Asylum Down, a new Ghanaian movie by Sorag Films presented by HM films is scheduled to premiere on February
10 at the Silverbird Cinema in Accra.
After the premiere which is
anticipated to attract a number of movie fans, the movie will continue to show
at Silverbird Cinemas through the valentine season.
Asylum Down is described as a movie
of a kind. It is full of thrills and suspense as it unveils heinous crimes
committed by trusted people in society.
It opens with a search for the
murderer of a prominent business tycoon. The tycoon’s son, played by David
Forson, has sworn heaven and earth to find his father’s killer.
A professor in clinical human
psychology is dragged into the matter to find the killer since the only witness
at the murder scene is a mentally unstable man. Hell breaks loose when the
professor discovers the witness has no clue about the killer. He must find the
killer at all cost else his family dies! The movie comes with a lot of action
packed scene and features stars Nollywood actor Scott Robert, John Dumelo,
Kalsume Sinare, Magdalene Mensah, David Hans and a number of others.
The premiere is expected to gather
together a number of Ghana’s top movie producers, stars and the cast.
Sorag Film is one the new production
houses under HM films which last produced ‘Who Own Da City;’ a movie which
received nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards and Ghana Movie
Awards.
Happy New Year because it is still
new and if you feel it isn’t, then na you
sabi dat one. Beautiful Ghana is just that blog of deep emotions and thus
we say it just as it should be. We have been criticized publicly, through the
feedbacks we get through emails and wherever we do get them, even through text
messages. As we say in Ghana, ye da m’asi
(thank you).
Is it too late in coming? That will
depend on the year’s calculation from your end. Enough of all this grammars but
2010 was funny.
2011 was even more funny and trust
me that I enjoyed every bit including the Christmas day Ghana Movie Awards
where we were all instructed to be in black suit if not, no entrance. No be
small thing to see yours sincerely in suit, and bow tie. It was a great year to
reminisce.
There were loads of events and I
must say that I am yet to recover from the here and there, even with the
traveling which almost crippled our health but
baba God noni so we dey push am far and wide.
2011 was that year almost all the
top female celebrities claimed they are still single. Even when we know that
some of them are equal to Methuselah. It was a year where Juliet Ibrahim and D’
Cryme attack Journalist, chaiii, we dey suffer for these stars hand ooo. It was
a year when Tiffany failed to sing her ‘fake London boy’ to the hackers who
hacked her nude photos. She even claimed that the perpetrators were from
Nigeria. We reasoned it as flimsy excuse to the fact that she wanted fame
through blackmailing herself.
2011 was that year Actress Yvonne
Nelson was slapped with a year ban for failing to shoot because of waivers
granted to her fellow actress Jackie Appiah. The babe flew to Nigeria to make
the river of money keep flowing. Who said she went broke? Go; see her bank
account and your perception or thoughts will change. Yes, Ekow Smith and ‘Papa’
Kofi Adjorlolo were also banned (because they felt their mouth were now larger
than that of ‘Gold Coast’ so they went for that of the rich Niger Delta’s) butwe
cannot say if their own account is or was fat as that of those long slim legs
babe, we no call any name ooo.
2011 was that year Actor John Dumelo
donated to the Wa Based School on his birthday and sets out to build for the
School 5 Classrooms estimated to cost $40,000. I will always remember that it
was that year he (John) refused traveling with media men to the north yet came
back with pictures for the media to publish, se no be Ananse story be dat?
2011 was that year many actors,
actresses, musicians and the likes became ‘givers’ to ‘receivers’, as Mimi Divalish
launched her Charity Fashion School ‘Divalish Fashions’. She said proceeds will
be donated to a charity. But recently we hear that that name isn’t good for
her, so she humbly changed it to what her biological parents christened her.
2011 was that year Confidence Haugen
represented Ghana at the Big Brother Africa House. Though she didn’t win the
prize, she left some famous television ads for posterities.
2011 was that year when organizers
improved upon their ways and manners of organizing events. Kudos!But yet I remember that one event house
awarded a winner to a lady who facially shouldn’t have won that prize. We did
shout but all the same, who wan catch
dem, se no be their money dem take do the event ni? It was a year where
different media house ran flaming news that either made or marred individuals
and groups at large. It was a year that new innovations crept out and we all
embraced them. The old dances varnished and new ones came out, forgotten about
Azonto dance which we even did something on.
2011 was that year one of Ghana’s
radio personalities, Nathaniel Kwabena Adisi a.k.a. Bola Ray, TV3 leading
female anchor, Nana Aba Anamoah and Former IBF Welterweight champion, Joshua
Clottey were unveil as the ambassadors of SOS Children’s Villages Ghana.
2011 was that year Actress Ama K
Abebrese was able to beat the likes of Nollywood actresses Genevieve Nnaji,
Omoni Oboli and others to win ‘Best Actress’ In Africa in the movie Sinking
Sands.
