Archive | February, 2009

People Were Eating from the Trash Next to the Red Carpet

Exclusive: Last Sunday afternoon, two people were spotted searching for food in the trash cans along Hollywood Boulevard, right next to the Kodak Theater. That same Sunday afternoon, the 81st Academy Awards Ceremony was taking place. On the red carpet just a few feet away, the rich and famous were wearing clothes and jewelry whose [...]

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is the Best Picture of the Year

Set and filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and exceeds people’s expectations. SEE COMPLETE WINNERS LIST .

Before the Awards Show on the Red Carpet – Video & Slideshow

Hollywood, CA – The city was abuzz this morning as final touches for the 81st Academy Awards were being put on. Later celebrities from all four corners of the Earth arrived at the Kodak Theater to attend the ceremony.

Oscars 2009 – On the Red Carpet

Production members are all working at a fast pace outside and inside the Kodak Theater in order for everything to be ready for tomorrow’s Oscar Live Telecast. Journalists and TV celebrities like Greek-American Maria Menounos are already on the Red Carpet and talks about which movie will be the big winner don’t stop. Watch exclusive [...]

“Bang Bang Wedding” at the Fox Studios

Christine Crokos’  comedy Bang Bang Wedding, is LA Greek Film Festivals’ February selection for the series of monthly screenings.  The screening will be February 27th at the Little Theater on the Fox Studio lot. The story is about Ilias and Marina who arrive to the island of Crete to join their lives with the holy [...]

Dennis Iliadis is back!

The “Last House On The Left” remake is completed and is considered Denis Iliadis’ come back in the movie biz. The release date in the US is March 13, 2009. Story: After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee (Dillahunt) unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging [...]

20 Years Without John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes died exactly twenty years ago on February 3rd, 1989. Cassavetes was a Greek American director and actor who is credited with inspiring the American independent film industry with the release of his film “Faces”, which was one of the first independently financed films to receive Academy Award nominations. Gena Rowlands states that her [...]