Sunday, May 18, 2014

MOVIE TRAILER: Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too is an upcoming American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story, sequel to the 2012 comedy film Think Like a Man based on the book by Steve Harvey. The script is written by David A. Newman and Keith Merryman. The cast from the first film returned to reprise their roles.

SYNOPSIS

In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey's best-selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man, all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.




Monday, May 12, 2014

REVIEW:'Game Of Thrones' Season 4, Episode 6 Review: Trial By Fire

According to Erik Kain on forbes,

Spoilers through HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 follow.

Finally we’ve come to the trial of Tyrion Lannister, a gloriously rigged occasion expertly manipulated by Cersei Lannister, and served up nice and hot for the Lannister patriarch, Tywin himself.

We’ve known for a long time just how much Tywin hates his son. In spite of the fact that of all his children, only Tyrion matches Tywin’s intellect and ability to scheme, the head of House Lannister despises his son—partly because he’s a dwarf, but mostly because his wife died giving birth to Tyrion. And—in the books at least—there’s some question of his parentage.

So Tyrion stands trial for being a dwarf, for being born in the first place, for being the only decent man in King’s Landing for much of this show. And, facing the lies of everyone from Grand Maester Pycelle to the spurned Shae—whose betrayal seems well beyond harsh at this point—Tyrion forgoes Jaime’s plan to simply plead for mercy and be sent to the Wall (where he would serve a crucial role, no doubt) and demands a trial by combat, just like he did at the Eyrie.

GoT S4E6 Jaime and Tyrion

GoT S4E6 Jaime and Tyrion

It’s good to have Tyrion back. The past few episodes have seen him locked in chains, awaiting his trial in the confines of the tower. Here, back on-stage where he’s always at his finest, the Imp let’s his fury burn through. “I wish I was the monster you all think I am,” he tells the assembled lords and ladies. Then something to the effect that he’d gladly trade his life to see each and every one of them poisoned. He may not have killed Joffrey, but he wished he had.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

NEWS: LASAA GETS APCON SUPPORT ON OUTDOOR CONFERENCE AND EXPO





Preparations for the hosting of the first international African Outdoor Advertising Sign Expo, Lagos, scheduled for June 25th -27th 2014 received another major boost from the apex regulatory body for Advertising practice in Nigeria, the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON). This support was handed by the Registrar/Chief Executive of APCON, Alhaji Bello Garuba Kankarofi when the team from LASAA led by Mr. George Noah paid him a courtesy call.
''The visit to APCON is part of our wider consultation and awareness effort to get the buy-in of all major stakeholders within the advertising industry on the forthcoming Signage and Outdoor Advertising Conference & Exhibition (African Sign Expo 2014) Lagos'' Noah said. ‘’We have come to APCON on this courtesy visit having recognised the pivotal role of the Council as a major institution in advertising as a whole and in furtherance of our collaborative effort from time past.’’


NEWS: WORLD'S BIGGEST OUTDOOR AGENCY TO PARTICIPATE AT LASAA'S AFRICA SIGN EXPO

Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency's (LASAA) bid to host Africa's biggest outdoor conference and exhibition in June this year has received a big boost following the participation of the world's biggest outdoor agency, JCDecaux. The Chief Executive Officer of JCDecaux Southern Europe, this week confirmed participation, indicating willingness to share his wealth of experience with other international speakers and conference delegates.


Jean-Sébastien Decaux joined JCDecaux Group in 1998. From 1998 to 2000, he worked as a Sales manager responsible for the launch of advertising campaigns in supermarkets for JCDecaux in the United Kingdom before being appointed City Relations Manager of JCDecaux Italia in 2000. He previously served as Managing Director responsible for Street Furniture and Sales Director of IGPDecaux, of which he is also a board member. In 2004, he took on responsibility for the Belgian and Luxembourg subsidiaries. The outdoor agency is presently in 3,700 cities with more than 10,484 employees.




















Managing Director of LASAA, Mr. George Noah was upbeat about the development saying it will augment the level of debate at the much anticipated event. ''Mr Jean-Sébastien Decaux's presence would add more pep to the intercontinental flavour of the conference owing to his wealth of experience in European markets’’ Noah enthused.
JCDecaux is the number 1 Outdoor advertising company in the world, playing a major part in transforming urban landscapes across the world. The company was established in 1964 when Jean-Claude Decaux - JCDecaux’s founder and today Chairman of JCDecaux’s Supervisory Board - installed the first advertising bus shelters in Lyon, France, driven by his vision of city beautification financed through advertising revenues at no cost to the municipalities and taxpayers.

