Abbas Kiarostami’s posthumously-released experimental film 24 Frames is priming for its wider US release schedule this year in May. However, New Yorkers will be able
Local Wisconsin filmmaker Hamidreza Nassiri just wrapped her second annual Wisconsin Iranian Film Festival. Serving as the festival’s organizer, Nassiri is also a teaching assistant
February in Chicago means a return to the city’s annual festival celebrating the films of Iran. Held at the Gene Siskel Film Center at the
The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is holding its annual filmfest celebrating Iranian films. Some highlights include several films we’ve presented on The Iranian
Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s death continues to reverberate through cinema news. Recently, at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), the “International Nominations Council [commended] Abbas Kiarostami
Hi! In this new column at The Iranian, we’re going to cover the week’s biggest and/or most interesting Iranian movie news, with stories taken from
Brockman, John (ed.), This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works, Harper Perennial, 2013. In 1997, the Reality Club, which
King Kong � United International Pictures (UIP) “And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty. And it stayed its hands from killing. And
If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may
During a recent event titled “Professional meeting on the application of Wikipedia tactics in communications”, held at Iran’s Ministry of Culture, a female audience member asked:
Saudi plans to become a major gas exporter within a decade raise questions about what the real goal of the kingdom’s policy, and by extension that of
Israel is now pushing for the U.S. to recognize its sovereignty over the Golan for fear of losing it completely, even though such recognition could
If anyone is still wondering why the United States has not won a real war since 1945, I offer up the example of retired U.S.
A just published Reuters piece claims: Iran wants to expand missile range despite U.S. opposition. That claim is false and is based on a willful misrepresentation of the source Reuters cites.
After the U.S. launched “limited” airstrikes on Friday against Syria, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced that the U.S. will maintain its illegal presence
Two weeks ago, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman carried out a brutal crackdown on his political opponents, arresting dozens of high-ranking relatives, kidnapping the
With a magnitude of 7.3, the Nov. 12, 2017 earthquake that shook the border region between Iran and Iraq is among the largest ever recorded in this area.
Iran is a land of poets A powerhouse of talented actors and creative design comes together in Ann Marie Fleming’s Window Horses, an animated feature
As an artist from the Middle East, an artist who carries with him the memory of revolution and war, I feel closer to pain and
abstract: Upon the implosion of the U.S.S.R. two decades ago, the people of Azerbaijan suddenly found themselves faced with the challenges of becoming a nation-state.
February 11, 2009 marked the 30th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution! I cannot believe it has been already 30 years! Only thinking about these 30
Nothing expresses the widening gap between the mind frames of the Iranian ruling elite and their Western counterparts more than the headlines in their respective
India has a secular government and the laws in India are supposed to reflect the worldly tradition enshrined in the Indian constitution. However, different religious
Long noisy columns of American tanks and armored vehicles rumble through Baghdad's streets all day and all night. American sons conduct body searches at checkpoints
