entertainment

  Millions of gamers throughout the world will do battle in ancient Greece which will provide the setting for the new series of the popular Assassin’s Creed game. The action-adventure series developed by Ubisoft depicts a centuries-old struggle pitting the Assassins,...

The 12th LA Greek Film Festival has revealed a list of movies sure to whet the appetite of all cinema lovers and friends of Greece. Starting next Monday, June 4, the LAGFF -- after reviewing 175 submissions -- has chosen...

Actress Lindsay Lohan, who in 2016 opened the Athens nightclub Lohan, has launched a second Greek venue in the island of Mykonos. Lohan Beach House Mykonos, on the Kalo Livadi beach, launched on Saturday with little announcement other than a...

Xylouris White, the celebrated duo playing Cretan music of original and traditional composition, will be touring Australia in June. Georgios Xylouris on Cretan laouto and vocals and Jim White on drums will play the Utzon​ Room, Sydney Opera House, on...

Wikipedia, the free open-source online encyclopedia, has written to Turkey's leadership calling for a year-long ban on the site to be lifted. Writing in an open letter to Turkey's communication minister, Ahmet Arslan, Wikimedia Foundation General Counsel Eileen Hershenov claimed recent statements...

Manchester United's Jesse Lingard is enjoying a well-earned holiday on the Greek island of Mykonos. Despite his team's loss in the English FA Cup final to Chelsea on Saturday, the young footballer looked relaxed as he chatted with friends. Dressed in black...

This day 20 years ago marked one of the greatest triumphs of Greek cinema when acclaimed director Theo Angelopoulos won the coveted Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Eternity and A Day. The haunting film about a man at the...

German rockers The Scorpions return to Athens in July for a concert which promises to be different to anything Greek audiences have experienced before. On July 16 they will present their Once in a Lifetime show along with the Athens...

Internationally acclaimed Greek-Canadian composer Christos Hatzis will be returning to Athens for a performance of his award-winning composition Winter Solstice by the Athens State Orchestra, on June 1 Hatzis, professor of music composition at the University of Toronto, will also...

Vasilis Triantafillidis, one of the most popular stand-up comedians in Greece, best known by his artistic nickname Harry Klynn died in Thessaloniki on Sunday at the age of 78. The artist's health had deteriorated in recent months and he was...

The Greek island of Corfu is to again host a popular U.K. drama based on the life of author Gerald Durrell. Broadcaster ITV has recommissioned another series of The Durrells, an award-winning drama based on a trilogy of books written...

  An award-winning documentary covering the shocking 1918 anti-Greek riots in Toronto is to be screened free of charge to the public later this month. The Hellenic Heritage Foundation in the Canadian city will show Violent August at Canada Square Cinemas at...

Greek composer Yanni has weighed in on the latest internet craze which is dividing opinion across the world: do you hear 'Yanny' or 'Laurel'? Better-equipped than most to make the distinction, the award-winning musician posted a video on his official...

A Greek court has handed down a six-month sentence to a man for using a Facebook laughing emoticon underneath a post advertising a business in the city of Volos. The court ruled last week that the emoticon was offensive and...

Cine ThisioGoing to a summer movie is one of the unique Greek pastimes; watching a film under the stars with a cool breeze and (often) the smell of flowers is one of the many things that make Greece special. Open-air...