Like most industries, Nollywood is highly competitive, with instances of rivalries driven by the quest for fame and success. During the annual Mamador August meeting held in Lagos State on Friday, Ngozi Nwosu, a veteran Nollywood actress, shared her invaluable experience and advice on managing envy and jealousy in the movie industry, a challenge not … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives, Zuckerberg alleges … Read more
Ayesha Takia Quits Instagram After Severe Criticism of Her Latest Look Ayesha Takia recently garnered significant attention when her latest social media post went viral. The actress, known for her role in Wanted, faced intense trolling online over her appearance, which led her to delete her Instagram account in response to the backlash. The controversy … Read more
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94. Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday by representatives for … Read more
Léa Paquette’s graduation gala in April was awkward to say the least. Recent 3D-animation graduates dressed to the nines, mingled in a room of industry professionals in downtown Montreal, exchanging LinkedIn profiles and polite smiles while everyone desperately tried to ignore the CGI elephant in the room: there’s no work. When they got into school, … Read more
The vice-president of Canada’s English language acting union isn’t happy seeing a Rogers ad featuring U.S. star John Krasinski letting loose to Taylor Swift in a boat on Lake Simcoe. “Every time I see that commercial, it makes my skin crawl,” said Keith Martin Gordey, who is also the president of the Union of British … Read more
A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says Canada is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru. In May, Vancouver-based Pan American Silver Corp. announced an agreement worth almost $300 million US to sell its stake in Peru’s La Arena gold mine to … Read more
Hollywood’s video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. The strike will begin at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday and comes after nearly two years of negotiations with gaming giants, … Read more
Efforts to deal with a global tech outage that caused chaos for travellers, hospitals and banks are underway, but it may not be the end of your computer woes: Phishing schemes trying to reel in businesses and individuals are now coming to light. Security specialists are warning to be aware of malicious actors purporting to be tech specialists offering help to recover … Read more
Most critics agree The Bear is worthy of award nominations, but the popular TV show’s placement in the comedy category at the upcoming Emmy Awards has viewers scratching their heads. The second season of the FX series, which follows a young chef who inherits his family’s sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, got … Read more
