entertainment

Over three decades since its debut on the silver screen, Amorgos, the Greek island which charmed the global cinephile community through 1988's cult Luc Besson film The Big Blue, is again set as the alluring background of a new...

In an unexpected turn of events, the winner of the Greek version of the reality show MasterChef announced on Thursday that he is giving half of the winning prize to the runner-up in the competition. Stavros Varthalitis won the popular...

A wax museum in the northern Greek city of Kavala plans to celebrate the reopening of museums throughout Greece on June 15 with the unveiling of a wax figure of one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors, and honorary Greek...

At least four elegant horse-drawn carriages, among them one used during the wedding of Queen Sophia and King Juan Carlos of Spain at their Athens nuptials in 1962, have been discovered at the former royal estate of Tatoi in...

Haris Alexiou, who has been one of the most popular singers in Greece since the 1970s, announced on Thursday that she will no longer sing publicly. "I cannot sing as well as I used to," she explained in an...

Veteran actor Thaao Penghlis spoke with Greek Reporter recently about his 2020 Daytime Emmy nomination for the long-running daytime drama "Days of Our Lives," as well as his Greek heritage. Penghlis has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding...

A hilarious incident was caught on camera on Monday as Greece's alternate minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis was speaking live on the BBC about how Greece is opening up to tourism. Varvitsiotis was explaining to the British audience that...

Anna Bulgari Calissoni, heiress to the Italian jewelry dynasty Bvlgari, the iconic luxury brand, has passed away at the age of 93. The heiress died on Friday; however a spokesman of the family announced her death only on Sunday. She made...

Giannis Antetokounmpo delved into the dilemma many visitors to Greece have when he compared two of the most glamorous Aegean islands, Mykonos and Santorini, at an interview during the "Athletes Doing Good" Radiothon on Thursday. His Milwaukee Bucks teammate, Pat...

A Greek filmmaker is currently in second place in her ongoing bid to win an award for the most popular public service announcement in New York State’s "Wear a Mask" public service advertisement contest. Natalia Bougadellis, a native of Greece...

The first drive-in cinema in the entire nation of Greece for several decades will open in Athens on June 1 as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted for cinemas and theaters. The move was announced on Facebook, although details are sketchy...

Greece's response to the coronavirus pandemic was lauded in a report in the UK's Financial Times on Friday. The British paper says "Greece has so far been a rare coronavirus success story... With just over 2,744 confirmed cases and 152 deaths...

A novel depicting life in a Greek coastal village, entitled "Girl Gone Greek," has been retooled into an award-winning script, recognized as Winner for Best Script 2018 at the London Greek Film Festival. The new project was also shortlisted...

Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, on Thursday rejected an appeal by Hard Rock International against its exclusion from the bidding process for the Elliniko casino permit. The decision means that the consortium of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment...

Aubrey Drake Graham, the chart-topping Canadian rapper and songwriter, also known as Drake, refers to “fly out to Greece” during a live Instagram session previewing some new songs. Among the teased tracks was a snippet of the artist singing, “Come...