

The seriousness with which he takes his art inspires me.

I give him kudos!

Silver Linings Playbook.

slimyem: Compared to his dread-locked look,this is better.
However,this re-branding nor go work.
Im set don reign pass.

Sharap. Go and sleep. I wonder what a little girl lyk u is still on nairaland by this time...ghetto tinz...

It's still Nneka jare!

jotti: Totally love it aswell

Thanks.

VillageBoi: You don't even have to; just go ahead and shoot it. It will make a good quirky little film, I'd totally want to watch the film.

This an excerpt of something I wrote to someone else on the topic of adding 'descriptions' (a rough example) -

"You already have their pictures in YOUR head but we readers have nothing. So if you asked a casting director to cast your film he or she would not have a clue as to what any of the characters are meant to really be.
Eg – Okoro, a pot-bellied man in his late 40’s wears jeans and a t-shirt that is far too tight for his flabby body, he is greying at the temples yet has a good looking wry smile and a sparkle in his eyes blah, blah, blah – (visually we immediately build a picture of him in our mind - looks, character, traits and they may just be assumptions) from this little bit we can pick out that his character is probably one of a man that is always young at heart and is ‘actually nice’ the ‘good looking’ wry smile and sparkle in his eyes tells us that. (or hints at such)

You’d write his description differently if he were a pervert preying on much younger girls (as per his teenage style dressing). Note – I said he ‘probably is' – he could be a nasty person that ‘looks’ out of character… something that shocks us later. (As you continue writing you'll learn more rules)... then you will learn how to break them to build even better characters – the ones we love, the ones we hate, the ones we love to hate and the ones we hate but love. (Dexter in the same-named TV series is a serial killer but we love him so much)."

Thanks! Well noted. Jah bless.

VillageBoi: Hahaha, that was pretty nice. I liked it a lot... totally abstract. The one thing missing is character descriptions so we can sort of make an image of what your characters look like - apart from that I don't see anything wrong with it.

E se gan sir. I will include that as you've said.

Pls, sum1 shud respond. Hasn't any1 read it?

Please, can you give us a proper synopsis of the script? I don't assume dat's wat u posted here OP.

See dem mouth lyk 5 yrs experience...mschew!

Hello. I just drafted this 'insane' short film script and would love to be constructively criticised.
It's just a 6-page script, so don't be bothered about it taaking too much of your time. It's entitled 'paranoia'.

Please, find the attached document and see it below:


[size=15pt]PARANOIA[/size]



LOGLINE

A young man becomes deranged after losing his job. He starts seeing his new neighbour as his greatest enemy as a result of self-deception. On getting to know his‘neighbour’s wife’, he discovers real paranoia.


CHARACTERS

Thompson- A plain man in his early 30s, with moustache and a sparkle in his eyes

Funmi- A pretty lady in her late 20s, with a slightly unkempt hairdo and a quirky smile

Mrs Eze- A woman in her early 40s, well-dressed in a corporate sense

(Thompson’s) image- Same as Thompson




SCENE 1

(Thompson, wearing a short and t-shirt, is in deep thoughts on his mattress. He rolls from one side of the bed to another with tears rolling down his eyes. He flashes back:

MRS.EZE: So, where do you see yourself in the next…say five years?

THOMPSON: I can’t really say. Five years is not that long. My personal target is to have achieved some things by age 30.

MRS. EZE: May I know those things?

THOMPSON: Well, I see myself…you know…having a beautiful wife with two lovely kids, a house that’s mine, doing a lucrative job I love and…and…that’s it.

MRS. EZE: That’s it?

THOMPSON: yes, that’s it.
(He stands up weakly from the bed, staring at his image in the mirror. He then picks a paper and pen and writes down some things. He stares at the mirror again.)

THOMPSON: All my dreams are just…dreams that they are. They are not real…

IMAGE: Who told you so? Thompson! When did you become this faint-hearted? The fact that you are a little above thirty doesn’t mean you can’t achieve all your dreams. It’s never too late. Don’t give up.

THOMPSON: (sobs) I sincerely think it is too late.

IMAGE: It isn’t! Stop that! You can start achieving your dreams…starting from now.

THOMPSON: How is that possible? I just got laid off from work last…

IMAGE: (interrupts) so? Remember the pretty lady you saw during yesterday’s morning exercise…

(Thompson is seen jogging and suddenly stops. He fixes his gaze at a woman who is on her way to work and then smiles to himself.)

IMAGE: What stops her from being your wife? The mistake people make in life is to be rigid about everything. Don’t! You don’t have to start with a well-paid job before you start doing other things that matter. Go for it! Go for it!

THOMPSON: Okay…okay, I will go for it. (His image smiles)




SCENE 2


(Thompson, wearing a trouser and a jersey, is seen jogging and stops in front of a house. A woman comes out of the house, holding her handbag and busy with her cell phone. He clears his throat and quickly walks up to her)

THOMPSON: Em…hello. Good morning.

FUNMI: Morning. (There is a brief and awkward silence.)

