THE GLITZY PREMIERE OF ‘KISS AND TELL’

Anyone passing through the Ahmadu Bello way, Victiria Island, on June 20, 2011, could sense a mile away that something extraordinary was happening at the Silverbird Galleria. From the long traffic, to the filled Silverbird car park, to the large number of dapperly looking guests walking into the galleria and the red carpet stand that was flooded with stars, the event could not have been anything other than the premiere of ‘Kiss and Tell’.

The Kiss and tell premiere started at about 4pm with a red carpet event at the Atrium of the Silverbird Cinemas, which lasted for about four hours as against the two hours planned out. This was not surprising though, as the large number of paparazzi on ground could not have enough of the long list of stars on ground. The role call of stars in attendance include; Monalisa Chinda, Emem Isong, Joseph Benjamin, Uche Jumbo, Lilian Bach, Susan Bash, Julius Agwu, Fred Amata and a whole lot of others.

At about 8pm guests moved into the hall for the premiere proper. The Nigerian comedian and radio presenter Yaw, who was the anchor of the event, came on stage and introduced the executive producer, producer and the cast of the movie who took a bow after a resounding applause from the audience.

Guests were taken through several crescendos of fun and laughter as the romantic comedy ‘Kiss and Tell’ came up on the screen. Executive producer of the movie Monalisa Chinda and producer, Emem Isong were all smiles after the movie as the standing ovation and applause they got after the movie signalled to them that they did a good job.

‘Kiss and Tell’ features A-list Nollywood actors like Desmond Elliot who also directed the movie, Monalisa Chinda, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Uche Jombo, Joseph Benjamin, Bhaira Mcwizu, Darlene Benson and others. It will start showing in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and other parts of the country from July 18.

In ‘Kiss and Tell’, Iyke (Joseph Benjamin), the ultimate player in the game of women runs Blue Quest with his friend Bernard (Desmond Elliot); their friendship however does not apply to their coy. Iyke, who prides himself as the ultimate player per excellence however met his match perhaps more than he bargain for in Delphine (Monalisa Chinda), a divorce lawyer who is a divorcee herself. Iyke is about to lose a bet, a controlling shares of Blue Quest. He has to win or lose all.

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LILIAN BACH PLANS BIG FOR ‘ELETAN’

Beautiful and award winning Nollywood actress Lilian Bach, who recently made her foray into movie production, rolls out gigantic plans for her recent job; a comedy movie titled ‘Eletan’.

Speaking on the movie she said “If you follow my career, right from the very beginning, you will notice that I didn’t feature in all the movies that came my way; this is because I have never believed in volume, I believe in quality. I and my team have put in a lot of effort into making ‘Eletan’ a film of international standard.

The movie Eletan which casts A list actors like Lilian Bach herself, Yemi Blaq, Ireti Osayemi, Muyiwa Adegoke, Mr Latin, Baba Wande, Ijesha, and Londoner tells the tale of a young smart lady who wants to eat her cake and have it but her smartness soon lands her in trouble. Bakky Adeoye is also part of the movie production.

The Terracotta award winner speaking on why she decided to make the movie comical she said, “To me, it is a comedy because I’ve looked around and I realized that in this period of ours, everyone is so tensed-up. Of course, I have a massage to pass on, but I didn’t want it to appear too serious because at this period, we are facing all kinds of things in Nigeria, the political scene, hard times and everybody seems to be bothered about one thing or the other; so I wanted something that can get people laughing and relaxed while they learn alongside.

Reacting to the movie, Mr Latin a popular Yoruba actor confessed that Eletan is the best role he has ever played since he’s been acting.

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LILIAN BACH AND YEMI BLAQ DAZZLE IN 'ELETAN'

For beautiful actress, Lilian Bach there is no better way to end the year than to set out plan to start the new one in a big way.

The actress who has been busy crisscrossing the world since the beginning of 2010 and putting finishing touches to her movie project has concluded plans to release her latest movie, Eletan (Deceiver) in cinema in 2011.

Eletan is the story of a woman who thinks she can have her cake and eat it. The more she schemes, the more she’s caught in her webs of lies. When the center could no longer hold, she decides to play her joker and that changes calculation of things for her and victims of her game.

The Yoruba movie which will be released in cinema in first quarter of 2011 has stellar cast such as, Yemi Blaq, Bolaji Amusan (Mr. Latin), Kareem Adepoju (Baba Wande), Muyiwa Adegoke, Ireti Osayemi, Ayo Badmus and many others.

Lilian who is predominantly an English-speaking actress said the reason behind producing a Yoruba movie is to further show her versatility. ‘Yes, I am more of an English-speaking actress but don’t forget that I’ve done a couple of Yoruba movie too. Art has no language barrier; entertainment just like music is defined as a universal language. I am an actress and now a producer; language should not be a barrier, adaptability is an actor’s stock in trade’.

Bakky Adeoye, the production manager of the movie said Eletan is the best movie project he has been involved in 2010 while Mr. Latin who is known to have done over 100 movies in his lifetime said he has never acted the kind of character he pulled off in Eletan, ‘this is my best movie ever’ he said.

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