When I arrived in Greece earlier this week for the 50th Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival, I was greeted with a big surprise. In past years, this was a smoker's paradise. Now, in line with the rest of the EU, public smoking is banned in Greece (except for designated areas in eating/drinking establi...
Read More »In my first dispatch from the 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival for indieWIRE, I mentioned a film called, "The Hourglass," a Serbia-Hungary-Montenegro co-production, directed by Szabolcs Tolnai. THIS IS A SPECTACULAR FILM!
Read More »There's nothing like eating in one of the tavernas in the Modiano Market, where fresh meat and produce are steps away. And this is Sesame City. I packed bite-sized sesame crackers and a jar of black tahini in my luggage.
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