Top Ten Movies

Story is the main thing in Nigerian movies. The most frequent flaws of Nigerian movies are their bad end. In this passing year, the thing which has been refused to change regarding Nigerian movies is it’s character.

Popularity of Nigerian movies is greater in abroad, specially in Western Europe. In Us also Nigerian movies are popular and places such as Cuba – the Caribbean –Jamaica to Trinidad/Tobago, Afro Latin America and Brazil. Nigerian monies makes headline all over Africa and further than.

Nowadays, Nigerian movies are getting sold over the entire world. You may purchase the best quality Nigerian movies directly on African movies. Suddenly, Nigerian movies are getting international  interest. Whoever thinks that this movie is horrible should stop seeing Nigerian because if these movies are horrible then all other Nigerian movies are more horrible. However, claims are made there that these Nigerian movies are getting sold like ‘hot cakes’ in US.

For matinee  shows that Nigerian movies are very popular as they are favorite of Women. Most of the Nigerian Movies are comedy. In spite of recurring themes and less production values, Nigerian movies are most popular. Nigerian movies makes headlines all over African countries, with Continuo, Togo, and including Ghana. At the only movie theatre – Lagos’, Nigerian movies are being displayed besides newly released ‘Hollywood Blockbusters’. All over the country, Nigerian movies are a household. Presently, every fortnight 10 to 15 new movies are appearing on the market. Nigerian movies are most popular, not just in Nigeria, presently 1 to 15 newer movies. Nigerian movies have been popular seeing in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Algeria and Botswana, as an example of a few countries. As Nigerian movies are being so popular, some people are becoming addicted to them. Nigerian movies are basically for home use. ‘African movies direct’ – is an ideal entertainer for online Nigerian movies.

A popular name for Academy awards is “Oscar Awards”. This award is presented once in every year by AMP AS (Academy of Motion American Picture Arts and Science). This awarded is recognized in film industry as excellence of professionals. In this excellence awards actors, directors and writer with other professionals are awarded . This award ceremony considers the most famous ceremony in the world. This award ceremony was held first time in 1929. In 2009, 81st Academy award ceremony held in Los Angeles.

Here we listed last 20 Academy award winner movies for “The Best Movie”:

62nd Academy Awards – A function hosted by Bill Crystal on 26 March, 1990. “Driving Miss Daisy” was winner of this award function for the best movie. The movie viewers were 40.22 million for this movie.

63rd Academy Awards – Function hosted by Bill Crystal on 25 March in 1991. The winner movie in 1996 was “Dances with Wolves”. Approximately number of viewers was 42.79 million.

64th Academic Awards – This award ceremony 1992 held on 30 March and hosting by again Bill Crystal. The award was given to “The Silence of the Lambs”. Approximately 44.44 million viewers were counted for this film.

65th Academic Awards – Award ceremony held on March 29, 1993 and the winner movie in this ceremony was “Unforgiven”. The movie had 45.84 million viewers.

66th Academic Awards – A Award function was held on 21 March, 1994 and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. “Schindler’s List” won Oscar award 1994 for the best movie. Number of viewers was 46.26 million.

67th Academic Awards – Ceremony held on 27 March, 1995 and hosted by David Letterman. Academic/Oscar award 1995 won by the movie “Forrest Gump”.

68th Academic Awards – A function hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and award won by “Braveheart”. Number of viewers was 44.81 million for this movie.

69th Academic Awards – “The English Patient” movie won academic award 1997. This award is also known as Oscar award. The English Patient had 40.83 million viewers and the function held by Bill Crystal.

70th Academic Awards – The award ceremony of 1998 held in Low Angeles and hosted by Bill Crystal. The award winner movie is most popular movie ever and number of viewer was 5.7.25 million (The biggest amount of viewers). The 1998 Oscar award winner movie is “Titanic”.

71st Academic Awards – “Shakespeare in Love” movie won academic award 1999. The function was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg in 1999.

72nd Academic Awards – This award ceremony held in 26 March 2000 and hosted by Billy Crystal. The award won by “American Beauty”. Approximately no. of viewers for this movie was 46.53 million.

73rd Academic Awards – The function’s host was Steve Martin and held on 25 March, 2001. The winner movie was “Gladiator”. This movie was seen by approximately 42.93 million peoples.

74th Academic Awards – On 24 March 2002, Oscar 2002 was held and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The movie had 40.54 million viewers and won 2002 Oscar by the movie “A Beautiful Mind”.

