Parky at the Pictures (DVD 22/10/2009)
The Oxford Times | Blogs (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Reviews of A L'Aventure; Shirin; Everlasting Moments; Katyn; Tony Manero; Anything for Her; and Cherry Blossoms
Abbas Kiarostami
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'Hipsters' nabs Black Pearl award
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
International News: Middle East Film Festival hands out $1 million -- Abu Dhabi's Middle East Film Festival wrapped Saturday night with an awards ceremony that saw more than $1 million in prize money handed out.
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Je Veux Voir
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Starring Catherine Deneuve, Rabih Mroue Club, Kino, Cork, 75 min
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Censoring an Iranian Love Story, By Shahriar Mandanipour
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
In Abbas Kiarostami's recent film Shirin, sonorous voices intone the classical story of the heroine and her two loves, Khusrau and Farhad.
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Sunil Doshi on Middle East International Film Fest jury
Businessofcinema.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
NDTV Lumiere director Sunil Doshi has been invited by the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) to be a jury in this year's film festival. He will be looking at films in the Narrative Feature Competition, sharing the honours with international names. The festival kickstarted on 8 October and will continue for the next 10 days. Prior to his departure, Doshi ...
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Magic of Persia and the Contemporary Art Prize
Resonance FM Podcasts (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
An interview with Shirley Elghanian from Magic of Persia. Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize finalists exhibit in London this month, as do the artists involved in the Iran Unbowed exhibition which Magic of Persia have curated to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair. With luminaries such as Abbas Kiarostami on board and Sheena Wagstaff chief curator [...]
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Sweet Rush, 2009
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Part coming of age story set in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising, and part personal testament by lead actress Krystyna Janda on her husband, Edward Klosinski's battle with cancer during filming,...
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Shirin (BFI) in October
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
News: BFI have announced the UK DVD release of Shirin on 26th October 2009 priced at £19.99 RRP. From director Abbas Kiarostami, Shirin is a re-telling of a classic Persian love story. Features include:1.78:1 Anamorphic WidescreenFarsi with optional Eng...
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Sandip Roy: Guess Who's Not Coming to The Olympics
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
It's probably just as well that Barack Obama's magic touch didn't work on the International Olympic Committee. The election of Obama has certainly reduced the...
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25 Great films I still haven’t watched but will before 2009 ends
Broken Projector (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
I consider myself a cinephile and a good one at that. I’m not one of those people who call themselves cinephiles because they sat through the Three Colours Trilogy on cable. At 24 years old, I feel I grew up watching some of the best films that anyone can watch while growing up but somewhere [...]
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Ghazieh ... A film by Abbas Kiarostami
Mostofi (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
I got this video from my good old friend Parviz, who is a teacher. It is a great video bringing a lot of people who are very, and were very, instrumental in shaping the state of affairs for the past thirty years of Iran. Their views tell us a lot about them. None of them say this though; that it is all about listening, and that is why the teacher is drawing a big ear. We should all listen to each other...
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Black Country Cinema group showcase films celebrating local culture
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
L ight House Media Centre will host a free event next week showcasing the work of local collective Black Country Cinema. This month’s Screen Forum event on Tuesday 29 September at 7pm, will showcase the first edition of Black Country Cinema’s Video Poems with themes ranging from the anxieties of having a recession proof job in the Black Country, to a man’s relationship with his hometown...
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Asia Pacific Screen Awards sees entries from 43 countries
Businessofcinema.com (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
The 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) has attracted a record 212 film entries from 43 countries.A total of 126 feature films, 51 documentaries, 18 animated feature films and 17 children’s feature films will be considered for nominations in nine award categories.Films by Aparna Sen (India), Lu Chuan (People’s Republic of China), Abbas Kiarostami ...
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First Iranian film shot in US since 1979 gets under way
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
Masoud Jafari Jozani credits Obama's 'more open' stance towards Iran for allowing production of In the Wind's Eye Production is to begin on the first Iranian film shot in the US since the Islamic Revolution. In the Wind's Eye, directed by veteran filmmaker Masoud Jafari Jozani, is also reported to have the highest-ever budget for an Iranian film at $12m (£7.3m). Jozani has credited the move...
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A Moon in the Gutter Q&A With Director Jeffrey Goodman
Moon in the Gutter (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
Recently I had the chance to watch and write on a terrific new modern noir starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander called The Last Lullaby . This incredibly effective film is the first feature from a very talented young filmmaker named Jeffrey Goodman. Jeffrey has been gracious enough to take part in this Question and Answer session for Moon in the Gutter that I hope everyone will read and enjoy....
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