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August 2-6, 1999 / Mordad 11-15, 1378
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* Who's right, who's wrong?
* Photographers demand safety
* Family films or plain junk?
* Mental art
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* Music: Who's hot, who's not
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Friday
August 6, 1999
* Rock n Roll at Sadabad?
Tehran, (Iran daily) - Sadabad Palace will be
the venue for a "Pop (mardomi)" concert by Mehdi Sepehr. Meanwhile
in Kish island Kourosh Yaghmaie and Fereydoun Foroughi will be singing
at an arts festival. Rock on! ... FULL
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* Four films get permits
Tehran, (Iran daily) - Molla-Qolipour's "Hiva",
Qodratollah Solh Mirzaie's "Alaf-haaye Harz" and Pouran Derakhshandeh's
"Sarzamin-e man" have received screening permits. So has a foreign
film by Peter Hewitt (spelling?) "Little Men" ... FULL TEXT IN
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* Nine films at Dutch festival
Tehran, (Iran daily) - Nine Iranian short films
will be shown at the Cine-Kid film festival in Holand (23-31 October)
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Thursday
August 5, 1999
* Danaie comes of age
Tehran, (Neshat) - Amir Houshang Danaie, who has
been an assistant director on the set of a number of major films, is currently
editing his first film, "Birun az ghobaar" ... FULL TEXT IN
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* New books
Tehran, (Neshat) - Four books reviewed: Ghazaleh
Alizadeh's short stories; the tobacco riots in Tabriz; history of journalism
in Kerman and Alireza Karami's first book of poetry ... FULL TEXT IN
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Wednesday
August 4, 1999
* State TV band ads for "feminist" film
Tehran, (Neshat) - The conservative-controlled state television has
banned ads for a critically-acclaimed "feminist" film -- "Do
zan" (Twp women) - by Tahmineh Milani, which is currently playing
in Iranian theaters ... FULL
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* Who's right, who's wrong?
Tehran, (Neshat) - Television commentators claim the theater industry
is in decline. Others disagree. A report ... FULL
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Tuesday
August 3, 1999
* Photographers demand safety
Tehran, (Neshat) - A group of photo journalists
have condemned the arrest and unlawful questioning of photographers during
recent student protests. It has called on the authorities to protect the
rights of photographers ... FULL
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* Family films or plain junk?
Tehran, (Neshat) - Film directors and experts
discuss the merits of "family films" in Iran, which often sell
a lot of tickets, but are unpopular with the critics ... FULL TEXT IN
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* Mental art
Tehran, (Neshat) - Patients at a mental institution
in Karaj have put on an art show. The hope is that art therapy will improve
mental health ... FULL
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Monday
August 2, 1999
* Best female actor
Tehran, (Neshat) - Niki Karimi has won a best
female actor award from Italy for her performance in Tahmineh Milani's
"Do zan" (Two women) ... FULL
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* Music: Who's hot, who's not
Tehran, (Neshat) - Guess who's popular in Iran
these days? Kenny G. No wonder people are restless. Plus other news about
music sales ... FULL
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