Tuesday, 22 July 2014
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Monday, 21 July 2014
Oscar Winning Film Editor Tom Rolf Passes Away at Age 83
LOS ANGELES (Reuters/NAN) ― Tom Rolf, who won an Oscar award for his work editing the 1983 space epic, The Right Stuff, has died aged 83.
In a career spanning four decades, the respected editor worked on over 40 films.
His credits included Michael Mann’s Heat, Robert Redford’s The Horse Whisperer, and Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, for which he won a Bafta nomination.
He won a career achievement award from the American Cinema Editors in 2003.
Born in 1931 in Stockholm, Sweden, Rolf was a Ski patrolman and a seaman for the Norwegian Merchant Marine before emigrating to the U.S. and entering the entertainment industry.
He was given career guidance by his step-father, Jack Donohue — a choreographer and director at MGM — who advised him to go into the cutting room.
“People hire me because they know that I’m going to put in a full day.
“You will learn everything about directing by being a film editor first,” he recalled being told.
But he stayed in the editor’s chair throughout his career, working on the likes of 9 1/2 Weeks, The Pelican Brief and Wargames.
He served two terms as president of American Cinema Editors (ACE), and was a governor at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 15 years.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter in 2010, Rolf said he had most enjoyed working on Adrian Lyne’s 1990 film, Jacob’s Ladder, which starred Tim Robbins.
“I so admire Adrian Lyne for trying to do it”, Rolf said.
“It was sold as a horror picture, which it was not. It was a psychological thriller. I think had it been marketed that way, it would have done much better. I’m very proud of that one.”
“My job is to help the director realise his vision,” Rolf added.
“I think people hire me because they know that I’m going to put in a full day, I’m going to tell them the truth, and I’ll voice my opinion when I think it’s needed.”
Photo Credit: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Entertainment
Exclusive: Did Chris Attoh & Damilola Adegbite Secretly Tie the Knot? BN Has the Scoop!
Is Damilola Adegbite already Mrs Chris Attoh?
BN was first to exclusively reveal that the ex-Tinsel actors are expecting their first child together.
A few days ago, news went viral the couple secretly tied the knot after Chris allegedly changed his Facebook status to “Got Married”.
Chris’ rep reveals exclusively to us that they are not married and the various rumours going around are not true.
As previously said, the couple is still going to wait till a later date to exchange vows, the traditional way.
BN can also let you know that the mum-to-be and the unborn baby are doing well and are very healthy. They are abroad and the future Daddy will join them in the next few days.
We couldn’t help but ask how Chris has been doing as well as his career. Chris has his hands in a lot of projects and will be doing extensive work in the USA and possibly South Africa over the next few weeks.
You can keep up-to-date with Chris via his new website –www.ChrisAttohOfficial.com
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Hello Ms. Sunshine…Lupita Nyong’o Rocks Elle France’s July 2014 Issue in Couture
All we are saying is oui, Je t’aime.
2014′s break out actress Lupita Nyong’o shines on the cover of Elle France Magazine‘s July 2014 issue.
The “12 Years a Slave” star flashes her pearly whites on the cover while rocking a beautiful yellow dress by Giambattista Valli‘s Haute Couture Fall 2013 presentation.
This cover comes after her stunning Vogue America debut.
Photo Credit: Elle France
Graphic pics: Female ritualist caught with corpse of a 3yr old boy in Mile 2
She was immediately arrested and taken away. When you continue, you will see pics of the dead little boy. If you don't have the heart, don't look. It's truly heartbreaking. That's someone child!. My Goodness!!..
'2face is the greatest artist of his generation' - M.I says
Pic: Civil Defence member in custody for stabbing teacher to death
A member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Assistant-Inspector Lasisi Kabir Iyanda, has been arrested and detained in Police custody over the brutal murder, on 27 June, 2014, of a 32-year-old Kamaldeen Muritala, an Islamic Religious Knowledge teacher attached to Titilope Islamic Comprehensive High School, Ejigbo, Osun State.
Preliminary enquiry by Police detectives from the Osun State Police Command, Osogbo reveals that the victim, Kamaldeen Muritala died at Baptist Hospital Ejigbo from complications arising from fatal stab wounds inflicted on his neck with a jack-knife by the NSCDC member during an argument close to the entrance of an examination hall where National Examination Council (NECO) examination was taking place. Continue...
