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Netflix’s Cleopatra: Why Greeks Should be Concerned
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The recent Cleopatra Netflix documentary produced by the American Jada Pinkett Smith has been controversial for containing numerous historical falsifications which have thus far not been addressed by the Netflix company.
By Dr. Arthur Saniotis
Principal among these is depicting Cleopatra...
Movies
Egypt Announces its Own Cleopatra Documentary Amid Netflix Controversy
A television channel in Egypt has announced that it will produce its own Cleopatra documentary amid the current controversy surrounding the docudrama produced by Netflix, Queen Cleopatra.
The new Egyptian channel, Al-Watha’eqeya, made the announcement in late April and expressed...
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra was Greek Says Egypt in Response to Netflix Controversy
On Thursday, the Egyptian Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Archeology weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding the Netflix documentary "Queen Cleopatra".
Dr. Mustafa Waziri, the Secretary General, was highly critical of the decision to portray Cleopatra VII...
Ancient Greece
Queen Cleopatra: Netflix’s Perverse Plutarch Pastiche
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The controversy over the Netflix series "Queen Cleopatra", which portrays the Greek queen of Egypt as black, continues. Greek Reporter republishes an article that appeared in TheAmericanConservative.com and is reprinted with permission.
By Sumantra Maitra
I became aware of furious Greek...
entertainment
Netflix to Invest $2.5BN in New South Korea Films and TV Shows
Netflix, the popular online streaming service, has declared its plan to invest the substantial amount of $2.5 billion in South Korea films and shows over the next four years.
The announcement came from the co-CEO of the company, Ted Sarandos,...
Greek News
Greek TV Series ‘Maestro’ Goes to NYC Before Netflix Release
“Maestro”, the acclaimed Greek television series about to be screened on Netflix, will be the subject of an event in New York.
The event hosted by the Consulate General of Greece will take place on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at...
Celebrities
Jennifer Aniston’s New Netflix Movie Premieres March 31st
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler star in a new Netflix crime comedy movie Murder Mystery 2 set to be released on March 31st.
The first Murder Mystery follows New York cop Nick Spitz (Sandler), who takes his wife Audrey (Aniston)...
Celebrities
Glass Onion, Netflix’s Movie Set in Greece, Tops Movie Charts
Netflix has had a rolling series of chart-topping successes recently, with many of them featuring Greek actors as well as locations. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is the latest of them.
The film was set in Porto Heli, a...
Greek News
Glamorous Greek Island of Spetses, the Setting of Daniel Craig’s Knives Out
The star of Daniel Craig's Knives Out sequel is on the Greek island of Spetses, which—with its glamorous mansions, hiking trails, and secluded beaches—provides the setting of the Netflix movie.
Spetses is an upscale affluent island of the Saronic Islands,...
Greek News
First Greek Series, “Maestro,” Makes Netflix Debut
Maestro, the highly successful Greek series of director and actor Christoforos Papakaliatis is making its debut on Monday at Netflix in Greece and Cyprus. It will premiere for the first time to audiences worldwide in early 2023.
The popular streaming...