Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Greek Wedding' benefits from simple screenplay

Article: NIA THE HONEYMOON ISN'T OVER FOR THE `GREEK WEDDING' STAR
The Boston Globe;  April 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ...For her second movie, the Oscar-nominated...Vardalos has traded a Greek wedding for big, fat cabaret...since "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," not believing...make a second movie - never mind that...the same type of movie [as "Greek Wedding"]: "Trust your...

Article: Reel marketing genius; `Greek Wedding' makes Bob Berney celluloid hero. (News).(IFC Films vice president devised successful promotion plan)(Biography)
Crain's New York Business;  December 2, 2002 ;     700+ words ......that Big Fat Greek Wedding would be a movie you never would...Bob led the movie to $200 million...skills transformed Greek Wedding into an unprecedented...million to market Greek Wedding-studio films...was to make the movie look like a release...

Article: 'Greek Wedding' takes the cake
Post-Tribune (IN);  July 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ......pitching "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the year's most...455 screens, the movie has taken in $13...we've gone to, the movie takes off. It's...on gasoline." "Greek Wedding" offers a textbook...nurture an underdog movie at a time when...theatrical rights to "Greek ...

Article: My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a peek at the future.
The Report;  January 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding augurs well for...able city. The movie was produced for...1999.) So why did Greek Wedding become the most...material as the movie, was much admired...under starlight. Greek Wedding conveys the warm...either, since that movie ...

Article: Summer surprise: 'Greek Wedding' keeps growing:.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ......What My Big Fat Greek Wedding lacks in high-profile...Hollywood that the movie version of her...the tiny-budget movie began before its...to go see this movie,' says Vicki Giambrone...current track, Greek Wedding may end up being...about $5 million, Greek Wedding ...

Article: `GREEK WEDDING' PROJECTS IMMIGRATION, HOMELAND SPLIT.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 13, 2003 ;     480 words ......of the smash movie ``My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' such a question...My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is not a flattering...have seen the movie might not be...studio films, ``Greek Wedding'' has earned...theaters so far. The movie has been frequently...

Article: `Greek Wedding' takes a vow for TV.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......and her big fat Greek wedding have enjoyed one...In October, the movie she adapted from...screenplay for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, her first, scored...just last week, the movie, which cost $5 million...Hanks and his wife, Greek-American actress...help finance the movie. ...

Article: Non-stop Nia 'Greek Wedding' star takes another comedic turn
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......into "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the small-budget movie that ended up the...As "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" piled up box office receipts -- the movie took in $241.4 million...opens Friday. Like "Greek Wedding," the new movie is a romantic comedy...

Article: 'Greek Wedding' Shows Split Among Greeks
AP Online;  January 9, 2003 ;     596 words ......of the smash movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding such a question...My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is not a flattering...have seen the movie might not be...studio films, Greek Wedding has earned $228...theaters so far. The movie has been frequently...

Article: `Greek Wedding' writer moving on to foreign territory.
Dallas Morning News;  April 13, 2004 ;     676 words ......What a difference a Big Fat Greek Wedding makes. So what does she do...audience for `My Big Fat Greek Wedding' to know that I really respect...know that I've written a movie that is exactly the same...1999, when she was shopping Greek Wedding. I never even knew a ...

Article: `Greek Wedding' writer moving on to foreign territory.(The Dallas Morning News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 13, 2004 ;     676 words ......What a difference a Big Fat Greek Wedding makes. So what does she do...audience for `My Big Fat Greek Wedding' to know that I really respect...know that I've written a movie that is exactly the same...1999, when she was shopping Greek Wedding. I never even knew a ...

Article: `GREEK WEDDING' ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.(News)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  October 7, 2002 ;     645 words ......After stunning the movie industry and even the...26 weeks, My Big Fat Greek Wedding has become the most...Over the weekend, the movie, produced for a meager...the United States. Greek Wedding earned $8.5 million...lots of laughs. The movie has something else...outfit that ...

Article: `Big Fat Greek Wedding' deserves praise, not knocks
Sun, The: Geneva (IL);  January 15, 2003 ;     214 words ......Ryko wrote in his daily column a knock on the so-called movie critics. First he prefaced this column with a disclaimer...the comedy achieved its intent, making it a good comedy/movie. No laughter made it a flop. I write this in defense of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." It seems that every now and ...

Article: `Greek Wedding' shows split between immigrants and homeland
AP Worldstream;  January 10, 2003 ;     597 words ......of the smash movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding such a question...My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is not a flattering...have seen the movie might not be...studio films, Greek Wedding has earned US...theaters so far. The movie has been frequently...