Following the demise of the deceased Islamic teacher, students of the school attempted to raze down office structures belonging to the NSCDC as well as those of other government establishments in the area, but the timely intervention of the Police prevented further breakdown of law and order.
Meanwhile, the Police High Command has commended the officers and men of Osun State Police Command for their timely intervention which helped to rescue the 30-year-old suspect concerned as well as other property and whittle down what otherwise might have turned into a major catastrophe. The apex Police Authority however, enjoins citizens never to take laws into their own hands no matter the provocation, promising that justice would be served in this case.
Photos: Imo Police uncover 8 bedroom kidnappers den
In an operation led by the state's police commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali, men of the state police force in collaboration with some vigilante members, yesterday July 19th stormed the dilapidated & isolated building where they made the discovery. Continue...
Some residents of the village said they know that the house is owned by a man who though dead now, was greatly feared as he was a very mysterious person. They said they know he had an underground but did not know it was used to harbor kidnapped victims.
What Lil Wayne & The Dream have in common. Creepy connection
Christina Milian was once married to The Dream and they have a daughter together. (pictured centre)
Lil Wayne dated and has a son with singer Nivea. (pictured left)
Nivea was once married to The Dream and they have 3 children. So Nivea has children with both Lil Wayne and The Dream.
And now Lil Wayne is reportedly dating Christian Milian. It means Christina Milian’s daughter and Lil Wayne’s son have three half-siblings in common. So imagine if these two have a kid together, won't they be somehow related? Lol. This is what happens when everyone is sleeping with everyone!
Not all African women believe 'black is beautiful' and that’s OK - by Sede Alonge
Toning. Lightening. Brightening. Whitening. While the marketing slogans promoting skin enhancement in Africa might be varied, the underlying effects are pretty identical. Although I do not use skin lightening products, I live in Nigeria where millions of women do.
On offer in my local shops are a myriad of products designed to make dark skin lighter: Kojic acid soaps, fade creams, hydroquinone creams, whitening shower gels made from goat milk and for the more determined: skin lightening injections. Continue...
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A bullish Sidika says she is proud of the way she looks and thinks African societies are hypocritical on this thorny issue. But her honesty roused the ire of many social media users across the continent.
Passions inevitably run high among Africans whenever someone brings into play racial issues. On the topic of skin whitening, emotionally charged slogans such as “black is beautiful” are often employed in an attempt to make women like Sidika feel as if they are somehow betraying their race. Such women are then accused of having inferiority complexes towards white people.
In Nigeria, where 77 per cent of women use skin lightening products, according to a recent World Health Organisation report, the mainstream African commentariat, which is mostly male-dominated, projects a strong bias against the practice. I myself am a dark skinned Nigerian woman who does not use whitening creams or soaps, but I feel that while there are valid health concerns as to the side-effects of skin lightening products, it should remain an individual's prerogative to be who or what they want to be.
Yes, black is beautiful, but so also is white, brown, yellow and the many shades in between.
When white people use tanning lotions, solariums and other methods to darken their skin, it is treated as par for the course and other white people don't feel the need to remind them that “white is beautiful”. In fact, such a statement would likely be regarded as racist by members of other races.
Yes, I understand that there was a specific historical context in the US and elsewhere which, at the time, necessitated the use of the “black is beautiful” slogan in order to boost black people’s sense of self-worth and identity, but this is 2014 and we should have gotten beyond that by now. Or are self-affirming slogans going to be needed by black people forever?
People’s desire to have a particular skin tone, be it a darker or lighter one, stems from them wanting to be more attractive and sometimes for others to take notice. And more often than not, in the case of an individual who has undergone skin lightening here in Africa, it works. The critics might be unwilling to concede this publicly, but the harsh truth is that in Africa, lighter skinned girls do get more attention and are more appreciated than darker skinned women.
It is not unusual to often hear Nigerian men say things like: “Oh, I met this beautiful girl the other day, she had a great body…and she was fair in complexion.” But then these same men would hypocritically voice outrage if a Nigerian woman, especially one in the public eye, openly admitted to bleaching her skin. If skin tone didn’t matter at all to Nigerian men, skin lightening creams and soaps wouldn’t be flying off the shelves over here as they are right now. In Nigerian music videos too, one can notice a glaring preference for lighter skinned females. The niggling suspicion remains that my society is more self delusional on questions of identity and its perception of beauty than it cares to admit.
