YouTube Red, the streaming giant's premium ad-free service, has been around for a while now and, while several high-profile original creations have been promoted and...
Babak Anvari—whose culturally-specific, domestically haunted horror thriller Under the Shadow released back in 2016 to critical praise—has a new untitled film project on its way....
As Berlinale drew to a close, some of its attending Iranian productions were investigated by attending journalists to impressive results. Now, Pooya Badkoobeh’s debut drama...
The Village Voice reports of a massive retrospective of the work of filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei at the Anthology Film Archives, under the title “Documentary, Iranian...
HBO’s highly anticipated new feature-length film Fahrenheit 451—an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s seminal science fiction novel about societal control through widespread governmentally imposed anti-literacy—was just...
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...
FRONTLINE traces how the 40-year rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has fueled sectarian extremism across the Middle East for political gain. Correspondent Martin Smith...
Mani Haghighi’s Khook (“Pig”) has now been screened at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival (a/k/a Berlinale), already garnering attention and praise. Variety sat down...
Many might know the name Marjane Satrapi from her best-selling autobiographical graphic novel Persepolis, which engendered a well-received animated film by the same name in...
PBS’ long-running public affairs program Frontline has just kicked off Bitter Rivals, a 2-part docu-series which will investigate the Iranian-Saudi conflict. With the first episode...
Last year we wrote about Iranian-German composer Ramin Djawadi, whose contributions to the soundtracks for Westworld and Game of Thrones have become thriving and indispensable...
The Fajr Film Festival’s reach extends beyond the event itself—movie theaters in Iran, seeking to follow the energy of the awards, are expanding screenings for...
If you want to understand the social contradictions in Iran that lead to periodic explosions like those that took place recently, there is no better...
The big film news in Iran this week primarily concerns the momentous winners honored at the Fajr Film Festival. Among the winning nominees, two films...
Reports of Qorban Mohammadpour’s newest film continue to roll out, and The Devil’s Daughter should be entering production soon. The Devil’s Daughter is Mohammadpour’s follow-up...
Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatamikia was in attendance to present his new film At Damascus Time, recently screened at the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran. The...
A newly released trove of films sheds new light on aspects of the British Empire’s imperial science, administration and colonial travel through Iran and India....
Navid Negahban stopped by Page Six to deliver classic heroic movie lines, from “Die Hard” to “Apollo 13” to “Braveheart.” The Iranian-born actor has played...
One of the most prestigious annual film festivals, the Berlin International Film Festival (a/k/a the Berlinale) is set to include several key Iranian selections in...
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...
Great Iranian talent and ex-pat Golshifteh Farahani continues her distinct career as an actress, making headlines once again with her latest film, Shelter. Considered to...
