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James Cameron on his favorite action movie

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen James Cameron was asked about his favorite action movie he didn’t hesitate to answer. It is Die Hard, he replied. Because: It is best one liner best villain death, best Christmas movie. There you go. ______________________________

By Kostas Stergiou, 1 month ago
GOAT movie scene

The More the Merrier

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film. Sam Wood directed it. The actors are the Marx Brothers, and featuring Margaret Dumont and Sig Ruman. The Marx Brothers was an American comedy group. They used Read more

By Georgios Sourvanos, 1 monthDecember 18, 2025 ago
Movies, actors and directors

We love Bruce: Why Die Hard is the best Christmas movie

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn a previous post I discussed why Die Hard is one of the best action movies. In this post I will show why it is also the best Christmas movie. Die Hard is also a love story Die Hard is Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 monthsDecember 10, 2025 ago
GOAT movie scene

When the Film Noir Meets the Tragedy

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 American film noir. Lewis Milestone directed it. The main actors are Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas (introducing). The film participated to the 1947 Cannes Film Read more

By Georgios Sourvanos, 3 monthsNovember 6, 2025 ago
Movies, actors and directors

Gene Hackman

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGene Hackman died in February 18 2025. He was a movie icon. He won two Academy Awards. One for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in William Friedkin’s action thriller The French Connection (1971). His second Academy Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 4 monthsOctober 15, 2025 ago
Movies, actors and directors

Longer is better

Reading Time: 2 minutesSummer vacations at Metsovo In the summer of 2016, I went with my wife, Depi, and my daughter, Helena, for summer vacation up in the mountains, to the beautiful Greek village of Metsovo.     In the afternoon I always Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 4 months ago
GOAT movie scene

Lust for Horror

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe movie Dracula (1958) is a British Gothic horror picture. It is based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel of the same title. Terence Fisher directed it. The cast includes Christofer Lee (Count Dracula) and Peter Cushing (Doctor Van Helsing). It Read more

By Georgios Sourvanos, 4 monthsSeptember 30, 2025 ago
Opinion

Now what?

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis opinion essay will appear in Greek in the Greek periodical Alieftika Nea A new Law The new Greek Law 5179/25, which establishes monetary fines even for end users of pirated content, brought back memories from 1981 when I was Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 4 monthsSeptember 29, 2025 ago
Movies, actors and directors

Giorgio Armani and Richard Gere

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGiorgio Armani, the king of fashion, died few days ago. He reformed men fashion. And certainly his career is connected to the career of Richard Gere. through one iconic collaboration: American Gigolo (1980) Giorgio Armani designed Gere’s wardrobe for the Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 5 monthsSeptember 7, 2025 ago
Smart home cinema

Using Plex for Home Cinema (3/3)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIntegration with services and plugins Plex integrates with third-party apps and services, such as Tautulli for usage statistics. It also supports plugins for enhanced functionality. Finally, Plex also includes free, ad-supported streaming content (movies, TV channels, web shows). The above Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 5 monthsAugust 22, 2025 ago

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