Fashioning Modern Africanism

The Godfather  is one of the most iconic films of all time, and in the decades since its release, plenty has been written and said about it – but never like this. The mpaking of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic is now the subject of  The Offer , a limited series which premiered on M-Net (DStv channel 101) on Monday 2 May at 22h30, just days after its US debut on Paramount+, Paramount’s streaming service. The Offer  is based on Oscar®-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-before-seen story of making  The Godfather . The limited series stars Miles Teller ( Whiplash ) as Albert S. Ruddy, whose experience is the basis of the series; Matthew Goode ( A Discovery of Witches ) as studio exec Robert Evans; Dan Fogler ( Fantastic Beasts ) as director Coppola; Juno Temple ( Ted Lasso ) as Al’s assistant Bettye McCartt; Colin Hanks ( Impeachment: American Crime Story ) as the man with the money, Barry Lapidus; Giovanni Ribisi ( Sneaky Pete ) as real-life mafia don Joe Colombo;

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, on the night he won his first Academy Award, as Best Actor for  King Richard , people joked online that this was not the first time Smith had “got in one little fight” and that next he’d be moving in with his auntie and uncle in Bel-Air - a reference to the setup of the iconic 90s sitcom  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . Based on Smith’s own life, this was the show that first made him a mega-star.  Bel-Air , now available to binge on Showmax, reimagines the Emmy-nominated sitcom, and Smith’s journey from the hard streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air - ‘flipped-turned upside down’ as a drama, not a comedy.  Rotten Tomatoes  listed  B el-Air  among their Most Anticipated Shows of 2022, with  LA Times  saying “ Bel-Air  brilliantly reimagines a comedy classic” and  Empire Magazine  hailing the series as “a bold reimagining that maintains the essence of the original show while exploring important social themes from an

  1st seasons of  Alexi Rider, Enslaved, Florida Girls, Jett, L.A.’s Finest, On Becoming a God In Central Florida, & Years and Years CONDOR S2   | First on Showmax | Binge now Based on the James Grady novel  Six Days of the Condor  and the 1975 film adaptation  Three Days of the Condor ,  Condor  follows young CIA analyst Joe Turner, who is drawn into a deadly terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions. Joe is played by Max Irons ( The Wife ,  The White Queen  - and the son of Oscar winner Jeremy Irons), supported by Oscar winners William Hurt ( A History of Violence ,  Damages ) and Mira Sorvino ( Mighty Aphrodite ,  Hollywood ), Oscar nominee Bob Balaban ( Gosford Park ,  The Politician ) and, for Season 1, by Saturn Award, Kid’s Choice and Teen Choice nominee Brendan Fraser ( The Mummy ,  The Affair ). Emmy nominee Constance Zimmer ( UnReal ,  Boston Legal ) joins the cast this season.  Condor  has an 86% critics rating on  Rotten Tomatoes , which praises its “slick con