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A Persian Prince In the Making
As shooting for the first movie Sands of Time based on the most popular computer game of the 1990’s and this decade, Prince of Persia, begins at the Legendary British PineWood Studio's (under MORE >> |
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Tim Burton's Oriental Dream
Timothy 'Tim' William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and often dark gothic MORE >> |
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Jake Gyllenhaal Crowned Prince of Persia!
'Rather than do a straight beat-for-beat adaptation of the new videogame, we're taking some cool elements from the game and using them to craft a new story - much as 'Pirates' [of MORE >> |
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Stupid Arabs? Not So! (*)
“En France on n’a pas de pétrole, mais on a des idées!” -Famous French Slogan during the Oil Crisis of 1970’s
When Iran was beginning to draw Hollywood investments in the mid sixties with films MORE >> |
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Persian Enigma!
After many rumors and counter rumors about the very first movie adaptation of the popular Computer Game Prince of Persia, it seems that Bloc Buster Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Cari MORE >> |
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Vive Le Cinema!
The Year 2007 will certainly be remembered in Iranian Film History equally for both the Diaspora and compatriots back home thanks to the critical and Box Office Success of Marjane Satrapi and Vin MORE >> |
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Vive La Deneuve
French actress Catherine Deneuve will be honoured for her career at the Los Angeles Film Festival next month.
The 63-year-old star will be the subject of a tribute along with US actress Laura L MORE >> |
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Sergio Leone's Colossus Film Debut!
Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves - Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (I,ii, MORE >> |
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Youssef Ishaghpour's Rosebud
'A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.' -Orson Welles
'Even if the good old days never existed, the fact that we can conceive such a MORE >> |
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US Cast For Satrapi's Persepolis Announced
Sean Penn and Iggy Pop have signed on as voice talent for the English-language version of Sony Picture Classics' toon 'Persepolis.'
The recruits join the already-announced Gena Rowla MORE >> |
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Eyes Wide Shut
The World of Motion Pictures was hit by the sad but much expected news of the demise of the two major pillars of European Cinema. Italy’s Michelangelo Antonioni, renowned for his 1966 release Blo MORE >> |
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Teheran Mon Amour
In the late 70’s the Soviet Film Industry was desperately trying to open it’s frontiers to foreign investments and artists. The native country of Sergueï Eisenstein (one of the most prolific dire MORE >> |
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A Treasure Out of Chest
Is it about ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and Captain Jack Sparrow’s adventure?
Not really! It’s something more than that for Persians in Diaspora, foreign students in particular.
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The Persian Empire Strikes Back
'A Thousand Nations of the Persian Empire Descend Upon You ! Our Arrows Will Blot out the Sun' - Persian King Xerxes' Emissary
'Then we will fight in the shade.' -St MORE >> |
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Xerxes Part II
DK: Esther’s political struggle to save her people is at the source of the Purim Festivities, which is as important as Christmas for Christians or Nowruz for Iranians. It is celebrated by Jews ar MORE >> |
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Xerxes - Part I
Few true Love Stories in History have determined a People’s Destiny, tested Iron Wills or so positively catalyzed a Nation’s Identity so as to last centuries and fill in its most glorious chapter MORE >> |
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Asgar For An Oscar!
As you all know, the 79th annual Academy Awards will be held at the famous Kodak Theater on Feb 25th 2007. Like each year we will see an army of nominees in competition in 24 different categ MORE >> |
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Hollywood Dream Merchants
If you have ever wondered where all the 100 millions $ spent on Oliver Stone’s Alexander Movie (shot in Morocco and Thailand amid the War in Iraq) went into, the answer is not difficult t MORE >> |
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Persian Golden Boys In Hollywood
The Advent of Iranian Actors/Directors in Hollywood is not a new phenomenon. Already back in the 60’s and 70’s Director Reza S. Badyii was to be one of the first Persian expats to impose himself MORE >> |
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Fereydoun Hoveyda: A Class Apart
Hoveyda combines his literary sensitivity, his cinematic instinct, and his international experience, to create images that are beautiful, perceptive, and funny.' – And MORE >> |
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