THOMPSON: I’m Thompson. Nice meeting you. (They shake hands.)

FUNMI: I’m Funmi. Oh...are you the new neighbour that just moved into our street?

THOMPSON: Exactly.

FUNMI: You are welcome.

THOMPSON: Thanks. You really look beautiful. I mean you are every man’s…

FUNMI: Em…thank you. I’m already late to work…

THOMPSON:I guess you are single, right?

FUNMI: I beg your pardon. That sounds rude for someone you are just meeting for the first time.

THOMPSON: Nothing new under the sun. That’s why people say love at first sight.

FUNMI: I’m sorry but I am happily married with two lovely kids. (She shows him her ring finger.) I would like you to respect that.

THOMPSON: (Shocked) Two…two lovely kids? That’s…that’s…and this is your husband’s house?

FUNMI: (scoffs) You sound scary. I would love you to excuse me. (Looks at her wristwatch and leaves for work)




SCENE 3

(Thompson, in his short and t-shirt, washes his face into a bowl and sits in front of his mirror, staring at his image.)

THOMPSON: I can’t believe she is married…

IMAGE: Thompson! I hope you see what I’m seeing. That is your dream!

THOMPSON: I don’t understand.

IMAGE: Don’t sound dumb. All you’ve ever wanted is what her husband has! You name it- a beautiful wife, two lovely kids, a house of your own and…he probably has a nice job for him to have that house. And you know what; he should be in your age range. Your next door neighbour is living out your dream!

THOMPSON: So…so what can I do? What should I do?

IMAGE: You don’t deserve your present state, Thompson. Have you asked too much from life? Many want to become the President, the governor, the CEO of a bank, a world-class surgeon and so on; but all you asked for is a comfortable life. But life was unfair to you; it made you very plain, not that intelligent and presently jobless. It made your friends run away from you thinking you are crazy. Your dream life is just a stone throw from you. What matters is if you are brave enough to get it.

THOMPSON: (Taps the table) I am brave enough. What can I do?

IMAGE: That man is basically sleeping with your wife, fathering your children and staying in your house! You need to get him out of there…you need to take him out…

THOMPSON: how do I take him out?

IMAGE: Are you asking me?




SCENE 4

(It’s 5.30 pm. There is a knock at the door. Funmi, now wearing an evening gown, opens it and finds Thompson by the door. He quickly hides the sharp knife in his hand in a small bag)

THOMPSON: Good evening. I am here to apologise for…for yesterday’s episode. I guess we didn’t meet on a good note.

FUNMI: (smiles) No problem. Apology accepted.

THOMPSON: is your husband home? I would like to say hello to him.

FUNMI: He is not yet back from work but you can wait for him.

THOMPSON: That’s a good idea.
(Thompson is seated in the well-furnished living room, sipping a drink.)

THOMPSON: What of the children?

FUNMI: they are back from school. They should be in their room busy with their assignments.

THOMPSON: Nice. A boy and a girl?

FUNMI: Exactly.

THOMPSON: Oh…well.

FUNMI: Yeah I know…lucky me. Or…would you like to meet them?

THOMPSON: of course. (She goes inside and comes back with two dolls! She places them gently on the sofa.)

FUNMI: Here they are. That’s Tade; he is in primary four by now. The girl is Titi; she is about to leave primary school. So…

THOMPSON: (shocked) What the…? I asked for your…your children…not…not

FUNMI: Well, I’m happy you’ve met them. My husband always comes around six. I hope you can wait till then.

THOMPSON: (confused) I…I will try.

FUNMI: By the way, you scared me yesterday when you walked up to me. You kind of sounded crazy…but you know…I just had to maintain my cool.

THOMPSON: Oh really?

FUNMI: Yes. Welcome to AyedaadeStreet. You see, people here are strange. They just kind of avoid me and my family as if something is wrong with us but who cares? It’s not like I beg people to make a living. (Checks her wristwatch) Oh…it’s almost time. My darling should be around by now.

THOMPSON: Doesn’t he have a car because I can’t hear any sound of…?

FUNMI: (interrupts) Don’t worry; I always know when he is around. Tade and Titi, daddy is back. (She goes to open the door, and a dog runs inside barking. She closes the door gently and sits down.)

THOMPSON: Don’t tell me…

FUNMI: (cuts in) I think he is very tired and hungry now. I have to get him his food. You may have to come back tomorrow. I’m very sorry.

THOMPSON: Em…I see. (Swallows saliva and stands up, with his leg shaking) Thanks for the…the hospitality…and introduction to your family.

FUNMI: (smiling) it’s my pleasure. I am very happy to finally have a friend on this street. I think we are like minds.

THOMPSON: Oh…indeed. (He walks briskly out of the house.)

FUNMI: We would be expecting you some other time. Bye! The children are also greeting you…

THOMPSON:Yeah…bye. (Starts walking towards his house quickly; talks silently) oh my God! Am I dreaming? That’s one hell of a classic mad woman!



*LIGHT OUT*



‘I complained I had no shoes, not until I saw someone without legs’.

Ok.