Archive | December, 2009

Jib Jab aka Spiridellis Brothers do it again with “Never a Year Like 2009″ video

At the end of every year Jib Jab, a digital entertainment studio founded by the Spiridellis brothers, releases a funny video. This year the title of the video is “Never a Year Like ’09″ and it has already become a YouTube hit. Check it out: About Jib Jab Jib Jab is a digital entertainment studio [...]

Jennifer Aniston among the Presentors at Golden Globes

Greek American Golden Globe winner Jennifer Aniston will join Mickey Rourke and Julia Roberts to present “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Sunday, January 17. The show, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton. [...]

Marina and the Diamonds Teams Up with Britney Producer

Marina and the Diamonds has revealed that she is collaborating with Britney Spears producer Benny Blanco and TV On The Radio guitarist Dave Sitek. The up-and-coming singer recently flew to LA to write with Blanco and Sitek, describing the team as “such a weird threesome – a combination of super pop and really indie”. Blanco [...]

Greek Reporter Hollywood Holiday Party

Last Tuesday night GreekReporter.com in conjunction with the American Hellenic Council had a great turn out for their holiday party. The event took place at the intimate Isla Cantina bar on Sunset Blvd.

Xerxes: The Prequel to Frank Miller’s 300

Greek mythology continues to inspire film making in Hollywood.  To name a few, Troy, Alexander, and of course Frank Miller’s, 300 . Miller is currently developing the sequel, Xerxes. The film will highlight the battle of Marathon that took takes place about ten years before the Battle of Thermopylae in 300.  The battle of Marathon [...]

Electra Barakos Releases Her New Album “Problem Child”

On December 19th, Electra Barakos rocked once more West Hollywood’s packed Whisky a Go Go. This was Electra’s first CD release show – performance for her new album, Problem Child . Electra is not a stranger to the Sunset “Rock” Strip since she has performed at different venues including the world famous Viper Room. The [...]

Who’s after Jennifer Aniston?

The answer lies in the new movie “The Bounty Hunter” in which Gerald Butler plays a bounty hunter named Milo who is hired to track down his ex-wife, Cassidy (Jennifer Aniston) who has skipped bail. The twist is that Aniston’s plays a reporter who has some information that cops are involved in a drug case. [...]

Greek American Bride in the new TLC series “Four Weddings”

The new TLC series, “Four Weddings” is getting a sneak preview tonight at 10pm (it will air regularly on Saturdays at 10 p.m. starting on Jan. 30).  Four brides, one of which is Greek American, attend one another’s weddings and rate the dress,venue, food and overall experience. The bride who gets the highest total score [...]

Mena Suvari’s New Comedy Out in 2010

The American Beauty, Mena Alexandra Suvari is from Greek decent.  Her mother, Candice is Greek. The Greek American Beauty currently has a new romantic comedy in development, “You May Not Kiss the Bride”. The film is rumored to be released early in 2010.  The film revolves around the story of an Eastern European mobster who [...]

Gilles Marini, Another Hot Celeb of Greek Descent

We met Gilles at the Hollywood Christmas parade where he was one of the celebrities to walk the red carpet. He talked to us about his career and revealed his Greek family name which was Galises. Marini was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France to a Greek mother and Italian father. After working as [...]