NEWS: LASAA TO HOST AFRICA'S BIGGEST SIGNAGE AND OUTDOOR CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION IN LAGOS

Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA) is to host Africa's  most anticipated signage & Outdoor conference and exhibition at Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, between June 22 - 27th this year. The initiative, the first of its kind in Africa, is  tagged  ''Sign and Outdoor Conference & Exhibition Africa (Lagos 2014)''.  In addition to 4,000 visitors  expected for the event,  about 300 exhibitors and conference participants from 30 countries drawn from Europe, Asia, America, Africa and within Nigeria will be taking part.
LASAA says this maiden edition of what may become an annual international conference & exhibition in Lagos, is geared at creating a convergence of stakeholders within the out-of-home advertising industry.  It will focus on trends, best practices, innovations and challenges within the Nigerian and African context.



Conference participants will include:
Advertising agencies, 
outdoor practitioners, 
Media owners,  
Signage fabricators, 
Printers, 
Advertisers, 
Regulators, 
Government Officials, 
Event companies, 
Outdoor protection services, 
Retailers, 
Franchisees and marketing professionals.

MOVIE TRAILER: 22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street is an upcoming 2014 American action comedy film produced by and starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, scripted byMichael Bacall and Oren Uziel, from a story by Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall, and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. It is the sequel to the 2012 film 21 Jump Street, based on the 1987 television series of the same name by Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh. The film is scheduled to be released on June 13, 2014, by Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.


SYNOPSIS
Officers Jenko and Schmidt are recruited back to go undercover as college students and take down a secret drug ring. But because the abandoned church on 21 Jump Street was bought back by the original Korean owners, the duo is relocated to the abandoned Vietnamese church across the street on 22 Jump Street.



MOVIE TRAILER: Godzilla

Godzilla is an upcoming American science fiction monster film featuring the Japanese film monster of the same name in a reboot of theGodzilla film franchise. The film retells the origin of Godzilla in contemporary times as a "terrifying force of nature" in a style faithful to theToho series of Godzilla films. The film is directed by British filmmaker Gareth Edwards, written by Max Borenstein and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston.
The film is a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, the latter of which will also distribute the film worldwide, except in Japan where it will be distributed by Toho. It is the second Godzilla film to be fully filmed[Note 1] by an American studio, the first having been the 1998 Godzilla. This film is scheduled to be released in North America on May 16, 2014 and Japan July 25, 2014 in 2D and 3D.


SYNOPSIS
In 1999, a devastating catastrophe engulfs Japan's Janjira nuclear power plant. Among the many casualties is US nuclear physicist Sandra Brody, leaving her husband and co-worker, Joseph "Joe" Brody (Bryan Cranston) completely devastated and the family bond between the remaining family members included Joe himself and their son Ford as a result. Fifteen years later, Joe remains convinced that a natural disaster was not responsible. He believes there's been a high-level cover-up. His quest for the truth reunites him with the now-grown Ford (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) who works as a US Navy lieutenant. Among those drawn into joining their mission are Ford's wife Elle (Elizabeth Olsen) and military commander Admiral Stenz (David Strathairn). Japanese scientist Ichiro Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) quickly recognises that man's abuse of nature is responsible for the mighty, radiation-enhanced monster known as Godzilla to awaken.



MOVIE TRAILER: The Signal

The Signal is a 2014 American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank and co-written with Carlyle Eubank, David Frigerio and Sebastian Gutierrez. The film stars Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke and Lin Shaye. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and will be released theatrically in the United States on June 13, 2014.

SYNOPSIS
Nick and Jonah are MIT freshmen with a passion for hacking. While driving cross-country through Nevada with Nick’s girlfriend, Hailey, they follow rival hacker Nomad’s clues to a location 180 miles away. After a terrifying confrontation with Nomad in the middle of the desert, the trio regain consciousness in captivity. Struggling to comprehend the true nature of their confinement, they discover they are part of a plot much larger than themselves.



MOVIE TRAILER: Hercules

Hercules is an upcoming American action-adventure film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson (in multiple roles), Ian McShane, Reece Ritchie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Joseph Fiennes, and John Hurt. It is based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars. Distributed jointly by Paramount Pictures and MGM, it is set to be released on July 25, 2014.
It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules movies scheduled for 2014, the other being Summit Entertainment's The Legend of Hercules

SYNOPSIS
Having completed his legendary twelve labors, Hercules (Johnson), the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.




