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Greek Police Ban Rallies in Thessaloniki Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie Poster

A controversial poster advertising the screening of a movie in Thessaloniki has forced police to issue a ban on public gatherings on Tuesday. Police are concerned about a rally that was being planned to protest the screening at the northern...

Movie on Homer’s Odyssey Starring Ralph Fiennes Shot in Greece

An epic movie based on Homer's ancient Greek classic, 'The Odyssey' is in a post-production phase after it wrapped up filming on the Ionian island of Corfu in the spring. Starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as his...

Alexander Payne Premieres New Film at Thessaloniki Festival

Acclaimed Greek-American director and screenwriter Alexander Payne presented his new film, The Holdovers, at a packed Olympion theater during the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival on Sunday, November 5th. This is Payne's first period film, set in the 1970s, and...

Angelina Jolie Plays Maria Callas in New Biopic

Angelina Jolie will play the legendary Greek-American soprano Maria Callas in the biopic Maria. The film will be directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight, who recently worked together on the film Spencer. Blue chip outfit FilmNation has...

Greek TV Series ‘Maestro’ Goes to NYC Before Netflix Release

“Maestro”, the acclaimed Greek television series about to be screened on Netflix, will be the subject of an event in New York. The event hosted by the Consulate General of Greece will take place on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at...

Greek-Colombian Director Spiros Stathoulopoulos Releases New Film ‘Cavewoman’

Greek-Colombian director and screenwriter Spiros Stathoulopoulos debuted his new film, Cavewoman, in Greece last month. Cavewoman is an adaptation of the play Electra, by Euripides. The plot follows the revenge-driven mission of a female resistance fighter to assassinate her own...

Smyrna, the Epic War Drama, Comes to the Big Screen in the US

The movie Smyrna, the six-time Hellenic Academy-Award-winning epic war drama based on the truly catastrophic events that changed the course of Greek history is coming to the big screen across the United States. It will be screened in seven hundred...

Tom Hanks Turns to Writing

Tom Hanks has only four movies that he considers to be "pretty good" after over thirty years in Hollywood. The Academy Award winner, whose film credits include Forrest Gump and Elvis, has revealed his next book, The Making of Another...

Trailer for “Rise” Giannis Antetokounmpo Movie Released

Disney+ released the trailer for the upcoming movie about Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family, called "Rise" on Tuesday. The company also said the movie will be available to watch on Disney+ starting June 24th. https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1524041572555259905 Back in February, Giannis Antetokounmpo and his...

‘Lost Daughter’: New Netflix Movie Shot In Greece Set for Release

A new Netflix movie, “The Lost Daughter,” set on the breathtaking island of Spetses, Greece is set to be released in theaters on December 17, followed by a streaming launch on December 31. The movie was directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal,...