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Real story behind "Indiana Jones 5" going to Ancient Greece in "Dial of Destiny"
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Real story behind "Indiana Jones 5" going to Ancient Greece in "Dial of Destiny"

CelebrateGreece.com interviews actor Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones) for his final appearance as the famed, whip-cracking archaeologist of movie fiction. What isn't fictional, however, is the real story behind the movie and the real "Dial of Destiny" (a Hollywood term). The device's real name is the "Antikythera Mechanism" which was discovered by a Greek sponge diver in 1900 off the Greek island of Antikythera. Along with many original Greek bronze statues, coins and more, was found a lump of what looked liked cement. Upon x-ray, the lump of cement was the remains of metal gears of the first analog computer (an astrolabe of sorts) that is still being deciphered, but is known to track the phases of the moon, the position of the stars and the occurrences of eclipses, even today when run in computer simulations. It could also able to predict when the most famous, ancient sporting event was to occur! The Antikythera Mechanism is on permanent display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece. Other than in this short video, you can see the Antikythera Mechanism: https://www.celebrategreece.com/links/2296-3-athens-museums-national-archaeological-museum-acropolis-museum TRIVIA: Philhellene aficionados may notice that the close-up of the "Dial of Destiny" in the movie shows, not Greek characters as is on the real Hellenistic-era Antikythera Mechanism, but rather characters as pictographs similar to what appears on the Minoan-era Phaestos Disc, still fully undeciphered. Perhaps this is a nod from the movie makers to the other famous disc of Greek antiquity? The Phaestos Disc is on permanent display in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum on the Greek island of Crete. See the real Phaestos (Festos; Phestos) Disc: https://www.celebrategreece.com/links/2305-12-greek-island-crete-minoans-minos-minotaur-labyrinth-knossos-phestus-pheastos-palaces-theseus-ariadne-agia-triada-bull Please remember to subscribe to our YouTube Channel and on social media at: https://www.Facebook.com/CelebrateGreece https://www.Twitter.com/CelebrateGreece https://www.YouTube/CelebrateGreece
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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