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Peter Andre: Cheryl Cole needs a Greek guy

Singer reaches out to Chezza on his new TV show Peter Andre thinks Cheryl Cole could do with a little Greek loving. Hosting his first episode of Channel 4′s 5 O’Clock Show, Peter asked guest Louis Walsh, 57, how fellow X Factor judge Cheryl was doing since her split from Ashley. ‘She looks amazing,’ Peter, [...]

Souvlakihut Adds its Own Flavour to “The Kings of Mykonos”

Greek restaurant franchise Souvlakihut is celebrating the release of ‘The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2’ by adding four new Mediterranean Meal Platters to its menu and running several competitions that include giving customers a chance to win a trip for two to Mykonos. The Mediterranean Meal Platters comprises of the Rhodes Burger, Mykonos Seafood, [...]

Turkey censors the The Pacific’s Melbourne based episode

Turkish television station will censor a scene from The Pacific which features Greek Australians relaying the burning of Smyrna (Ismir) to US Marine The Pacific a 10-episode HBO miniseries about World War II will air in Turkey minus a scene featuring dialogue about “Turks torching Smyrna” after recapturing the Aegean city from the Greek Army. [...]

Socratis Otto is “Anyone You Want”

“Anyone You Want” is an Australian rom-com with Greek/Australian star Socratis Otto in the lead. Socratis has been in the recent Wolverine film as well as “The Pacific” and “The Matrix. The movie which is directed by Campbell Graham revolves around a young businessman (Otto) who befriends a troubled homeless girl (Tabrett Bethell) on the [...]

Home and Away actor Ada Nicodemou in rumoured split with husband

FRIENDS and family were rallying around Home and Away actor Ada Nicodemou, who was reported to have separated from her husband. There was no official confirmation of the split, but well-placed sources said Nicodemou and husband Chrys Xipolitas had decided their relationship was not working and had decided to take time out. “It has happened, [...]

Greek Student Film Festival in Victoria

A new institution for Greek students in Victoria is being born. It is the student film festival, bringing together classes or groups of students, or individual students, from different schools that teach the Greek language. It is each teacher’s responsibility to create a movie and participate in the competition. The central theme for this year [...]

Victorians to pay $250,000 to film drama based on Snowtown Greek Murders

The Herald Sun reported that Victorians will pay almost $250,000 to bring one of the worst serial killings in our history to the big screen. Filming of the multi-million-dollar movie adaptation of the Snowtown murders, partly financed by the Victorian Government, is set to begin by August 1. The story is about the horrific murders [...]

George Miller is getting ready for Odyssey

George Miller is getting ready for Odyssey

The Greek Australian director , most well known for his work on the Mad Max movies and the Oscar-winning Happy Feet, is planning to adapt Homer’s masterpiece, The Odyssey with US actor Brad Pitt.