Articles tagged "iran"

Capsule Reviews

Ata Ebteka: Ornamentalism: Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestra For New Music Performing Works of A

by Timothy Gabriele

[28.Oct.09] :. Hints of Persian music are masked by a confounding digital ruckus as one of Iran's premier electronic composers takes on one of the country's pioneering electro-acoustic minds.

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Film DVD Review

The Fish Fall in Love

by Scott Jordan Harris

[24.Sep.09] :. A charming but confounding Iranian anti-romance based on the story of Scheherazade -- but with cookery substituting for storytelling.

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Comics Review

Chicken with Plums

by Erik Hinton

[16.Jul.09] :. Before even opening Chicken with Plums it is apparent that the book will have to go beyond the cultural seduction of Persepolis if Satrapi’s career is to become anything other than a one-note veil dance.

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News

‘Soraya M.’ star Shohreh Aghdashloo wants her film to shine a light on Iran

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[26.Jun.09] :. Shohreh Aghdashloo, the Oscar-nominated Iranian-born actress, has been watching events in her native land with something approaching glee. “This is the most exciting moment in...

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TV Review

Iran and the West

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Jun.09] :. Iran and the West looks back at the past three decades of tension and eruption.

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HBO documentaries attempt to put Iran and the West in focus

by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[21.Jun.09] :. During this, the 30th anniversary of the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and the establishment of an Islamic republic, both HBO and National Geographic are airing films this week that offer American...

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Three new documentaries explore the chasm between Iran and the West

by Glenn Garvin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[17.Jun.09] :. Her husband was billing it as nothing more than a prolonged vacation, but Farah Diba, the queen of Iran, knew it was much more. As she climbed aboard the royal aircraft bound for Egypt, the streets...

Iran: Dissolver

by Mike Newmark

[1.Feb.09] :. The reclusive, elusive Iran release their third record after six years of silence, and the sound -- once noisy and gnarled -- is so toned down it could be mistaken for the work of an entirely different band.

Haale: No Ceiling

by Mike Schiller

[11.Jun.08] :. Haale's music is a bit like Tori Amos using her belting voice over Middle-East-influenced rock 'n' roll.

Pouya Mahmoodi: Mehr

by Deanne Sole

[18.Mar.08] :. Mahmoodi has a mild-mannered, steady voice with an elongated lilt and a gentleness that makes him sound as if he’s singing to himself and you happen to be accidentally overhearing him.

The sound of Iran today: Hip-hop, rap and protest

by Kamyar Bashari [The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (MCT)]

[10.Dec.07] :. TEHRAN, Iran—The sound of the Iranian revolution can be heard on the headsets worn by young people all across the country. They’re listening to a wide variety of underground music...

Iranian women pay the price in law-and-order campaign

by Mehdi Mahdavi Azad [The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (MCT)]

[27.Sep.07] :. TEHRAN, Iran—For several months now, Iranian police have been conducting a huge operation aimed at cracking down on women who are deemed to be violating the country’s strict Islamic code....

Apply pressure on Iran, and wait

by Mark Bowden [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[30.May.07] :. Evin Prison in north Tehran is such a sprawling complex that it cannot really be seen from any one vantage point. I went looking for it on my last trip to Tehran in 2005, researching a book about...

Iranian exiles see film ‘300’ as an attempt to vilify Persians

by Vik Jolly [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[22.Mar.07] :. The Hollywood blockbuster “300” has fueled conversations in the Iranian exile community across the United States, even spawning demands for an apology from the film’s...