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Netflix ‘Gods and Heroes’ anime inspired by Greek mythology
Greek gods and heroes have been the inspiration of comic books and blockbusters, and now they are the inspiration behind Netflix’s new anime series – Gods & Heroes. The series, …
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Head of Thessaloniki Documentary Festival looks at how far it has come in 21 years
The 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (TDF) is to be held from 1-10 March 2019. The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, among the best documentary festivals of the European circuit, celebrates the art of documentary …
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Why Greek Australian director Anthony Maras felt a responsibility to victims of Mumbai attack [VIDEO]
Greek Australian director Anthony Maras’ debut feature, Hotel Mumbai is the story of how a group of hotel guests bandied together with staff to survive a terrorist attack which took place in …
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Theo James to star in series based on Jane Austen’s ‘Sanditon’
Jane Austen’s unfinished novel ‘Sanditon’ is coming to life, thanks to a new TV series about to hit ITV. Theo James will be playing Sidney Parker, a wild, charming man to …
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Greece’s war of independence as a setting for a Hollywood love story [VIDEO]
From Zorba the Greek to Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and 300 and from The Guns of the Navarone to Mamma Mia and Alexander, Greece has been the backdrop of a number …
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Leonard Cohen’s Hydra love story on film
The 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is under way and all eyes – and ears – are fixed on the events opening film, Nick Broomfield’s documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, screening on Friday 1st March. The acclaimed filmmaker, known …
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Emma Stone “basically begged” Yorgos Lanthimos for a role in ‘The Favourite’
Emma Stone revealed that Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos “never considered” an American actress for a part in the comedy biopic “The Favourite”. Speaking to Vogue, she revealed that she had …
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Lanthimos’ ‘The Favourite’ gets 10 Oscar nominations, and all three leading ladies get the nod
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist period comedy, “The Favourite”, has received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting actresses. Lanthimos was especially pleased with the nominations, …
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Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon start filming ‘The Trip to Greece’
Fans of the The Trip series can rejoice, as reports reveal Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon have come together again for a fourth hilarious instalment, this time taking the comedians …
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‘Head On’: The film that helped change Australian culture
When Head On hit screens in 1998, it would go on to change the lives of everyone involved. From author Christos Tsiolkas, whose book Loaded was the basis, to its …