Reading Time: < 1 minuteContinues from this post. It is true that in the age of technology and the internet it is very difficult to stop such practices. Especially so when we are talking about culture and do not involve enrichment but mainly it Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYes, there is no doubt: the action movies of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s are all Oscar candidates when compared to most of the present day action movies. Compare, for instance, Black Rain, The Predator, Die Hard, The Rock, Conair, Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film. David Lean directed it. Robert Bolt wrote the screenplay, which was based on Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel. The story is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
