A HERO (2021) Starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Alireza Jahandideh, Sahar Goldoost, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaie, Sarina Farhadi, Ehsan Goodarzi and Maryam Shahdaei. Screenplay by Asghar Farhadi. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. What is it that makes a hero? Is a good deed which is perhaps done with some … Continue reading
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Everybody Knows (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
EVERYBODY KNOWS (2018) Starring Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darin, Eduard Fernandez, Barbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Minguez, Ramon Barea, Carla Campra, Ivan Chavera, Sara Salamo, Roger Casamajor, Jose Angel Egido, Sergio Castellanos, Jaime Lorente, Elvira Mínguez, Chema Adeva, Jordi Bosch, Stephanie Espil, Paco Pastor Gómez, Marianella Rojas, Paqui Horcajo, Vicente Vergara, Esteban Ciudad, Pedro … Continue reading
About Elly (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ABOUT ELLY (2009) Starring Shahab Hosseini, Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Peyman Moaadi, Merila Zarei, Ra’na Azadivar, Ahmad Mehranfar and Saber Abbar. Screenplay by Asghar Farhadi. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Distributed by Cinema Guild. 113 minutes. Not Rated. The world at large learned about the filmmaking skill of Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi in 2012 … Continue reading
Asghar Farhadi – Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center
Asghar Farhadi Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center by Brad Balfour Iranian director Asghar Farhadi manages to both enlighten and mystify. Maybe that’s why he’s been able to evade both the censors and jailers who police filmmakers for thought crimes against the mega-fascist Iranian state. Or maybe because this … Continue reading