2011 was that
year of bliss and blisters, so what will 2012 be? We dey here kampe and trust us say we go knack una as the gist, gossip
and whatever breaks.
‘How much do you want it… the fame, the
money and the ice?’ this is a line in one of the popular songs I love so
much sang by a trio from one West African country. Abeg I will borrow this line for a while as I scribble this and as
you read along, let’s ruminate on it that: HOW MUCH DO OUR CELEBRITIES OR
BUDDING STARS WANT THIS STARDOM? I still don’t know how much they are ready to
pay the price through sacrifice. I know that ladies get this message repeatedly:
What matters is how ‘hot’ they look. It plays on TV and across the Internet.
You hear it in song lyrics and music videos. You see it in movies, electronic
games, and clothing stores. It's a powerful message.
Let me be a
Pastor for a second, a woman is first and
foremost valuable because she is made in God’s image. "Unfading beauty" comes from a "gentle and quiet
spirit" (1 Peter 3:4).
"Charm
is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be
praised" (Proverbs
31:30).
I will not hide my disgust feelings at what
has been making news rounds across Ghana in the past few days. I may be
criticized over names calling but who cares? If these young ladies are discreet
I wouldn’t have the guts to poignantly beset them. I don’t give a hoot as long
as I blatantly make my points across, se
no be get my hand to punch the system ni? Fimile jooor.
I
am going to make this clear and brief here as I will take two ladies whom I
know and for the benefit of my gist, I am not attacking anyone but I am simply
doing this to bring back sanity into the girlhood in Ghana, Africa and the
world at large. Angela Tabiri-an actress and Raquel-a songstress are both
‘celebrities’ if I may call them that for now yet they didn’t live up to the
task of what they should be called. For the benefit of what I will gist, I will
drop little stories of what went wrong and why my cry is louder than ever;
Angela recently had all her nude pictures all scattered on the internet. Me I follow see some and truthfully I
felt ashamed for womanhood. ‘These are
should be enclosed yet na wetin daughter of man dey show ita gbam gbam
(publicly), chaiii!!!’ I murmured inside of me. She went on to claim that
they were pictures snapped by her ex boyfriend indoors but now we don see am outdoor na, abi? My beef is that whatever be it,
should we condone this as celebrities or budding stars? My question still
springs up, how much do you want it?
Another
story is that of Raquel, the UK born Ghanaian who recently came down to push
her passion of entertaining in Ghana. She was recently seen performing on stage
with all her private part showing to the entire world, at least the whole
Ghanaian saw it and if you didn’t see it, na
you sabi. She also came out to defend herself that ‘who cares’. Saying that
alone did piss me as a person off. United Kingdom’s lifestyle is far different
from United African’s lifestyle. Oyinbo
be Oyinbo, Bibiini be Bibiini, whoever that feels that they can and will
use their bodies to get roles, entice crowds and woo for positions then make dem think am well well because we get
culture. For Angela, she showed some kind of remorse but who cares? For
Raquel, she called off the bluff of those who spanked her but who cares either?
For me I only feel that these two ladies are ignoramus to the entire passion we
are celebrating. Most of us are concerned about the intrusion of pornography
into every facet of society; yet, we should be just as concerned about the
portrayal of girls, ladies and women as flirtatious sex objects which fuels the
pornography and prostitution industries.
Let
me swindle a bit to what happened last year outside Africa, parents around the
world were shocked to see a video that went viral on the internet, of girls,
some as young as 8, dressed in red and black lingerie performing a racy dance
routine to Beyonce's ‘All the Single Ladies’ at a dance contest. Yet even more
shocking, was that the parents of the girls involved approved. Oju oti wan ni (Isn’t it a shame)?
Recently I saw a T-shirt inscribed with this: ‘hot chicks are boyfriend
materials’. Se God no go remain for
heaven jeje? Because catastrophic things are happening here in a world of
bliss He created
Research links
sexualization with three of the most common mental health problems of girls and
women: eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression or depressed moods.
Frequent
exposure to media images that sexualize girls affects how girls conceptualize
femininity and sexuality. Girls who more frequently consume mainstream media
tend to accept sexual stereotypes that depict women as sexual objects. They
also place appearance and physical attractiveness at the centre of a woman's
value.
Angela, Raquel
and all ladies in Ghana, Africa and the world must know that the vision of
bringing back the vision of womanhood is a glorious vision. In a world that
frowns on femininity, that minimizes motherhood, and that belittles the beauty
of being a true lady, then the ball is in your court to uphold the purity,
contentment enthusiasm and heritage of bliss.
How much do you
want it… the fame, the money and the ice?
How much do you
want it...? Would you pay the cost to be the boss?
How much do you
want it…? Would you pay the price, would you sacrifice?
