Jack Nicholson

Why Atlantic City Remains Popular

Atlantic City has a rich and fascinating history that has seen it transformed since its inception in 1854. Now, renowned for its iconic boardwalk, beachfront, and lively gaming scene, this east coast resort hosts over 27 million visitors a year, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

History of Atlantic City

Chinatown | Athens | August 31

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's Park Your Cinema program continues at the Great Lawn with a screening of "Chinatown," a 1974 neo-noir mystery thriller directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston and Perry Lopez, "Chinatown" is among the US Library of Congress' best films of all time. The SNFCC screening is free of charge and starts at 9 p.m.

Steven Soderbergh: “Film-making is like sex. If I accidentally give someone else pleasure, that’s fine”!

Steven Soderbergh is showing me a collage he’s been making. Half-finished, it sits on a table in his New York office. Composed entirely of movie stars in character, the work gives pride of place to Robert De Niro as a mohawked Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. He’s flanked by River Phoenix, John Belushi, Sacha Baron Cohen, Dennis Hopper and Catherine Deneuve.