TOBI premieres in grand style
As celebrities storm red carpet
+ Pictures from the event
The highly anticipated premiere of the movie, TOBI might
have come and gone but the memories and moments on the red carpet of the event
would remain fresh in the minds of celebrities, fans and members of the fourth
estate of the realm who were in attendance for some time to come.
Shortly after the red carpet opened, the night turned out to
be not only colourful but came alive with activity as actors, actresses,
artistes, models, On Air personalities and a broad spectrum of guests stormed
the Ozone Cinema, Yaba, Lagos.
The likes of Benita Nzeribe, Jide Kosoko, Sola Kosoko, Zeal,
Monalisa Chinda, Nikki Laoye, Crozz, Susan Peters and the rest of the Nigerian
movie industry were on ground to witness the premiere of the movie on May 18,
2012 as they had all earlier expressed their excitement over the movie.
The red carpet reached its climax when the producer of the
movie, Emmanuel Ijeh arrived at the venue in the company the movie’s American
lead actor, Mark Williams who played the role of Tobi Akinola in the movie as
well as Nigeria
After the familiar red carpet proceedings, guests and
celebrities filed into the cinema hall to catch a glimpse of the movie that was
shot in Far away New York and New Jersey.
By the time the movie rolled to an end, guests were filled
with testimonies of brilliance as they lauded the effort of the producer and
his ability take Nigerian movie industry closer to its American counterpart, Hollywood
Meanwhile, the producer noted that the movie is presently
showing in several cinemas across the country adding that it is a story worth
witnessing.
TOBI unveils a mix of Nigerians, Americans and Hispanic; Chet Anekwe (Phat
Girlz, 30 Days, Unwanted Guest), Mark Lavan Williams, Jimmy Allen, Chisom Oz
Lee, Arturo Castro, Patrick Dean and Elizabeth Ness.
The movie boasts of
the deployment of first class legal battle antics beautifully woven into the
court room scenes by Emmanuel (we haven’t seen such since the days of Matlock
on TV; especially from Nigerian scriptwriters/filmmakers, romance, outstanding
production incorporating good storylines, twisty plot, lovely cinematography,
non-sloppy editing, powerful sound with its effects cued in at the right time,
lighting principle adhered to, a good cast playing their roles with dexterity.
It’s a thought provoking, socially/morally transforming, intellectually
stimulating, visually opulent, captivating and interesting movie set to take
the Nigerian box office by storm.
By Samod Biobaku
simplysamad@yahoo.com
Pictures from the red carpet have been posted below
Mr. Samad, u are not supposed to be in the red carpet pictures!!! U shouldve left the celebrities alone for a bit so the camera men cld capture full pictures. And the pictures are not labeled! How are we to know who is who???
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Dear anonymous author of the comment directed at me - Well, it is crystal clear to me that it is either you do not recognise me or that you just decided to throw random words around. For the record, i did not pose for a single picture all through the course of the premiere of the movie. I was too busy attending to invited guests to be on the red carpet for more than a minute at a time. I therefore wonder where or how i could possibly appear in any of the images captured at the premiere. Again, i do not understand what you mean by leaving the celebrities alone as i was hardly able to spend time with them after ensuring that they got into the venue of the event without any hassle. Labeling the images appears to be the only salient and point raised in your comment and to that regard, i would say that i had intended to ensure that was taken care of but sadly, some other appointments and deadlines sprang up that left the labeling relegated to the background. Thank you for the comment and i hope this meets you well. Do have a great day. God bless you.
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