Author name: Akunye Michael

Akunye Michael is Managing Editor of themovietrain.com. He is also a film critic, script writer, director and a digital marketing consultant. He has acquired several years of writing contents for Chaels Media rebranded as The Movie Train as well as providing digital marketing services to firms.

Four African Films took home awards at the 2023 Cannes Un Certain Regard

African cinema, frequently ignored or underappreciated in Cannes, has taken center stage this year with a record number of films in the official roster. In her hybrid documentary ‘The Mother of All Lies’, Asmae El Moudir sought out the truth behind her family’s accounts of the 1981 Moroccan Bread Riots and earned the Un Certain […]

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Lionsgate group chair teases ‘John Wick 5’ in early development.

The Keanu Reeves-led “John Wick: Chapter 4” has earned over $363 million worldwide, and on an earnings call, film head Joe Drake discussed the assassin franchise’s future. On Thursday during a Q4 earnings call that had fans buzzing, Lionsgate’s motion picture group chair Joe Drake teased the production of a fifth film in the studio’s

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Diabolo and other 90’s Ghanaian Movies that will keep you reminiscing.

By the year 1923, cinema became a form of entertainment for the people of Ghana.The Ghanaian Film Industry has seen ups and downs with regards to development. Films made in Ghana touched on culture and traditional values of the people. The people felt the movies were portraying them hence their willingness to walk to the

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This June! Ghana’s first Dance Comedy ‘Alomo Gyata’ comes your way. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW

Francis Tetteh Nutakor, the director of Accra We Dey, Are We Safe?, Asernal Again and Our Day, is coming your way again this June with a hilarious Dance Comedy that will crack a rib. Nutakor, famously known as ‘Oxygyn’ promises that, ‘Alomo Gyata’ will give patrons an experience they have never had before. Alomo Gyata

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‘Things we do for love’; the TV series that created the Big Names in the Ghana Film Industry.

When it comes to a single TV series that has created big names in the Ghana Film Industry, none can be compared to ‘things we do for love’. Released in 2003, ‘things we do for love’ is written by Edward Seddor Jnr. and directed by the great Ivan Quashigah. Plot Things We Do for Love is

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(Watch): Francis Y. Brown’s ‘Room 5’ puts Ghana films on the map again.

Owner of AnimaxFYB Studios, Francis Y. Brown has put Ghana on the map again with his iconic Ghanaian animated short film ‘Room 5’. ‘Room 5’ has been selected for the 2023 Essence Film Festival. This acclaimed festival, organized and sponsored by ESSENCE Studios, honors African diaspora storytellers through original film, television, and new media screenings.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Appointed as ‘Chief Action Officer’ by Netflix.

When we talk about action film actors, there is one name that stands out, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The ‘Terminator’ franchise star is synonymous to action if you ask me. Arnold doesn’t just give you action scenes, he makes it bigger. There is therefore, good news for action film lovers. Because Arnold just landed a job that

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The Consent: a play full of drama and thrills. Grab your tickets now!!

Abbman Studios Production presents An Emmanuel abbey Stageplay Titled THE CONSENT happening live at the National Theater. You can’t afford not to watch this well curated play. It comes with all the drama and thrills that will leave you wishing for more. Grab a ticket now to secure your seat. Storyline Mr. Will Adjei Mensah

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Dwayne Johnson returns to Fast and Furious as Hobbs after public feud with Vin Diesel. This is why.

Warning: spoiler alert for Fast X Due to Dwayne Johnson’s Fast X comeback, Hobbs is back in the Fast & Furious series and will likely continue to be involved in the action in future installments. The Rock and Vin Diesel‘s highly public dispute caused the franchise stars to split up for years, but the show

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