Film

The Greek Film Archive's Lais open-air cinema is hosting a tribute to movies shot in famous urban settings, showing 13 films shot in 11 cities. The program begins at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday with Wim Wenders' 1995 "Lisbon Story." Subsequent screenings will take place at 8.30 and 10.30 p.m.

Legendary Spanish director Pedro Almodovar won the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival Aug. 29, calling the recognition an "act of poetic justice." 

It will be pairing of a New York-based film production studio owned by a Greek-American with a Bulgarian company that's already lured big Hollywood movies - the new business going to break ground on a studio in Thessaloniki, writes The National Herald.

Netflix on July 31 unveiled the trailer for Martin Scorsese's long-awaited new film, "The Irishman," a major project for the streaming giant featuring powerhouse Oscar winners Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, all digitally enhanced to look younger.

The 1983 supernatural horror film "Poltergeist" will round out the Athens Open Air Film Festival's July screenings. When ghosts begin to haunt a run-of-the-mill Californian family, chaos ensues and results in the disappearance of one of the children. After losing all hope, parents Diane (JoBeth Williams) and Steve (Craig T. Nelson) turn to an exorcist for help.

The Greek Film Archive and the Athens Festival present Cinema and the City, a real treat for cinephiles in which three restored silent films about Athens and Berlin will be screened at the archive's Lais open-air cinema this weekend.

The films of American filmmaker Steven Spielberg, whose stunning scores have received widespread acclaim, will be the subject of a tribute concert by the Athens State Orchestra on Monday, June 24. Conducted by Adrian Prabava, the orchestra will pay homage to Spielberg classics such as "Indiana Jones" and "Schindler's List," while clips of his movies will accompany the performance.

Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller and 1958 sensation "Vertigo" is set to light up the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus on Saturday, June 22 as part of the Athens Open Air Film Festival. The Hitchcock classic, which features a detective (James Stewart) who suffers from vertigo, was the first film to use the dolly zoom, a camera effect that distorts visual perception.

On May 21th, in the remarkable atmosphere of the building - a symbol of Hollywood film history in Los Angeles "El Capitan Theatre", was held the world gala premiere of Aladdin. The spectacular event brought together hundreds of fans, world celebrities and the wonderful creative team of production.

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.