Movies

GTA outlines operational guidelines for cinemas and theatres amid reopening

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has released a list of operational guidelines for cinemas and theatres after announcing the government’s plan to ease restrictions. Cinema...

Investors backing out due to closure of cinemas – Film director Pascal Amanfo

Nigerian film director based primarily in the Ghana film industry, Pascal Amanfo, says the closing of cinemas has caused a decline in the movie...

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son’s acting career takes off

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's son, Joseph Baena, already follows in his dad's footsteps when it comes to bodybuilding but now he's mimicking his pops in...

Reopening of cinemas: We’ll lose money if we observe social distancing – FIPAG

President of the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG), James Aboagye, says he does not support the calls for the reopening of cinemas amid...

Poem review: The Scavengers – Waiting Our Turn

Mourning our demise is a Luxury we cannot afford - Anger is not classy. Hand to mouth and too busy to strike - Our other citizens are Tourists with other Citizenships...

Why many old movie stars never had side jobs – Christiana Awuni [Video]

Ghanaian actress Christiana Awuni has disclosed why many old movie stars failed to invest when they were at the peak of their careers. In an...

Reopening of cinemas is under constant review by Covid-19 task force – Akufo-Addo

At the official launch of The Presidential Film Pitch Series, President Akufo-Addo assured players in the industry the doors to the theatres will re-open...

Wendy Shay to sue ‘Netflix’ movie producers

Singer Wendy Shay has served notice to sue producers of a Netflix movie dubbed Slay because they used her song without authorization. Wendy said she's...

If you trust children to observe Covid-19 protocols, we can too – Kofi Asamoah on cinemas closure

Movie Producer, Kofi Asamoah, is calling on the government to reopen cinemas a year after they were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to...

Kanye West: Netflix buys rapper’s documentary series for $30M

Netflix has bought a documentary series spanning two decades of Kanye West’s life, said to cover the death of his mother, Donda, in 2007 and...

HBO announces plans to celebrate 10th anniversary of ‘Game of Thrones’

HBO has announced the launch of The Iron Anniversary, a month-long celebration to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the series premiere of “Game of Thrones.” Included in...

MUSIGA to organise virtual concert to honour Rawlings

The acting President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has revealed that the association is planning a virtual concert to honour former President...

Ghana’s movie industry currently made of low-quality content – Pascaline Edwards

Veteran movie actress, Pascaline Edwards, has bemoaned the poor content of Ghanaian movies presently, compared to movies they used to produce back in the...

2021 Oscar nominations: Full list out!

To cap off an extended and all-around unprecedented awards season, the Academy unveiled the 2021 Oscar nominations on Monday, announced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas via an early...

YouTube to start deducting taxes from creators outside USA

YouTube is set to start deducting taxes from creators outside of United States (US) on the earnings they generate from viewers in the US. The...

‘No classification, no showing’: NFA to get tough with producers of audiovisual content

Effective May 1, 2021, no television station, cinema theatre or movie screening centre shall show any unclassified audiovisual content. A public announcement issued by the...

Golden Globes 2021: List of winners and nominees

The best film and TV shows of the past year were celebrated at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Here is the full list of winners: Best motion...

Chadwick Boseman’s widow gives moving acceptance speech as actor wins Golden Globe

The late Chadwick Boseman was honoured with a Golden Globe on Sunday for his incredible turn in 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.' The late Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone...

I’d love to meet Bisa Kdei – Jingle Jangle star [Video]

British-born Ghanaian actress, Diaana Babnicova, says she would love to meet Ghanaian musician Bisa Kdei. The young star only got to know the Mansa hitmaker...

Showing Ghanaian movies for free on TV was mistake – Movie producer

Movie producer, Socrate Safo, has said the decision by some movie producers to give out their movies to television stations to show for free...

‘Power’ Star Naturi Naughton gets engaged to her ‘Best Friend’

Just two days before Christmas, Naturi Naughton received a special gift! The Ghost actress has revealed to Essence, the Power Book II, that she had gotten engaged. Although she has...