From
the onset, we had followed the entire event of the Miss Goldenwood Pageant
& Talent hunt and for a sure we gave thumbs up to the organizers for pouching
such an initiative in bringing the best out of the over 100s of young ladies
who trooped the audition venues in Accra and Kumasi but amazingly only 15 (Abigail Ahema Agyenal, Abigail Budu, Connie Nartey, Doreen
Kumanytum, Elizabeth Amoako Nkrumah, Esmeralda Naana Arthur, Ida Seidu, Jessica
Queen Avevor, Juliet Osei, Manuela Scheppelmann, Nana Adwoa Twumwaa Baafi,
Perpetual Williams, Rosemary Sosu, Selorm Galley and Sylvia Aboagye Kesewaa.) of them were chosen to be
camped in the East Legon base.
What
triggered most hearts to enter the competition were these:
Winner (scooped by Selorm Galley)
*A Brand new car
*Lead roles in movies
*A Trip to Nigeria for a Film
Festival
*1 Year bragging right
*Modeling jobs
*Managing contracts
1st Runner Up (scooped by Sylvia
Kesewaa Aboagye)
*Plasma TV
*Sub-lead roles in movies
*A Trip to Nigeria for a Film
Festival
*1 Year bragging right
*Modeling jobs
*Managing contracts
2nd Runner Up (scooped by Esmeralda
Arthur)
*Home Theatre
*Sub-lead roles in movies
*A Trip to Nigeria for a Film
Festival
*1 Year bragging right
*Modeling jobs
*Managing contracts.
Who wouldn’t want to be part? That’s
no news as the finals was held and then only three ladies made it out of the
lots, they were Selorm Galley emerging as the winner with Sylvia Kesewaa
Aboagye and Esmeralda Arthur emerging as the second runner-up and third
runner-up respectively.
Discovering raw talents and
nurturing them are the uttermost promise of West Coast Entertainment Limited,
the organization that initiated the whole concept.
For an event that saw top celebrities
(ranging from Martha
Ankomah, Juliet Ibrahim, Emelia Brobbey, Yvonne Nelson, Adjetey Anang, Kofi
Adjorlolo, Ekow Freeman, Prince David Osei, James Gardner, Samuel Odoi Mensah, Irene
Logan, etc) grace the night, every participant
had no choice than to put in their best. And the best three were surly
rewarded. We take a brief look into the lives of the emerging trio at the
maiden edition of the Miss Goldenwood Pageant & Talent Hunt, enter;
SELORM GALLEY
At 23, she has shown what taking
challenges can be like as she did well to knock out nine contestants on the
final day of the event at the National Theatre. She emerged as the winner of
the maiden edition and she is still basking in the glory and accolades. With
her strong passion for the media and then shifting base to acting, Selorm
understands the weight of bearing the name ‘queen’, thus she isn’t allowing
fame get into her head.
She will always remain thankful to
her friend who by chance informed her of the whole show and today she is
celebrated. For Selorm, winning the crown has psychologically regenerated her
trust and faith in God. How she is managing the world at large no, she isn’t
panicking as she was formerly a presenter of a game show on TV3 and also did
some work with Atlantis FM, so the pressure of fan base will be catered for.
The Volta region beauty loves to
make everything around her glow and beaming. Five years from now, Selorm sees
herself becoming one of the most sought after actress in Africa.
SYLVIA KESEWAA ABOAGYE
She emerged as the 1st
runner up at the just concluded Miss Goldenwood Pageant & Talent Hunt. Versatility
is part of her norm. She got into the competition by chance as she was hinted
by her close pal and she never disobeyed her passion to soar higher. Amidst her
new fame, she is planning to go back to school and further her education.
Like everyone who didn’t win the
crown, she wasn’t happy but she is contented with her current status and has no
tantrums. The Eastern region born last child of four kids loves to cook, dance,
listen to music and watch lots of movies. Five years from now, Sylvia hopes to
make her passion do the speaking. Touching every life with her philanthropy.
ESMERALDA ARTHUR
She resides in Accra but auditioned
in Kumasi and finally she emerged the 2nd Runner up. That sums up
the notion on how Esmeralda became one of the most loved faces in the just
concluded Miss Goldenwood Pageant & Talent Hunt 2011. Her versatility with
multiple talents sums up who really Esmeralda is. From a large family of 30
where she is the 25th child, adapting to the throng isn’t a new
thing as she fitted well in the house and the entire competition. The presenter
of the Miss Excel Plus Reality Pageantry (a show which she chose presenting to
being a contestant, currently being hosting for 2years now) on television
wasn’t distracted by her size but rather gave the other 14 girls a run for
their money and she did put hers where her mouth was. Her experience in the
house was just fun day in, day out. Currently she is having her National
Service at the Civil Service Department in Accra.
Her passion for entertainment has
grown within the years and she isn’t planning to quit now as she feels she has
come to position herself well in her comfort zone.
Five years from now, Esmeralda sees
herself becoming one of Africa’s best as impossibility is nothing.
We wishing them a successful and fruitful tenure
of their reign.
