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About Elly (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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About Elly (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 →

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2015) Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo, Milad Eghbali, Reza Sixo Safai, Pej Vahdat and Ana Lily Amirpour. Screenplay by Ana Lily Amirpour. Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Distributed by Kino Lorber.  95 minutes.  Not Rated. Vampire films are so rampant … Continue reading →

Asghar Farhadi – Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center
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Asghar Farhadi – Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center

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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 →