This was the year Nollywood made Netflix history. The Black Book, a revenge thriller from first-time director Editi Effiong became the first-ever Nigerian film to soar to No. 3 on Netflix’s worldwide film charts. The film, made for “just” $1 million (actually a huge sum for a Nigerian movie), garnered 5.6 million views just 48 hours after its Sept. 22 bow on the platform and was watched by more than 20 million people in its opening weeks, breaking Netflix’s Top 10 list in more than 69 countries. Read More...
In June 1990, many Trekkies considered the crew of the Enterprise-D pretenders to the throne.
Star Trek: The Next Generation was closing out its third season, and it was still struggling to step out of the shadow of Kirk’s (William Shatner) Enterprise. That was about to change thanks to a daring cliffhanger pulled off in an era of television in which shocking deaths and major plot twists weren’t par for the course. Read More...
The Carol Burnett Show was filled with hilarious moments and the cast did their best to keep from breaking, but it wasn’t always possible. One famous blooper left the stars and audience in hysterics as Tim Conway went on and on with a ridiculous elephant story — and it broke Carol Burnett‘s rule for the show.
Carol Burnett explained why she didn’t want the cast to break character Burnett shared some of the details about that sketch in her memoir In Such Good Company, in which she explained in a chapter titled “The Famous Blooper” why it was important to her that the cast didn’t break character. Read More...
