Uganda’s film industry has five faces – and almost everyone is in it for the money. Unfortunately, as their interests clash, the industry suffers. Take Cindy Magara, a film producer with a company called Nyati Motion Pictures. Her biggest quarrel is about film producers being left to fund what she …
Read More »London Fashion Week puts on brave face after Brexit
London, United Kingdom | AFP | London Fashion Week opens on Friday with shows by Burberry, J.W. Anderson and Topshop UNIQUE, with the industry putting on a brave face amid concerns over the impact of Brexit. Many designers wanted to stay in the European Union, and there are fears about …
Read More »Wakaliwood’s Nabwana on shooting guns for fun
Getting to Isaac Geoffrey Nabwana’s home in the low-end Kampala neighborhood of Wakaliga is tough and it does not prepare you for what you will find there. Along the narrow paths, you find mostly shirtless men with their bare chests out, and others are in trousers bigger than their size, …
Read More »Chicken and chips – NTV premiers new youth edutainment series
Chicken and Chips – weaving together animation, puppet scenes, music videos, interviews and performances – was launched in Kampala on Sunday on NTV. The youth edutainment series Chicken and Chips premiered its 16-episode first season. It focuses on relationships and combines music, journalism, puppetry and animation to create a fresh blend …
Read More »Nigerian Ebola movie extols moment of heroism
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Hollywood plague movies are usually about a fictional viral outbreak, unleashing chaos and anarchy that can only be stopped by heroes who transcend the panic. That’s not true for “93 Days”, a Nollywood film premiering on Tuesday, which dramatises the story of Nigeria’s …
Read More »Lady Gaga ends pop music hiatus with release of ‘Perfect Illusion’
New York, United States | AFP | After a detour recording torch songs and jazz standards, Lady Gaga returned with a flourish to pop music Friday, with the release of her new song “Perfect Illusion.” The dance-music diva told the BBC that her latest song was written on a manual …
Read More »Disgraced Bill Cosby faces June 5 sex assault trial
Norristown, United States | AFP | Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby is due to stand trial for sexual assault on June 5, 2017 in what could see up to 13 other alleged victims testify against the award-winning comedian turned pariah. Judge Steven O’Neill set the date after the 79-year-old pioneering …
Read More »Singer Chris Brown released from jail on $250,000 bail
Washington, United States | AFP | An attorney for Chris Brown said Wednesday that the singer has been released from custody, following a bizarre standoff at his home with police after a woman alleged that he pointed a gun at her. Police arrested Brown on suspicion of assault with a …
Read More »VIDEO: Govt dismisses accusations that national theater being sold
Government has refuted claims that it planned to demolish the National Theater to pave way for private development. The claims had unnerved artistes and the general public- with many questioning the rationale used to reach at the controversial decision. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Fiery Beyonce dominates MTV awards
New York, United States | AFP | Beyonce on Sunday dominated the MTV Video Music Awards as she took home top prizes and awed the audience in a fiery dance medley with a subtle political touch. The pop superstar won Video of the Year for “Formation,” the most outspoken work …
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