English-language films

The Greek National Opera presents two movie suites by Manos Hadjidakis at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on March 1 and 2. The first is the "The Martlet's Tale," a soundtrack penned by the great Greek composer for the 1970 film of the same title directed by John Crowther, which received such poor reviews at its San Francisco preview that it was never released.

The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards, handing Hollywood's top award to a film seen as a feel-good throwback to some but ridiculed as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy" by others.

Yorgos Lanthimos' period drama "The Favourite" won one Academy Award Sunday.

The award went to Olivia Colman for Best Actress.

And now for something completely different: The Culture Ministry and the Central Archaeological Council have just announced that renowned British comedian John Cleese will be performing at the Herod Atticus Theater later this year.

The Athens offices of the European Commission on Monday posted a message on Twitter congratulating Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos for securing seven BAFTAS for his film "The Favourite."

The film dominated the ceremony, picking up awards including best British film, best production design, best supporting actress, best original screenplay and best costume design.

Yorgos Lanthimos' tragicomic royal drama "The Favourite" and Mexican family memoir "Roma" split the honors with multiple wins each at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards — victories that suggest a wind of change may be blowing through the movie industry.

With Yorgos Lanthimos headed to Los Angeles, where his latest film, "The Favourite," has been nominated for an impressive 10 Oscars, Cine Studio is paying tribute to the Greek filmmaker with screenings of his previous work on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 5 and 6.

A 17-year-old Turkish boy living in London was fatally stabbed to death with a "Rambo knife" for refusing to give up his bike in the Islington borough late Jan. 29.

John McCallum

The most anticipated 2019 movies aren't exactly the most original bunch. Most of them are sequels and adaptations, but we're still excited!

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