Films

The star of "Barbie" Margot Robbie, commented on her absence from the nominations for "Best Actress" at the Oscars.

The film received a total of eight Oscar nominations, including categories for "Best Picture", "Best Supporting Actor", and "Best Supporting Actress". However, fans were disappointed by her omission from the lead role.

In a shocking incident, Martin Bojanov, widely known as "The Notary," fell victim to a fatal shooting in Sofia's Gorna Banya neighborhood. The notorious figure, infamous for his involvement in fraudulent activities, was shot in the head.

Even though he's a frequent visitor to Greece - coming in the summer for the Evia Film Project and in autumn for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Kathimerini caught up with Alexander Payne in London this time.

The announcement of Oscar nominations always generates a bit of buzz, with fans weighing in on which movies and which actors deserved recognition and didn't get it.

Internationally acclaimed Greek baritone Dimitri Platanias is taking the stage at the Greek National Opera with two roles that have already earned him rave reviews in London and elsewhere: Alfio in Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Tonio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci," enduring representatives of the Italian verismo movement.

Yorgos Lanthimos' black comedy fantasy "Poor Things" received 11 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, including best picture, director and actress. The novel-based movie, about an infant whose brain has been transplanted into the body of a grown woman, played by Emma Stone, was the second most nominated film behind Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," which led the field with 13 nods.

After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations yesterday on Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic, "Oppenheimer," which came away with a leading 13 nominations.

The nominations for this year's Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, January 23. The list of nominees is expected to include films such as "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie." With a total revenue of about 2 billion dollars, they are likely to be contenders for several statuettes, including the "Oscar" for Best Picture.

The prehistoric megalodon is known as one of the most fearsome creatures the world has ever known, a horrifyingly giant shark immortalised in the monster movie "The Meg", might be thinner than previously thought, scientists said on Monday after re-analysing the fossil evidence.

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos' film "Poor Things" dominated the Greek box office, surpassing 200,000 tickets within 15 days, according to Greek audiovisual company Feelgood.