MOVIE TRAILER: Jessabelle

Jessabelle (formerly known as Ghosts) is an upcoming American horror thriller film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Ben Garant. The film stars Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, Joelle Carter, David Andrews, Amber Stevens and Ana de la Reguera. The film is scheduled to be released on August 29, 2014

SYNOPSIS
After losing her fiancé in a car accident, grief-stricken Jessie (Sarah Snook) retreats to her father's run down Louisiana mansion, where she finds a gift from her long dead mother, and a spirit intent on killing her.




MOVIE TRAILER: Jinn

Jinn is a 2014 film from Exxodus Pictures. It was written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad starring Ray Park and Serinda Swan in the lead roles.

SYNOPSIS
The film has been said to "introduce the accurate mythological concept of the jinn to western audiences".
In the Beginning, Three were Created...
Man made of Clay.
Angels made of Light.
And a Third...made of Fire.
From the beginning, stories of angels and men have captured our imaginations and have been etched into our history crossing all boundaries of culture, religion, and time. These two races have dominated the landscape of modern mythology for countless centuries, almost washing away the evidence that a third ever existed. This third race, born of smokeless fire, was called the jinn. Similar to humans in many ways, the jinn lived invisibly among us and only under dire or unusual circumstances were our paths ever meant to cross.
As humans became the dominant force on Earth, contact between man and jinn steadily decreased.
Modern man has all but forgotten the jinn.



MOVIE TRAILER: Chef

Chef is a 2014 American comedy film directed, co-produced, written by, and starring Jon Favreau. The film co-stars Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara, Dustin Hoffman, and John Leguizamo. It premiered at SXSW on March 7, 2014 and is set to release theatrically in the United States on May 9, 2014.


SYNOPSIS


When Miami-born chef Carl Casper tries and fails to open a restaurant in Los Angeles, he returns to Miami to fix up a food truck he names El Jefe Cubanos and reacquaints with his ex-wife. He plans to drive across the country to reclaim his success in L.A.




MOVIE TRAILER: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, and Keri Russell. It is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series. It is the eighth film in the franchise. The film is scheduled for release on July 11, 2014.


SYNOPSIS

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.





MOVIE TRAILER: X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past is an upcoming American superhero film, based on the fictional X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics and on the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Directed by Bryan Singer, it is the seventh film in the X-Men film series and the third X-Men film directed by Singer after 2000's X-Men and 2003's X2. It stars anensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page,Shawn Ashmore, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart. The story is written by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman, with Kinberg writing the screenplay.
Days of Future Past acts as a sequel to both 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011's X-Men: First Class, as well as a follow-up to 2013's The Wolverine. Principal photography began in April 2013 in Montreal, Canada and ended in August 2013. 

The film was shot in 3D and is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2014


SYNOPSIS

The X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in a battle in which they must change the past – to save their future.





MOVIE TRAILER: Lucy

Lucy is a 2014 English-language French-produced superhero film directed, written, edited, and co-produced by Luc Besson. The movie was shot in Taipei, Paris and New York City. It stars Scarlett Johansson as the title character,along with Morgan Freeman.

SYNOPSIS

Lucy is set in a world that is run by the mob, street gangs, drug addicts, and corrupt cops. Lucy (Scarlett Johansson), a woman living inTaipei, Taiwan, is forced to work as a drug mule for the mob. The drug implanted in her body inadvertently leaks into her system, changing her into a superhuman. She can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind, and can not feel pain and other discomforts.




MOVIE TRAILER: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an upcoming 2014 American action comedy film based on the franchise of the same name. A rebootof the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series, the film is directed by Jonathan Liebesman and stars Megan Fox, Johnny Knoxville, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Alan Ritchson, Danny Woodburn, Tony Shalhoub, William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Minae Noji, Whoopi Goldberg and Abby Elliott.

The film was announced shortly before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird sold the rights to the franchise toNickelodeon in 2009. It is to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Michael Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.


SYNOPSIS

The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.



MOVIE TRAILER: Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction is an upcoming 2014 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers franchise. It is the fourth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and stars Mark Wahlberg in the lead role. A sequel to Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the film takes place four years after the invasion of Chicago. Like its predecessors, the film is directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay is written by Ehren Kruger, who served as screenwriter since Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This is the first film in the series to feature an entirely new cast and the first to feature the Dinobots. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Ratchet. 

SYNOPSIS
When mechanic Cade and his daughter Tessa discover Optimus Prime, it brings down the Autobots, Decepticons and a paranoid government agency down on them that interrupts their quiet life.