Archive | May, 2009

Nia Vardalos and Alexis Georgoulis about “My Life In Ruins”

We met the duo at the Press Day that Fox Searchlight had organized for their new movie, “My Life In Ruins”. We talked about being a tourist in Greece and the many restrictions that prohibit movie productions to go to Greece and film in the country’s monument’s, something that should change if Greece wants “more [...]

Billy Zane’s New Hot Love-Making Scene

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is going to be hot and bold on bed with Greek-American actor Billy Zane in a new Hollywood movie, titled ‘Chimera’ according to BreakingUpdate.com. Director Tapan Saha and producer Daniel Silverman have approached the actress for their next film Chimera, which is a paranormal thriller. Sources report that Bipasha has agreed [...]

Rachel Dratch Talks About “Her Life In Ruins”

We met Rachel Dratch at the Los Angeles Press Day for “My Life In Ruins” at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hils. Her character in “My Life In Ruins” is an American who always thinks about America, but at the end Kim learns that the world is not just one country.

The Agent

For those of you who’ve been reading this column for the last few weeks, you’ve already read my quips about the state of the work ethic here in Hollywood compared to our beloved slow-moving Motherland. You may have even gained an insight or two that will help you out on this long and arduous journey [...]

Talking with Paris Mavroidis about Experimental Animation

Paris Mavroidis, (www.parismav.com ) a finalist in the 36th Student Academy Awards for his animated short “Divers,” spoke to us about his movie and his Greek background. “Divers” is an experimental animation created by Mavroidis while pursuing his MFA in digital Arts at Pratt institute. As part of the project he developed a choreography based [...]

Yorgos Lanthimos won Award at the Cannes Film Festival

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth won the top prize of The Un Certain Regard section in Cannes. The Greek film received warm praise from the few reviewers who have seen it. The second feature film for Lanthimos, following debut film Kinetta in 2005, portrays a deranged, dysfunctional family cut off from the outside world. Living a recluse [...]

Acting is hard work. Not in Greece!

There are a lot of things that are difficult about being an actor. Unsteady work, unsteady pay check, too much traveling and being your own life coach/agent/receptionist/therapist/accountant/PR firm to name but a few. But I think one of the most difficult aspects of an actor’s life is acting itself. Sure, we’re artists and we love it [...]

LAGFF to Honor Penelope Spheeris

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will honor director Penelope Spheeris who will be in attendance on Friday, June 26 at the Egyptian Theatre. The evening will celebrate a blend of her professional landscape of documentary and fiction independent filmmaking. The event will begin with a special screening of Spheeris’ documentary short NO USE WALKIN’ [...]

Rita Wilson’s “Terms of Embarassment”

Rita Wilson has written and is set to star in Terms of Embarrassment, about a middle-aged couple who end up attending the same college as their son – causing, we’re guessing, enormous amounts of embarrassment to said offspring. This is the first script sale for Mrs. Hanks who was already successful as an actress and [...]

“The Promise of Tomorrow” A Documentary about Greek-Americans

The Greek Heritage Society of Southern California has finished A 7 minute trailer of “The Promise of Tomorrow”, a documentary about Greek-Americans. “We are very close to completing this second part of our Greek American trilogy.” ” The content is moving, uplifting, and it is an essential part of our Greek American history! Many of [...]