Physical attraction is instinctive and lighter skinned women are bound to attract more attention from men in a dark skinned society such as Nigeria – just like darker skinned people do in predominantly white societies. Such interest does not have to be due to any sort of complex and is often simply mere curiosity of the different.
Skin lightening should not be automatically regarded as an individual’s outright rejection of their race. If a woman feels that lightening her skin will make her prettier or more confident, then society should let her be and not impose itself as judge and jury on her concept of beauty. It is high-time Africans stop being hysterical and overly-defensive about issues of their self worth and identity.
Sede Alonge is a Nigerian writer, photographer and lawyer.
Passions inevitably run high among Africans whenever someone brings into play racial issues. On the topic of skin whitening, emotionally charged slogans such as “black is beautiful” are often employed in an attempt to make women like Sidika feel as if they are somehow betraying their race. Such women are then accused of having inferiority complexes towards white people.
In Nigeria, where 77 per cent of women use skin lightening products, according to a recent World Health Organisation report, the mainstream African commentariat, which is mostly male-dominated, projects a strong bias against the practice. I myself am a dark skinned Nigerian woman who does not use whitening creams or soaps, but I feel that while there are valid health concerns as to the side-effects of skin lightening products, it should remain an individual's prerogative to be who or what they want to be.
Yes, black is beautiful, but so also is white, brown, yellow and the many shades in between.
When white people use tanning lotions, solariums and other methods to darken their skin, it is treated as par for the course and other white people don't feel the need to remind them that “white is beautiful”. In fact, such a statement would likely be regarded as racist by members of other races.
Yes, I understand that there was a specific historical context in the US and elsewhere which, at the time, necessitated the use of the “black is beautiful” slogan in order to boost black people’s sense of self-worth and identity, but this is 2014 and we should have gotten beyond that by now. Or are self-affirming slogans going to be needed by black people forever?
People’s desire to have a particular skin tone, be it a darker or lighter one, stems from them wanting to be more attractive and sometimes for others to take notice. And more often than not, in the case of an individual who has undergone skin lightening here in Africa, it works. The critics might be unwilling to concede this publicly, but the harsh truth is that in Africa, lighter skinned girls do get more attention and are more appreciated than darker skinned women.
It is not unusual to often hear Nigerian men say things like: “Oh, I met this beautiful girl the other day, she had a great body…and she was fair in complexion.” But then these same men would hypocritically voice outrage if a Nigerian woman, especially one in the public eye, openly admitted to bleaching her skin. If skin tone didn’t matter at all to Nigerian men, skin lightening creams and soaps wouldn’t be flying off the shelves over here as they are right now. In Nigerian music videos too, one can notice a glaring preference for lighter skinned females. The niggling suspicion remains that my society is more self delusional on questions of identity and its perception of beauty than it cares to admit.
Physical attraction is instinctive and lighter skinned women are bound to attract more attention from men in a dark skinned society such as Nigeria – just like darker skinned people do in predominantly white societies. Such interest does not have to be due to any sort of complex and is often simply mere curiosity of the different.
Skin lightening should not be automatically regarded as an individual’s outright rejection of their race. If a woman feels that lightening her skin will make her prettier or more confident, then society should let her be and not impose itself as judge and jury on her concept of beauty. It is high-time Africans stop being hysterical and overly-defensive about issues of their self worth and identity.
Sede Alonge is a Nigerian writer, photographer and lawyer.
Shock pics: T.I & Tiny photographed skinny dipping with two women
Anyway, fast forward to July 2014 and photos have emerged of T.I and Tiny skinny dipping in a Jacuzzi with two other women. It doesn't seem so weird at first until you realize that T.I is actually naked...he's naked in front of other women with his wife right there! Lol. Choi! Guess to keep a man like T.I requires some extreme measures. Do you, Tiny! See the pic after the cut...*graphic pic*
Pic credit: MediaTakeOut!
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Beauty of the day: MBGN Model of the Year, Precious John
Photo of the day: IG of Police conducting traffic in Abuja today
Photos: Selena Gomez steps out in see-through blouse...
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