Kino International has signed a distribution deal with MK2 to release Yorgos Lanthimos’ award-winning film Dogtooth (2009) in the United States; Kino is planning to release the film later this year. “We are excited about introducing Yorgos Lanthimos and Dogtooth to U.S. audiences. It’s a hilarious absurdist statement about the complications of life in the [...]
Archive | September, 2009
Tina Fey’s 30 Rock Tops EMMY Awards
30 Rock and Mad Men repeat as top series; Toni Collette, Alec Baldwin, Glenn Close, Brian Cranston, nab lead acting honors. Neil Patrick Harris praised for high-energy hosting job. Faster. Funnier. That’s what executive producer Don Mischer promised for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, and that’s what he delivered. For their part, Television Academy voters [...]
Tom Hanks and Other Celebrities Dance “Zorba Style” at LA Greek Fest
“This is our Eleventh Year Anniversary and we’re going to celebrate the event in spectacular style,” Fest director Ted Pastras enthused about the 2009 Los Angeles Greek Festival. “We’ll have a lot of show biz celebrities from Hollywood and people from all over Southern California coming to the Byzantine Latino Quarter to enjoy this event. [...]
Greek Actress to Portray Silent Legend
Riddle Me This Productions has begun production on “Madcap Mabel: Hollywood’s First Party Girl”. It is the story of Silent Screen Actress Mabel Normand who was known as the “Female” Chaplin before her career and life were cut short by scandals resulting from a fast life. Playing the lead is Greek Actress Penelope Lagos, who [...]
Marina Sirtis Plays a Greek Prostitute
According to Marina Sirtis UK, Star Trek The Next Generation actress Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) recently completed voice over work for her role on the upcoming Fox series The Cleveland Show. The show is a Family Guy spin-off. No word yet whether Sirtis will have a recurring role. The show is scheduled to air sometime [...]
A Greek Londoner with a Checkered Past Comes to Hollywood
The album “Happy Returns” was digitally released on the 15th of September. The name of the artist who created it is Livan, the shortened version of his father’s last name “Livanos”, a Greek politician who helped Greece get rid of the military coup and later played a leading role in Greek politics. Livan has received [...]
The Greek behind Hollywood’s product placement
Product placement is not an easy business, but in the modern era of new marketing, companies are increasingly seeking this advertising tool in order to cut on costs and reach audiences in new ways. We spoke with Tami Cooper, the Greek-American director of a well known product placement agency in Hollywood about her business and [...]
Life In Ruins on DVD & Blu-ray
On October 6, 2009, Fox Home Entertainment will release My Life in Ruins on DVD and Blu-ray. Nia Vardalos performs as Georgia, a recently laid-off – though anything but laid-back – history professor-turned-travel guide to a motley crew of hilariously crass tourists in Greece. It will contain bonus materials and extra features, and the DVD [...]
Elia Kazan Was Born 100 Years Ago
One of the most well known Greek-American directors, Elia Kazan, was born on September 7th 100 years ago on this day. He was a film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and co-founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. Kazan was a three-time Academy Award winner, a five-time [...]
Patricia Kara is Back:”Deal or No Deal” Starts Sep 7th!
Greek model and TV host Patricia Kara is in Connecticut for most of the summer shooting for Daytime Deal or No Deal. The show, which is the daytime version of “Deal or No Deal in Syndication”, is coming back for a second season on September 7th. Howie Mandell along with Patricia and one more “briefcase [...]
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02 / 09 John Stamos Staying in Shape With Pilates
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02 / 08 Maria Menounos Strips Down to a Bikini for Losing Super Bowl Bet
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02 / 06 The Lead in Zalman King’s Final Film Reveals the Erotic Maestro’s Personality
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02 / 06 Superbowl XLVI: The Greek “Players” of the Game
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02 / 02 Hanks, Berry & Cruise to Present at the 84th Academy Awards
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07 / 04 Jennifer Lopez Decides to Celebrate Birthday in Occupied Cyprus Creating Political Turmoil
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06 / 19 Angelina Jolie Goes Greek as Cleopatra but Some Don’t Like It
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07 / 30 Alki Did It Again! – First Assisted Suicide Broadcast Live Over the Internet was a Promotion
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03 / 05 The Star of Prison Break Wentworth Miller is Headed to Cyprus
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04 / 03 Tom Hanks Celebrates Good Friday with Greek Orthodox Community
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