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Crete: Under the Grecian Sun - Crete, Greece (59 Minutes)
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Crete: Under the Grecian Sun - Crete, Greece (59 Minutes)

Join the Goddess and the Greek® on a Romantic Culinary-Travel Journey on the Greek island of Crete, Greece! Also watch the companion program "A Greek Islands Destination Cooking Class - Santorini, Greece on your TV via the free Vimeo app at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/greekislands Join award-winning on-camera personality, lifestyle journalist, author of Diary of A Modern Day Goddess, and independent producer Cynthia Daddona as she delivers her most fun and inspiring cultural travel exploration yet. In this documentary Cynthia, an Italian-Greek-American, is joined by her Greek-American husband James and together they are The Goddess and the Greek,® in Crete: Under the Grecian Sun. Come along as they celebrate a romantic culinary and eco-travel journey on this savory island in the Mediterranean Sea. The Goddess and the Greek® welcome you to Greece's BIG island, CRETE! So, sit back, relax and enjoy as you discover the delicious and life-enhancing ways of life on the Greek island of Crete. Follow Cynthia as she explores eco-village living and the Mediterranean way of life that includes savoring times at the table while eating the delicious and healthy cuisine of Crete. A 15-year scientific study of seven diverse countries confirmed that the Cretan village farmers of the 1960's had the best health and longevity in the world. The diet of Crete and Southern Italy became the foundation for the famous Mediterranean Diet. Crete - Under the Grecian Sun showcases Crete's bountiful food traditions and tables, both ancient and modern, vibrant and vital villages, wisdoms of the Yia Yias (grandmas), working farm-to-table agritourism sites, contemporary hotels and spas, sun-soaked sandy beaches, goddess-centric ancient Minoan culture, archaeological splendors of rich history, and natural majestic landscapes reminiscent of a Tuscany on the Aegean Sea. Cretan culture today is a blend of mainly Greek along with touches of Venetian & Turkish influences. Its cuisine is forever an ethnic cornucopia of tastes and smells using the freshest local ingredients and time-honored recipes. This delicious, fun and informative program is the next best thing to actually being in Crete! With 20 years of travel and lifestyle journalism and a television and improv comedy background, Cynthia will educate and entertain you as she visits locations in Crete such as Elounda, Spinalonga, Heraklion, Knossos, Hersonissos, Rethymnon, Anogeia, Chania and many other wonderful and romantic places in-between. Her other productions in Greece include her romantic destination wedding to James on the Greek island of Santorini where she also hosted and produced the #1 New York Times' About.com Greek culinary-travel DVD, A Greek Island Islands Destination Cooking Class. In addition to hosting for CelebrateGreece.com, Cynthia is the creator and hosts of the video websites RomancingTheTable.com and ModernDayGoddess.com. Learn more at https://www.celebrategreece.com/crete-under-the-grecian-sun ASIN: B01MQ4BWL8 (USA); B01MQ4F46Z (UK)
Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again - London Premiere w/ Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Cher, and More
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Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again - London Premiere w/ Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Cher, and More

Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again, exclusive interviews with Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Cher, Rita Wilson, Amada Seyfried and more and the movie's London Premiere. Background: Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences,Summer 2008 is the season for Mamma Mia! The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman.   Mamma Mia!, the Broadway play, stars Michelle Dawson (Character: Donna Sheridan) and John Hemphill (character: Sam Carmichael) goof around backstage with CelebrateGreece.com's  Cynthia Daddona and James Stathis Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski,Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads. An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried),the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski) —from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to findthe identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloomand old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from“Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters,old friends and new family found.     * Genre:Drama     * Director:Phyllida Lloyd     * Cast:Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters Filming Locations Wedding and Church: The wedding takes place in a tiny church built on a steep rock formation overlooking the Aegean Sea. Before Donna climbs up to the chapel, she pours her heart out to Sam, singing "The Winner Takes It All." The scene was filmed at the rustic Agios Ioannis sto Kastri on Skopelos Island, where you can scale the 100-plus stairs to the top of the dramatic cliff. Fathers Meet: Sophie's prospective fathers meet for the first time when Sam (Pierce Brosnan) and Harry (Colin Firth) miss the last ferry to Kalokairi and Bill (Stellan Skarsgård) offers to take them on his boat. The scene was filmed on Skiathos, an island in the Aegean Sea about 85 miles north of Athens. Fathers Retreat: When the men learn that Sophie's mother, Donna (Meryl Streep), doesn't want them at her daughter's wedding, they make a hasty retreat back to the mainland on Bill's boat. Determined to stop them, Sophie swims out to her could-be dads, and the group sings a playful rendition of "Our Last Summer." A peninsula off Glysteri beach, on the island of Skopelos, served as the scene's backdrop. "Mamma Mia - The Movie" is a registered trademark of Universal.  Imagery Courtesy of Universal Studios.
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