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I’m a sucker for Greek mythology so any time a film uses it my interest is instantly piqued. I play all the God of War games, I read the Iliad for fun, and I even went to see Percy Jackson and the Olympians in the theater just because it was about Greek gods and monsters. Never mind that I haven’t read any of the books. So even though 2010’s remake of the Clash of the Titans is widely regarded as a mess of a film (I mostly agree) I couldn’t help but find myself sitting in theater 14 at Regal El Dorado Hills last night waiting to see this sequel of a remake. In Wrath of the Titans, Hades (Ralph Fiennes) is still trying to get back at Zeus (Liam Neeson) for forcing on him the thankless task
Mayor Kevin Johnson gave full endorsement of the 47th annual Sacramento Greek Festival on Friday, its opening day. In his address to festival-goers, Johnson shared his appreciation of the great music, art and food provided by the Greek community over the course of the weekend’s festivities, which took place at the Sacramento Convention Center. “It’s all about the gyros for me,” Johnson said. “We’ve got a lot of great Greek restaurants in Sacramento, but what’s neat about this event is that they all come here.” With more than 10,000 people attending the three-day event, Johnson clearly isn’t the only Sacramentan in support of celebrating all things Greek. Chefs from some of the best Gree