Films

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. 

Oscar-winning "Parasite" filmmaker Bong Joon-ho and other South Korean stars called for an investigation on Friday into police and media conduct in the days leading to actor Lee Sun-kyun's death.

Lee, best known globally for his starring role in Bong's 2019 film "Parasite", was found dead in a car in Seoul last month, after a two-month police investigation over suspected drug use.

Health Ministry officials are slated to host a press conference on Wednesday to discuss the trajectory of Covid-19 infections in Greece.

Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things," an off-key Victorian-era riff on "Frankenstein," pulled off an upset victory over "Barbie" to triumph in the best comedy or musical category at the 81st Golden Globes.

"Poor Things" also won for Emma Stone's performance as Bella, a young woman, created by a scientist, who experiences a surreal sexual awakening.

Barely 24 hours after Disney's initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired, two new indie horror films starring the beloved character have been announced.

"Mickey's Mouse Trap" will feature a masked killer dressed as Mickey stalking a group of young friends through an amusement arcade, while another untitled horror-comedy sees a sadistic mouse tormenting unsuspecting ferry passengers.

All 379 people (367 passengers & 12 crew members) have been safely removed - Five members of the Japanese Coast Guard airplane have been killed & one is seriously injured

Bollywood has made a financial comeback in 2023 worthy of one of its traditional singing-on-top-of-the-hills moments.

India's Hindi language movie industry made an impressive recovery after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio productions and Bollywood megastars, and streaming platforms taking away a large chunk of viewership.

Unknown perpetrators carried out a heist at a high-end jewelry store on in central Athens on Saturday at dawn. 

According to the police, the thieves entered between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., initially accessing an adjacent abandoned building. Using tools, they created a hole in the common wall, gaining entry to the jewelry store. 

As 2023 draws to a close, no one is sounding the death knell of the superhero movie. The Walt Disney Co.'s "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" made $845.6 million worldwide and Sony's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" ($691 million) was one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Marvel is still mightier than any other brand in the business.

The conflict between two famous Turkish directors of Turkish cinema, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Zeki Demirkubuz, has been known for many years although they were close friends in the past.