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Riz Ahmed stars in Bassam Tariq’s “Mogul Mowgli” as a Pakistani-British rapper named Zed, who is just about to make it big. He’s been working at this career for decades, starting with recording raps on tapes at his parent’s home back in London. But right when he’s about to embark on a tour, he becomes … Continue reading “Truth Through Character: Riz Ahmed and Bassam Tariq on Mogul Mowgli”
A stylistically diverse trio of perceptive films, all charged by searching male leads, made for an unusual thematic group in this year’s Telluride Film Festival. The first of them is “Red Rocket,” Sean Baker’s shrewd, gritty, and unfailingly hilarious follow-up to 2017’s “The Florida Project,” that made a splash in Telluride following its Cannes debut … Continue reading “Telluride Film Festival 2021: Red Rocket, C’mon C’mon, Cyrano”
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A photo collage of Burna Boy and Wizkid Nigerian Afropop stars Burna Boy and Wizkid made the country proud on Sunday night as they went home with their first-ever Grammy Awards. Burna Boy, the self-acclaimed African Giant clinched the award for the ‘Best World Music” category with his ‘Twice As Tall’ album. Read Also … Continue reading “FULL LIST: Burna Boy And Wizkid Make History, Win First-Ever Grammy Awards”
