Two years ago on this blog, we wondered whether French actor/comedian Thomas Ngijol would be the next Omar Sy – as in a French male actor/comedian of African descent, who finds great success in a film that is a hit in… Continue Reading →...
- 4/18/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Of course there's only one Omar Sy, and one Thomas Ngijol. I'm simply using popular (although reductive) comparitive industry parlance. Thomas Ngijol may just be the next Omar Sy - as in a French male actor/comedian of African descent, who finds great success in a film that is a hit in his homeland, and eventually becomes a global phenomenon, forcing Hollywood to take notice, as he transplants his family from France, to the bright lights of Los Angeles, to capitalize on that interest/curiosity, while still, of course, enjoying a healthy career back home, in France. Readers of this blog will remember the French time travel/slavery comedy (Case Départ) that Monsieur Ngijol co-wrote and...
- 6/3/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
They're back, but this time with a different kind of trip. Remember the French time travel/slavery comedy titled Case Départ (which translates as Back To Square One) - a movie that dared to tackle the gravity of slavery via comedy and some sci-fi elements, which was a hit in France, and which caused a bit of a stir outside of France, particularly here in the USA, right here on this blog, where many didn't quite take to the idea of slavery as anything to laugh about. This was before Django Unchained seemingly kicked off what I've fondly come to refer to as "slave movie fever." As a recap... in Case Départ, stars Thomas Ngijol and Fabrice...
- 1/17/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
They're back, but this time with a different kind of trip. Remember the French time travel/slavery comedy titled Case Départ (which translates as Back To Square One) - a movie that dared to tackle the gravity of slavery via comedy and some sci-fi elements, which was a hit in France, and which caused a bit of a stir outside of France, particularly here in the USA, right here on this blog, where many didn't quite take to the idea of slavery as anything to laugh about. This was before Django Unchained seemingly kicked off what I've fondly come to refer to as "slave movie fever." As a recap... in Case Départ, stars Thomas Ngijol and Fabrice...
- 11/8/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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