The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
A Greek American father of a dying boy decides to take his son to Greece to breathe the clean air of his ancestors, in an attempt to save the boy's life. However, money is a problem.
A girl from the province, who works in a fashion house in Athens, goes to Kos to promote her clothes. Residents believe that the daughter of a Greek-American tycoon and she plays the role will lead it to embrace the real son of the alleged father.
The whole male population of Katochori is in love with the niece of former president Katsikaris. The village is the American archaeologist John Bull and the president did not miss an opportunity, as a man unexpectedly appeared, willing to dig the fields ...
Billy Duncan (Robert Krantz) is a dance instructor who has fallen on hard times. After a misstep with the law, a judge sentences him to serve 500 hours of community service. His assignment? Giving dance lessons to the Yiayias and Papous at a local Greek Orthodox Church. Soon Billy, the "xeno", finds himself falling in love with Alexia Constarakis (Patricia Skeriotis) the daughter of a wealthy parishioner, and with the help of Father Chris (Robert Costanzo), the Church's off-beat, charismatic Priest, Billy is inspired into teaching dance again, and taking a chance on love.
A meditation on childhood, loss, and the desire to recreate one’s innocence; the recalling of memories.
Basile’s first attempt bringing his humor to Greeks all over the world and what got the world laughing at Greek/English Comedy. Filmed in Youngstown, OH, Basile drove the audience into hysterics explaining his insights of how it was truly like growing up in Greek conservative home in a wide open American society. From his parents, to grandparents, to dealing with everyday issues and mispronounced words and foods we at times hated to eat… Basile brings light to what it was “Growing Up Greek In America”!
From humble beginnings in a small slate roofed village in Greece to the heyday of America's movie palaces, the Latchis Family built an empire of theatres throughout New England in the hard-scrabble years of the Great Depression. Their story is told through historically accurate footage, photographs and music from the Latchis family, local historical societies and national archives.
Basile continues his attics as Zeus summons Basile to film his Comedy Special in Boston to a sold out John Hancock Hall Theater. From walking through Fenway Park to wearing dresses while getting fitted for his Special outfit for the evening’s entertainment, Basile delivers an outrageous show that will make you laugh out loud from the beginning to the end of the show! From dealing with Religion and the Chanter audition process to marriage to a Greek woman and the “in laws”. Basile makes as if he’s part of the family join him for a family gathering you won’t forget while “Growing Up Greek In America”!