Cyprus and Mediterranean Sea News
The first month of spring brings with it a wide array of cultural performances that will soon take over the Rialto Theatre. From classical music evenings to world cinema, local choreographies and plays, a full programme is planned in Limassol this March. The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will be the first to take to the stage […]
Commonwealth award finalist promoting music as bicommunal peacebuilding tool A young Cypriot Phd candidate of the Open University of Cyprus who has organised a scheme fostering peace and connection between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot children is among the finalists for the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Awards. Maria Kramvi, the co-founder of ‘Rhythm of Cyprus’, runs […]
The music stages of the island’s bars are welcoming more musicians this week. Bars in Larnaca and Nicosia are holding musical evenings, swinging to the sounds of jazz, country and fiddle music! Coming up first on Wednesday at Larnaca’s The Tudor Inn Bar is a jazz night with the Marios Toumbas and Nicole Ardanitou jazz […]
The nominations made one things clear says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES, the future is digital Oscar nominations were announced this week and as expected, the streaming platforms dominated. The future is digital and if you wanted to check out some of the movies before the award ceremony, we got you covered! Note: These suggestions only apply to […]
Flower shops have started decorating their windows with red roses, balloon shops have set out heart-shaped designs and supermarkets are marketing wine and chocolate boxes. When the streets and the shops fill with red hearts and couples’ gifts, it can only mean one thing: Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Numerous bars, collectives and teams […]
Netflix Inc’s dark Western “The Power of the Dog” led the field of this year’s Academy Award contenders, landing 12 nominations on Tuesday, including one for the prestigious best picture trophy. “Power of the Dog” will compete for the top prize with science-fiction epic “Dune,” which scored 10 nominations; drama “Belfast,” about a family living […]
“Diana,” the film version of a musical about the late Princess of Wales, received a field-leading nine Razzie Award nominations on Monday evening, including worst picture and worst actress, while Bruce Willis was skewered with his own category of acting ineptness. The Razzies, now in their 42nd year, lampoon the movies that critics love to […]
Cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos could this week become only the second Cypriot ever to be nominated for an Oscar. THEO PANAYIDES talks to his old friend about loving what you do and belonging at sea or on a film set The empty office behind Haris Zambarloukos on our Zoom call could be anywhere – but in […]
NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) – A British man was sentenced on Monday to a 22-month prison term after admitting involvement in a global piracy ring that caused major losses for movie and TV production studios by distributing unreleased content online. George Bridi, a 52-year-old former disk jockey, had already spent 17-1/2 months in jail […]
By Alexis Karkotis Don’t Look Up, the new environmental-disaster political satire staring Leonardo Di Caprio and Jennifer Lawrence has been breaking records ever since its release on Netflix on Christmas Eve. Between the 27th of December and the 2nd of January it was streamed for 152.3 million hours smashing the most views for a movie […]
