Iran has recruited French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre to file suit against Hollywood for promoting “Iranophobia” in their movies. Ben Affleck’s Best Picture winner Argo has been targeted in the suit, as well as 300, Not Without My Daughter, and The Wrestler. According to The Guardian, Coutant-Peyre revealed details of her task at Tehran’s recent Hoax of Hollywood conference. Speaking with […]
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Iran mounts remake of Argo
January 16, 2013 
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Argo has been one of the biggest success stories of the past 12 months; an intelligent, crowd-pleasing movie about a stranger-than-fiction tale which completed its victory lap with Best Picture and Director honours at the Golden Globes and a slew of Oscar nominations. Not everyone is happy with Ben Affleck’s CIA flick, however; specifically, Iran. As […]
Continue readingNo place like home – Goodbye review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 10, 2012 0 Comments
Goodbye – Starring Leyla Zareh, Hassan Pourshirazi, and Behname Tashakor. Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. By Simon Miraudo. Goodbye played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Though it has a reputation for being hidden behind a veil of strict Government control and religious fanaticism, Iran’s cinematic culture is growing […]
Continue readingHome alone – This Is Not a Film review
March 5, 2012 0 Comments
This Is Not a Film – Directed by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb. Rated G. By Simon Miraudo. This Is Not a Film plays the Perth International Film Festival as part of PIAF’s In Retrospect line-up. It screens with Panahi’s The White Balloon on March 9, 2012. Click here for more details. This Is Not a Film arrives […]
Continue readingWon’t somebody think of the children – A Separation review
February 28, 2012 0 Comments
A Separation – Starring Peyman Moaddi, Leila Hatami and Sareh Bayat. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Rated M. Originally published July 31, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation takes us on a complex emotional journey, as we watch decent, well-meaning people get tangled up in their little white lies with disastrous results. The film begins with Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) pleading […]
Continue readingIranian actress sentenced to 90 lashes and jail time
October 12, 2011 4 Comments
In a ruling that has shocked the film world, Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to 90 lashes and one year in jail for her role in the Australian-produced film My Tehran For Sale. Filmed in the Iranian Capital, Vafamehr plays an actress whose stage work is banned by authorities. Though the film itself […]
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