Archive | August, 2009

A Greek Launches “Twilight” Beauty Line

Harry Haralambus is a rare name, but it is popping up pretty often these days in the Southern California beauty industry. In the last two years, Haralambus’ investment firm, Lambus Partners, quietly acquired Los Angeles area cosmetics brands DuWop Cosmetics and Lola Cosmetics, skin care brand Leaf & Rusher and manufacturer All About Beauty Cosmetics [...]

“The Greek American Image in American Cinema”

“The Greek American Image in American Cinema”

How do American films depict Greek Americans? Professor Dan Georgakas in an exclusive interview describes how Hollywood has seen Greek-Americans throughout the years.

Greek-American co-Produces Online Phenomenon “X’s and O’s”

A comedy which was co-produced by George Themelis, a Greek photographer from Los Angeles, shows that if your movie won’t do it well in the box office there is the chance of doing well online. This is what happened when “X’s and O’s” was pirated in the Internet via the filesharing service BitTorrent. An estimated [...]

Documentary Film Entries Due September 1st for 2009 Oscars®

Tuesday, September 1, is the deadline for documentary filmmakers to submit their short subject and feature documentaries to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Each completed entry form must be accompanied by supporting materials, including an English-language synopsis of the film, a list of film credits, [...]

A Rock Opera to Bring Music Back to Children’s Lives

A special performance of “Visions”, a modern symphonic rock opera, will be showcased on Monday August 24,2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Nate Holden Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, California. This performance is an adaptation of “Visions” with children participating in the opera as part of a Los Angeles music summer program. [...]

That Magic Feeling

Yesterday I was married; three times to three different men, to be exact. None of it was particularly eventful; mostly we just drove around the countryside while I pretended to be madly in love. My last husband almost looked young enough to be my little cousin, Martin. I kept glancing over at his hair, hoping [...]

Ozzy Osbourne Collaborates With Greek Guitarist Gus G.

As Blabbermouth.Net first reported, Randall Amplifiers has now confirmed via its Facebook page that 28-year-old Greek guitarist Gus G. has been tapped to play with Ozzy Osbourne at the closing concert of this year’s BlizzCon, which takes place August 21-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center. In addition to his current axe-slinging duties with Firewind, Gus [...]

Angelo Tsarouchas on Showtime Network

Acclaimed standup comedian and actor, Angelo Tsarouchas, brings his trademark self-mocking humor to tales of growing up Greek-American and encounters with other ethnic eccentrics in his travels around the world. His Show “Bigger Is Better” premieres on SHOWTIME NETWORK tonight (08/14) at 11pm PST.

Young Greek American Buys Hugh Hefner’s House

One lucky young businessman is moving in next door to the Playboy mansion. The Greek American Daren Metropoulos, an enterpreneur and the son of prominent businessman Dean Metropoulos, himself an acquisition guru. The house is a hop away from the Playboy Mansion next door in Holmby Hills. Daren Metropoulos paid $18 million for the home [...]

When Inspiration Fails…

There is nothing in the world I love more than acting and writing. Not chocolate, not a day at the beach, not even wine (and I like wine a lot). It wasn’t a decision I made one day, it just happened to me – like when someone falls in love. Even so I still have [...]