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Articles tagged "shohreh aghdashloo"News‘Soraya M.’ star Shohreh Aghdashloo wants her film to shine a light on Iranby 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...  TV ReviewHouse of Saddamby Cynthia Fuchs[5.Dec.08] :. At the start of House of Saddam, the Iraqi leader watches George W. Bush announce the coming war on TV, looking into a reflection of his own end, born of hubris and deception and decades of disloyalties.  Film DVD ReviewThe Nativity Story (2006)by Matt Mazur[9.Apr.07] :. Unlike the story from which it derives, there is no "oomph". There is no sense of danger. There is no excitement.  Film ReviewThe Nativity Story (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Dec.06] :. When word of Catherine Hardwicke's attachment to The Nativity Story first surfaced, the possibilities swirled: what if the film reimagined the about-14-year-old Mary as a recognizable teenager?  TV ReviewSmithby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.06] :. Faces are hard to read in Smith. Sometimes, this inscrutability is obvious, even exaggerated.  Film ReviewThe Lake House (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Jun.06] :. Shuffled around amid a series of very pretty split screens and unmoored voiceovers, Alex and Kate must create a relationship out of very contrived air. 24 - Season Fourby Cynthia Fuchs[16.Dec.05] :. All this torture is variously named, always painful, sometimes inhumane treatments of suspects or folks with info they're afraid to give up. Most everyone in 24 works in a hurry. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Sep.05] :. Even if Exorcism doesn't provide outright answers, its 'lessons' -- whether understood as secular or institutional -- seem clear enough. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Dec.03] :. Property is at the center of House of Sand and Fog. Maryam (2000)by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-GilleceSo disappointing because of the unfulfilled promise of a firm stand on news broadcasting and the media. |
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