75th Academic Awards – The award function was held on 23 March, 2003. This function was hosted by Steve Martin. In this function “Chicago” movie won the academic award 2003 for the best movie.

76th academic Award – In this year, Academic Awards recorded new history that in 2004 the best film award was given to two films. “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Return Of the King” both won Oscar 2004. These films had 43.56 viewers.

77th Academic Awards – This award function held in 27February 2005 and hosted by Chris Rock. The award was given to the movie “Million Dollar Baby”. It recorded 39.16 million number of viewer.

78th Academic Awards – A function hosted by Jon Stewart and held on March 5, 2006. A film called as “Crash” won the Academic Award 2006 having 38.64 viewers.

79th Academic Awards – On 25 February, 2007 Oscar award hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The winner movie was “The Departed”. This movie had 39.92 viewers and having 3 hours, 51 minutes time duration of film.

80th Academic Awards – This function was held on 24 February in 2008. The host of this ceremony was Jon Stewart. In this ceremony “No Country for Old Men” won 2008 Oscar award.

81st Academic Awards – The latest Oscar ward was held on 22 February, 2009 hosted by Hugh Jackson. In this award ceremony “Slumdog Millionaire” movie won the best film award and recorded 21.68 viewers.

Action movies are the stories which are strongly based on physical action. Action films are more likely to adventure movies or thriller movies. Effort of character in action movies is more important to make it an action movie. Male audiences are mainly targeted for action movies. Many action films are released every year and make good business.

The films released in last year (2008) are:

1. CloverField ­ A film directed by Matt Reeves. Its releasing date was 18 January, 2008.

2. Iron Man – A film released in may, 2008 which offers a good combination of humor and action character. This film directed by Jon Favreau.

3. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – Andrew Adamson directed film offers good action sequences. This film released is May 2008 all over and made good business. This is really a notable action movie you should watch.

4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - This film was released in May 2008 and directed by Steven Spielberg and company. In this movie an Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett played a role of villainous Russian operative agent named Irina Spalko.

5. The Incredible Hulk – This movie released in 13, June 2008 and directed by the director Louis Leterrier. This movie is not a sequel part of Hulk. Film is not exactly an action movie but it is featured with some good action sequences.

6. Wanted –Timur Bekmambetov directed film released in 27 June, 2008. A female action film stared by Angelina Jolie. This film is an entertaining and full of action movie but having some minor drawbacks.

7. Hellboy II: The Golden Army – A sequel part of Hellboy was released in 11 July, 2008. Guillermo del Toro is a director and co- writer of the “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” film. This movie is little disappointing as compare to Hellboy. But it is still entertaining and exciting action movie

.8. The Dark Knight – This film is directed by Christopher Nolan. This is a sequel for second batman released in 18 July, 2008.This movie has some amazing action shorts and noted as a complete action movie.

9. Quantum of Solace – This film was released in 11 November, 2008. This movie is more like a realistic movie. The character is like a second James Bond and a good action movie.

10. Rambo – A self directed and Acted film by Sylvester Stallone. Totally action based movie released in 25 January, 2008.

Bard Pitt was born in 18 December, 1963 at Shawnee-Oklahoma in USA. His original name is “William Bradley Pitt”. Form July 2000, Brad Pitt become most popular Hollywood actor because he won maximum votes for the ‘Most Sexy Actor Alive’. His career hike was started from 1995 when he won a supporting actor award. The award was Golden Globe Best Supporting Award for the film Twelve Monkeys.

Brad Pitt’s success in Hollywood film industry is:

In 1994, for the movie “Interview with the Vampire”, He achieved award for Best Performance-male actor by MTV movie. For the same file he awarded by MTV Movie Award for most desirable male actor. He was nominated for MTV movie award for best on-screen Duo (played this role with Tom Cruise) and nominated for Saturn Award for Best Actor.

For “Legends of the fall”, He was nominated in Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama.

In 1995, Brad Pitt stared in “Seven”. For this movie he got awarded for most desirable male by MTV movie awards. He was also nominated for best on-screen duo and best male performance awards by MTV movie. Brad Pitt’s role in seven awarded for on-screen duo was shared with Morgan Freeman.

In “Twelve Monkeys”, Pitt won two awards for this movie; one is Golden Globe for the best supporting actor motion picture and another is Saturn award for Best Supporting Actor. For the same film he was nominated by Academy awards for best supporting actor and by MTV movie for Best Male Performance.

From 1996 to 1999, he played roles in many films like “Sleepers”, “The Devil’s Own”, ”Seven years in Tibet”, ”The dark side of the sun”, ”Meet Joe Black”, “Fight Club”, “Being John Malkavich”. Some films are made a good business but he was not nominated for any award.

