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Disturbia [DVD]

Disturbia [DVD]

As far as teen-centric riffs on Hitchcock classics go, Disturbia is much better than it has any right to be. Part of the strength of D.J. Caruso's sometimes overdirected, but never-less-than-intriguing suburban thriller is its incessant focus on the role of technology in ... ...

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  • Greek ERT remains off-air

    A banner hangs on the facade of the Greek state television ERT headquarters on June 16, 2013 in Athens. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) asked Greece to re-open public broadcaster ERT after the government's surprise decision to pull it off the air in a bid to cut spending, sparking a nationwide strike. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on June 14 offered to partially reinstate state ...

  • Greek coalition holds emergency meeting over state broadcaster ERT

    eurozone crisis hung over an emergency meeting of the country's coalition leaders on Wednesday as the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, sought to defuse the turmoil that followed hisdecision to shut down ERT, the nation's state-run broadcaster.After 48 hours of high-stakes brinkmanship by his junior partners, Samaras, whose centre-right New Democracy party narrowly won elections last ...

  • Fira a firm Greek holiday favorite

    By Stathis Kousounis The traditional settlement of Fira on the southern Aegean island of Santorini appears to be the most popular tourism destination among Greeks for the June 22-24 bank holiday weekend, according to travel search engine and hotel rate website trivago.gr.In a list published on Wednesday, the site showed that the resort with the highest occupancy rate is picturesque Fira, at 77 ...

  • Eurogroup to vote on separate funding for credit sector recap

    By Nikos Chrysoloras Greece and Cyprus are hoping to reap significant benefits from ...

  • Gov’t eyes tranche frontloading

    By Sotiris Nikas Provided that the inspection of its streamlining program comes to a successfully conclusion, Greece can hope that the next bailout tranche will total 8.1 billion euros, as the eurozone is examining the option of disbursing to Athens the installments for the third and the fourth quarter of the year immediately.That way a major part of the funding gap will be covered, allowing ...

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