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* Bestsellers
* Composer dead
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* Pour-Moqdam's new book
* UCLA presents Dariush Mehrjui films
* Shamlu hospitalized
* Book: Government will review new publishing bill
* Film: Iranian short films at BBC festival
* Film: New head of Farabi cinema foundation appointed
* Film: Reply to Kish critic
* Film: The Kish controversy
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Thursday
June 18, 1999
* Bestsellers
Tehran, (Iran daily) - Bestselling books of the week according to a
survey of bookstores in Tehran ... FULL
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* Composer dead
Tehran, (Iran daily) - Composer and music expert Mahmoud Tajbaksh has
died. He was 75 ... FULL
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* Archaeological hill preserved
Tehran, (Iran daily) - "Aq Tapeh", an archaeological hill
near Karaj dating to 4,000 years B.C., has been registered as national
heritage site ... FULL
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Thursday
June 17, 1999
* Private showing of a controversial
film
Tehran, (Neshat) - "Don Zan" (Two Women) made by Tahmineh
Milani has not yet received permission for public viewing. But Neshat newspaper
organized a private viewing of the film which impressed the invited guests,
including some officilas ... FULL
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Wednesday
June 16, 1999
* Pour-Moqdam's new book
Tehran, (Iran daiily) - Novelist Ali Pour-Moqadam is working on a new
book "Havaali-ye Kaaf-e Shukaa" ... FULL
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Tuesday
June 15, 1999
* UCLA presents Dariush Mehrjui films
LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 15, 1999--UCLA
Film and Television Archive presents Dariush Mehrjui: Trapeze Without a
Net, July 15 - Aug. 1, 1999. Since his film "The Cow" in 1969,
Iranian-born Mehrjui, along with countrymen Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen
Makhmalbaf, has been instrumental in paving the way for the post-revolutionary
Iranian cinematic renaissance, sometimes referred to as the "Iranian
New Wave." This series highlights Mehrjui's recent films as well as
visiting classics from the controversial filmmaker ... FULL
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* Shamlu hospitalized
June 15, 1999 (Neshat) -- Poet Ahmad Shamlu has again been hospitalized
for a variety of illnesses that appear quite serious ... FULL
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* Government will review new publishing bill
Tehran, (Iran daily) - The Culture Ministry will introduce a bill to
the Majlis to liberalize current regulations on book publishing ... FULL TEXT IN
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* Iranian short films at BBC festival
Tehran (Iran daily) -- Thirteen Iranian short films will be showing
at a BBC film festival ... FULL
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* New head of Farabi cinema foundation appointed
tehran, may 30, irna -- hamid mohebbi has been appointed as new managing
director of the farabi cinema foundation. his appointment was proposed
by deputy culture and islamic guidance ministry in charge of cinematic
affairs seifollah daad and approved by the foundation's board of trustees
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* Reply to Kish critics
Tehran, (Iran daily) - Mohammad Ahmadi, the production manager of "Tales
of Kish" replies to complaints from Nasser Taghvaie... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
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* The Kish controversy
Film directors Bahram Bayzaie and Nasser Taghvaie are angry at a decision
by the Cannes film festival to cut their contribution to "Tales of
Kish" - a collection of films about the Iranian island in the Persian
Gulf. The festival ended this weekend and the film did not win any awards:
- Bahram
Bayzaie's protest letter
- Nasser
Taghvaie's protest letter
- Cannes
festival official's letter
Also see: Daily
Variety's review of "Tales of Kish"
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* Daryoush Saghafi: Searching for Persian music
Tehran, (Hamshahri) -- Santoor master Daryoush Saghafi is searching
for "true Persian classical music". Special feature ... FULL IMAGE TEXT
IN PERSIAN
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