TEDGlobal 2007: Session 1: Carol Pineau
Carol Pineau was the 3rd speaker for the first session of TEDGlobal. She is best known for her documentary Africa Open For Business. She told some of the stories from her inspiring documentary. The first was the story of Ruff’n Tumble, a very successful clothing designer from Nigeria. Another one was the great success of […]
TEDGlobal 2007: Session 1: Andrew Dosunmu
Continuing on the theme of the Africa you don’t know was Andrew Dosunmu, most famous in South Africa as being the director of the hit television show Yizo Yizo. While growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, he experienced very different images of Africa compared to when he moved to London. Andrew has directed several music videos, […]
Marketing Movies Online
I’m a big movie fan and always keep track of how movies are created, marketed and how they perform. With the craze that was the Passion of the Christ in 2004, there was a brilliant piece written on the approach that Mel Gibson took called, Gibson Breaks Hollywood’s 10 Commandments. And today I came across […]
Mel Gibson Breaks Hollywood's 10 Commandments
Mel Gibson has always been an iconic actor ever since he emerged from Australia’s deserts with the Mad Max trilogy of movies. He became a bonafide action star with the Lethal Weapon series and Braveheart. I’m a big movie fan and always keep track of how movies are created, marketed and how they perform. With […]
Valentine’s Day 2006 Movie Recommendations
One of the best things to do is get together with your girlfriend or boyfriend and watch a movie. DVDs are just so commonplace, and as you know, you can get those pirate copies even while movies are in cinemas. I prefer watching them at the cinema the first time around. As Valentine’s Day is […]