Sci-fi fantasy movies like The Matrix often use Greek and Roman mythology as a mind-bending technique, none more so than in The Matrix.
The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, is an incredible movie, and it has to be one of the...
The Greek Festival of Sydney in Darling Harbour was first established in 1980, and since then, it has become one of Australia's most prominent Greek festivals.
The best day of the Greek Festival of Sydney fell on Sunday, the 19th...
“Defend Atlantis” was an Atari video game contest held for players who purchased the Atari 2600 video game called Atlantis. The video game company, Imagic, which existed from 1981 to 1986, held the competition in 1982 to try and boost the...
I wonder whether Thalia, the Greek Muse of Comedy, would find any of these great classic comedy movies funny?
Let's start with a few of the comic geniuses. Someone has to tickle her funny bone.
Abbott and Costello
1. Abbott and Costello...
The very best travel movies often have the power to persuade the viewer to visit certain places.
After watching The Beach (2000) for the first time, I desperately wanted to visit Thailand. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005) burned into...
Zeus and the Olympians inspired competitive game playing in ancient Greece. From there things have progressed in interesting ways. The one thing you can be sure of is that games are fun and entertaining. Playing games can keep you...
I was pretty intrigued when I came across the movie Parthenope (2024), especially after learning it’s named after a siren from Greek mythology. Parthenope, in the myth, is one of those enchanting sirens — those legendary creatures who’d lure...
In Greek Mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a calm pool of water.
In another Greek myth, Perseus heroically cut off Medusa’s head. Medusa, the monster with snakes growing out of her head, had the power...
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria in 1947.
Interestingly his middle name “Alois” in German means “Famous warrior”.
Arnold began serious weight training as a teenager.
He won the Junior Mr. Europe competition in 1965, and in 1966 he won...
Do you enjoy watching Atlantis movies? If you do, quite a few movies with Atlantis themes exist, so here I recommend what I consider to be the twelve best Atlantis movies.
Atlantis movies use the myth of Atlantis, either in a...