Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Thirty-six years after the original Beetlejuice (1988), Tim Burton returns with the highly anticipated sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which premiered at the 81st Venice Film Festival to positive reviews from critics. Released in Greek cinemas today, the film remains true to Burton’s signature style and boasts an all-star cast.
The story picks up after an unexpected family tragedy, as three generations of the Deetz family return to their home in Winter River. Lydia, still haunted by her past with Beetlejuice, is thrown into new turmoil when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers a mysterious model of the town hidden in the attic and inadvertently opens a portal to the Afterlife. With tensions building in both worlds, it’s only a matter of time before someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times, bringing the mischievous demon back to wreak havoc once more.
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega,Willem Dafoe
Language: English
IMDB rating: 7.3/10
Production country: United States
Where to watch: Cine Athinaia, Cine Aegli open-air cinema (Zappeion), Cine Thiseion, Cine War Museum, Ellinis Cinemax, Cine Athinaion, Alexandra cinema, Aigli 3D Digital, Amarylis Garden Digital Cinema, Artemis Municipal cinema( Papagou),Options Open Air cinema Smart Park, Cine Pallini, Aliki Digital cinema, Village cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis), Tria Asteria 3D digital, Cinemax (Aello, Nana),Ilektra cinema, Trianon cinema, Attikon Groove cinema, Cinema Aleka, Cine Arkadia, Cine Argyroupoli, Garden cinema, Flery Open Air Cinema, Cine Floisvos, Sporting digital cinema, Options cinemas (Ilion, Glyfada), Cine Varkiza, Marilena cinema, Cine Aigli (Saronida),Cine Kekrops, Galazia Akti cinema,Ta Chronia tis Athootitas cinema (Lavrio), Cine Selini (Salamina), Astron digital cinema, Cool Tymvos Cinemas, Sissy digital cinema, Mariel cinema, Athinaia garden cinema.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
After the recent 2023 film adaptations of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers (D’Artagnan and Milady), another of the French novelist’s classic works comes to the big screen in Greek cinemas. Directors Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière present their take on The Count of Monte Cristo.
This sweeping retelling of Dumas’ masterpiece follows the story of Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongfully imprisoned for life after being betrayed by his friends and sentenced by a corrupt magistrate. After a daring escape, Edmond secures a vast fortune and returns to France, assuming the identity of the “Count of Monte Cristo.” With his new persona, he carefully plots his revenge against those who destroyed him.
Director: Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière
Cast: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, Laurent Lafitte
Language: French, Italian, English, Romanian (screened with Greek subtitles)
IMDB rating: 8/10
Production country: France
Where to watch: Dexameni cinema, Cine Filothei, Margarita cinema,Village cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis),Cine Chloe, Nostalgia cinema, Cine Lila, Cine Aloma, Cine Galatsi, Sporting digital cinema, Options cinemas (Ilion, Glyfada), Cine Akti, Trianon cinemax, Cine Miami
The Goldman Case (2023)
Cédric Kahn’s critically acclaimed courtroom docudrama The Goldman Case transports viewers to Paris in 1976, during the appeal trial of Pierre Goldman, a left-wing revolutionary convicted of several robberies, including one where two pharmacists were killed. Mysteriously murdered shortly after, Goldman’s case remains one of France’s most enigmatic legal battles. Kahn’s film offers a gripping semi-biographical exploration of this real-life courtroom drama.
Director: Cédric Kahn
Cast: Arieh Worthalter, Arthur Harari
Language: French (screened with Greek subtitles)
IMDB rating: 7/10
Production country: France
Where to watch: Panathinaia cinema, Cine Karmen, Cine Diana, Stella Municipal cinema, Laura Europa cinemas digital, Cine Philip, Cine Daphne, Katerina digital cinema, Asteri digital cinema, Varkiza cinema, Orfeas Dolby digital
Strange Darling (2023)
JT Mollner’s second feature film, Strange Darling, is an American thriller starring Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner. What starts as a twisted one-night stand quickly devolves into a cat-and-mouse game of murder. As the night unfolds, nothing is as it seems, and the lines between victim and predator become increasingly blurred.
Director: JT Mollner
Cast: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr.
Language: English
IMDB rating: 7.7/10
Production country: United States
Where to watch: Ellinis Cinemax, Mpomponiera digital cinema, Alsos dolby digital cinema, Village cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis), Cinemax (Aello, Nana), Electra cinema, Daphne cinema, Cinema Dionisia, Nea Maskot Cinema, Options cinemas (Ilion, Glyfada), Cine Varkiza, Cine Perama, Orfeas Dolby digital, Cool Tymvos Cinemas
Films In Re-Release
The Magic City (1954)
Nikos Koundouros’ The Magic City (1954) returns to Riviera cinema in Exarcheia, transporting viewers to the Dourgouti neighborhood of the 1950s, now known as Neos Kosmos. The film follows Kosmas, a young man from the slums struggling to make ends meet. Desperate and entangled in smuggling due to his debts, Kosmas faces a moral dilemma as he searches for a way out. The film will be screened with English subtitles.
Director: Nikos Koundouros
Cast: Giorgos Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stefanos Stratigos
Language: Greek (screened with English subtitles)
IMDB rating: 7.2/10
Production country: Greece
Where to watch: Riviera Cinema
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Written and performed by the legendary Monty Python troupe, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the group’s first feature film with an original storyline, marking their breakthrough into cinema. A hilarious parody of the King Arthur legend, the film follows Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table on a surreal, low-budget quest for the Holy Grail, encountering absurd and silly obstacles along the way. A classic in British comedy, the film remains a fan favorite.
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Language: English
IMDB rating: 8.2/10
Production country: United Kingdom
Where to watch: Athenee cinema
Additionally, movie lovers will enjoy the following classical in Greek cinemas: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s psychological thriller Cure (1997) will be screened at Athenee Cinema, while Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Short Film About Love (1988) will be shown at Oasis, Amiko, Zephyros, and Vox Cinemas. The films will be presented in Japanese and Polish, respectively, and will feature only Greek subtitles.
