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Makis Papadimitriou


Best friends on a quest

Fandom and celebrity obsession in the 1990s looked very different to it does today. There was no social media or online presence. No instant way to discover facts about a star, so ardent fans needed to get their information from print media, radio or TV. That build-up a certain kind of mythos around stars and …

It’s fair to say that Greece doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to cinema. There’s the occasional film which has been successful outside of Hellas, such as The Travelling Players, Stella or O Drakos, but these are few and far between. However, Greek cinema is currently having a really profitable period. This …