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Gabby Awards Set to Take Over Hollywood May 25

The Gabby Awards, short for “Greek America’s Best and Brightest Stars,” are bringing together some of the biggest names in Hollywood this Memorial Day Weekend. Presented by The Greek America Foundation, the event is being held May 25 at the El Capitan Theater, with “Flipping Out” star Jenni Pulos hosting. The Gabby Awards celebrate Greek [...]

Hollywood’s Greek Bodyguard

A Greek was in the past the guardian angel for many Hollywood stars, including Elizabeth Taylor, Sharon Stone, Francis Ford Coppola and many others. The career, as well as the life of Dimitris Staikos looks like something out of a Hollywood movie. The former bodyguard passed many years next to glamorous stars. Today, at the [...]

Angeliki Nikolouli: The Greek Agatha Christie in Hollywood Exploring Movie-Making Opportunities

Born in the small Greek town of Pyrgos, Angeliki Nikolouli is Greece’s very own “Agatha Cristi”-only she investigates real rather than fictional murders. Nikolouli has worked for almost 30 years as a front-row journalist at major Greek newspapers, magazines and television channels. She has been the catalyst who set in motion a series of interconnected [...]

Christina Kounelias Named Chief Marketing Officer For The Motion Picture Academy

Christina Kounelias has been named to the newly created post of Chief Marketing Officer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it was announced today by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. Kounelias will assume her new role on August 1 and will report directly to Hudson. “As the Academy expands and fosters the achievements [...]

Ancient Greek Mythology at the Heart of Contemporary Filmmaker Dina Demetrius

Documentary and indie filmmaker, broadcast journalist, actress (with starring roles in more than 20 films), and writer (with two feature-length screenplays under her belt), Dina Demetrius has worked for ABC News, reported, written and produced a thousand-plus national and international stories for Nightline, Good Morning America, Prime Time and World News Tonight (just to name [...]

Tina Fey to Join Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in Upcoming Film

The Los Angeles Times movie blog, 24 Frames, announced a very exciting project circulating Hollywood. Tina Fey is expected to pair up with Meryl Streep for a mother/daughter film to directed by Stanley Tucci. Steven Zeitchik originally broke the story on the LA Times blog by stating there is no script and no actors signed [...]

Screenwriter Peter Papageorgiou Reveals His Plans about a New Movie and a TV-Series

Screenwriter and actor, Peter Papageorgiou, talks about his career, his future projects and his Greek heritage to Nick Cristophers.

Exclusive Interview: 20th Century Fox CEO Jim Gianopulos

Exclusive Interview: 20th Century Fox CEO Jim Gianopulos

The successful chairman & CEO of 20th Century Fox in an exclusive interview.

Papamichael is filming Oliver Stone’s “W”

Papamichael is filming Oliver Stone’s “W”

Phedon Papamichael is the director of photography for “W”, the new movie that directs Oliver Stone. The film is described as “a chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush” played by actor Josh Brolin.

Gina “The Greek” Rosenstones in “Cornhole The Movie”

Gina “The Greek” Rosenstones in “Cornhole The Movie”

A girl of Greek descent, Elaine Mello, is starring as Gina “The Gun” Rosenstones in a new movie called “Cornhole the movie”. Don’t get excited it isn’t about sex!