In 2000, “Snatch” movie take him again in nominations. He was nominated by Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actor- Motion Picture. But he was not awarded for any.

In 2001, Brad Pitt performed in two films “The Mexican” and “Spy Game” and then Performed in “Ocean’s Eleven”. For this film he was nominated for the Best On-screen team award by MTV movie and the Best Cast award by Phoenix Film Critics Society Award.

He performed a guest appearance role in a television show called as “Friends” and he was nominated by Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a comedy series.

In 2002 and 2003, Brad was star as Brad Pitt in “Full Frontal” and as Brad in the movie “Confession of a Dangerous Mind”, in “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” as a Sinbad Voice Actor and in “Abby Singer” as Brad Pitt- a small character part.

In 2004, “Troy” movie helped to achieve a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor Performed Drama and Action Adventures. Also he was nominated for Best Fight Award shared with Eric Bana and Best Male Performance by MTV Movie Awards for the same movie.

For “Ocean’s Twelve”, Brad was nominated as Best casting in this film by Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.

In 2005, for the film “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, he was awarded for the Best Fight with Angelina Jolie given and nominated for the Best Kiss Award shared with Angelina Jolie by MTV Movie Awards.

In 2006, Brad Pitt won two awards for the film “Babel”; one is Richard Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast and another is Palm Spring International Film Festival Award for Best Cast. As well as he was nominated for four other; Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Best Supporting aActor- Motion Picture by Satellite Award and Golden Globe Award, Screen Actor Guide Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.

In 2007, For “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”, He awarded by Jesse James Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup Best Actor Award.

In 2008, He acted in the film “Burn After Reading” and was nominated for BEFTA Awards for best actor in supporting role.

For the movie called “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, Brad Pitt was nominated for 8 awards; Academy Award for Best Actor, Broadcast film critics association award for Best Actor and for Best Cast, also nominated by BEFTA Award for Best Actor in Leading role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama. He was nominated by Screen Actor Guide Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture and for a male actor in leading role, Saturn award for Best Actor too.

Sylvester Stallone started his career during post-war in New York. He was in film industry from four decades and was inflexible to become actor and struggled for four years and then after he got a big break in Lord of Flatbush by Henry Winkler. In the year 1975 he started including his ideas in scripts.

In 1976, Sylvester wrote a script for rocky film which was written and performed by him. This was a hike of his career. The film Rocky got nominated for writing and acting for that year except that Rocky film won 3 academic awards including best picture. Other than Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles, Sylvester became the third person to get nominated for writing and acting ever in film. He tried much more creativity after success of Rocky in F.I.S.T. and Paradise Alley in 1978 and worked for a sequel of Rocky i.e. Rocky II.

His films in between 1974 to 1990:

1974     Lords of the Flatbush, The Prisoner of Second

1975     Capone, Death Race 2000, Farewell, My Lovely

1976     Cannonball, Rocky

1978     F.I.S.T., Paradise Alley

1979     Rocky II

1981     Victory, Nighthawks

1982     First Blood, Rocky III

1983     Knockout, Staying Alive

1984     Rhinestone

1985     Rambo: First Blood, Part II, Rocky IV

1986     Cobra

1987     Over the Top

1988     Rambo III

1989     Lock Up, Tango & Cash

In 1978, Rocky II was directed, acted and written by him. After that he starred in Nighthawks and Victory in next two years and release Rocky III. With Rocky III he was co-writer in First Blood. By these two films Stallone earn 261 million dollars, 70 million dollar from First Blood and 191 from Rocky III. His success continued till 1990s along with Rocky V.

After 90s, fifth part of Rocky series crashed including Cliffhanger and other films. He was awarded as a worst actor for the Razzie of century, nominated 30 times and 10 times awarded. Every one knows Sylvester Stallone by Rocky character.

His films for 1990 to 2008 are,

1990     Rocky V

1991     Oscar,

1992     Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!

1993     Cliffhanger, Demolition Man

1994     A Century of Cinema, The Specialist

1995     Assassins, Judge Dredd, Your Studio and You

1996     Daylight

1997     An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn, Cop Land, The Good Life

1998     Antz

2000     Get Carter

2001     Driven

2002     Eye See You, Avenging Angelo

2003    Taxi 3, Shade, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2006     Rocky Balboa

2008    Rambo

With release of Rocky Balboa in 2006 and Rambo in 2008, Sylvester expected success of these films same as Rocky V.