GTA must compensate us after interfering with ‘Freedom and Justice’ movie premiere – Kobi Rana

The co-producer of the new film ‘Freedom and Justice’ is calling on the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to compensate him for the damages incurred...

Wonder Woman 1984: Superhero sequel nets biggest US opening since Covid-19 shut cinemas

'Wonder Woman 1984' raked in around $36.1m at cinemas worldwide over the Christmas holiday weekend, Warner Bros has said. It is believed that $16.7m of...

Top Nollywood movie producer dies from seizure on Christmas Day

Veteran Nollywood producer cum filmmaker, Chico Ejiro is dead. He died in the early hours of Christmas day from a seizure. He only just concluded...

Ghana Movie Awards releases nominations for 2020 edition

Nominations for this year’s Ghana Movie Awards have been announced, with ‘Fix Us’ and ‘Ogbozo’ films leading the pack with eighteen nominations each. The film...

Akofa Edjeani, Kalsoume Sinare, others inducted into Golden Movie Walk of Fame

The sixth edition of the Golden Movie Awards Africa saw the celebration of some legendary actors for their contributions to the industry. Veteran actors such...

Tyler Perry says he is single and going through a midlife crisis

Multiple award-winning filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has taken to Twitter to reveal that he is single at 51-years-old and does not know what to do...

Actor Waakye graduates from Bible school [Photos]

Veteran Ghanaian actor, Prince Yawson, popularly known as Waakye, has graduated from Bible school. Photos sighted on social media by Adomonline.com suggest the actor...

It’s time to vote for another political party apart from NPP, NDC – Kumi Guitar [Video]

Highlife singer, Kumi Guitar, says it will be apt if Ghanaians vote for another political party apart from the two main political parties, the...

My ‘funeral songs’ are winning – Bisa Kdei tells critics after his song gets featured in a Hollywood movie

Highlife singer, Bisa Kdei, has finally opened up after one of his songs got featured as a soundtrack in Netflix’s 2020 Christmas movie, Jingle...

Bisa Kdei’s song featured in Netflix’s movie Jingle Jangle [Video]

A remix of one of Bisa Kdei’s songs has been used as a soundtrack in Netflix’s 2020 Christmas movie Jingle Jangle. The song, written specifically...

I lost huge deals for openly supporting NDC in 2016 – Dumelo laments

Actor John Dumelo has defended claims by former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama that engaging celebrities for political campaigns can destroy their careers. According...

First black woman to take on the legendary role of 007 from the James Bond franchise

Lashana Lynch is making history as the first Black woman to take on the legendary role of 007 from the James Bond franchise. Rumors had...

Grammys announce big change

The Grammys are following the Oscars’ lead and showing more cultural sensitivity, by changing the name of its 'best world music album' category to...

Ghana’s Oscar Committee calls on filmmakers to submit their films for 2021 Academy Awards

The Ghana Oscar Committee is calling on filmmakers to submit their films for the 2021 Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars. The commission, approved by the Academy...

Lovers of popular Nhyira FM show ‘Obra’ can now watch show on Adom TV

Obra, arguably the most-listened-to show on Kumasi-based Nhyira FM will now air on Adom TV. The show will start airing on Ghana's most-watched television station...

Cameraman killed when stunt went wrong in Ghana

Industry standards “should never have allowed” a camera operator to die when a stunt went wrong, his father told an inquest. Mark Milsome, 54, from...

Cinemas remain closed due to high-risk social activities – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the social activities that go on in cinemas, enclosed night clubs and beaches have contributed to the government’s...

Emelia Brobbey reveals how much she was paid for her first movie [Video]

Actress-turned-musician, Emelia Brobbey, says she was paid GH₵50.00 when she was featured in her first movie, Tribal War, in 2003. Then a teacher she said...

My life flashed in my eyes – Actress Omotola shares experience with Nigerian police

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade, says she once saw her life flash before her eyes when police pointed a gun at her and others during...