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Movie on Homer’s Odyssey Starring Ralph Fiennes Shot in Greece

An epic movie based on Homer's ancient Greek classic, 'The Odyssey' is in a post-production phase after it wrapped up filming on the Ionian island of Corfu in the spring. Starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as his...

Will Mamma Mia 3 Return to Greece?

Fifteen years after the release of the original, the producer of the original Mamma Mia! movie confirmed that despite delays, a third installment is well on the way. The first movie, which was shot in Greece on Skopelos, Skiathos, and...

The Twenty Most Famous Movies Based on Greek Mythology

These timeless stories from ancient Greece or Greek mythology have been reinterpreted for modern audiences in engaging and beloved movies. 

Barbenheimer Movie to Combine Barbie and Oppenheimer

'Barbenheimer,' a recent cultural phenomenon associated with the feature films 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer,' will soon come to life on screens. The contrast between Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy about a Barbie doll and Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller about the creator of...

Alexander Payne Premieres New Film at Thessaloniki Festival

Acclaimed Greek-American director and screenwriter Alexander Payne presented his new film, The Holdovers, at a packed Olympion theater during the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival on Sunday, November 5th. This is Payne's first period film, set in the 1970s, and...

Friends Co-stars Attend Matthew Perry’s Funeral in Los Angeles

Matthew Perry was buried in Los Angeles with his Friends co-stars attending the funeral in Hollywood Hills. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow were present at a private service for Matthew Perry held at...

John Stamos Opens Up About His Love for Greece in New Memoir

Hollywood star John Stamos opened up about his love for Greece and his roots in the Peloponnese in his new memoir, If You Would Have Told Me. Speaking about the newly released book to Travel + Leisure magazine (T+L), the former...

Ten Greatest Movies of All Time

Choosing the greatest movies of all time is not an easy task. Most often discussed are directing, acting, plot, and cinematography. More general criteria include depth of thinking, emotional impact, authenticity in relation to what is being depicted, wit...

‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Dies at 54

US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told...

Angelina Jolie Filming Maria Callas Spotted in Greece

Angelina Jolie was spotted getting onboard a yacht during the last day of filming Maria in Greece. Scenes of the film which is about the tumultuous life of famed Greek opera diva Maria Callas,  are shot in Pyrgos on the Peloponnese. https://twitter.com/ilialive_gr/status/1714200471790063831 Local...

Kevin Spacey Performs Timon of Athens; Dashes Cancel Culture

Kevin Spacey performed William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, a play with a powerful message about cancel culture that prevails in the modern world. In his first appearance on stage since being acquitted of sexual assault charges in London in July,...

Angelina Jolie in Greece Filming Maria Callas

Angelina Jolie is currently in Greece for the filming of Maria, the biopic of the tumultuous life of famed Greek opera diva Maria Callas. The famous Hollywood actress was in Pyrgos on the Peloponnese and specifically at the Apollo theater, where...

First Photos of Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas Unveiled

The first two images of Angelina Jolie as famed diva Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain‘s upcoming biopic Maria have been revealed. Based on true accounts, the film will tell the tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic story of the life of the...

Greek Cinematographer Petros Antoniadis Honored in Hollywood

Greek cinematographer Petros Antoniadis was among the honorees of the 25th Emerging Cinematographers Awards (ECAs), organized by the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) in Hollywood, last Sunday. Along with seven other cinematographers he received the honor for his camera work on...

Mel Gibson Condemns Azerbaijan’s Genocide of Armenians

Mel Gibson recently condemned Azerbaijan’s genocide of the Armenians in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), calling out media silence and demanding swift international action to protect and save Armenians. “History tragically repeats itself as we witness a modern genocide unfolding,” Gibson said in...