Persepolis

Iran in Persepolis: Good Versus Evil, Again

Hossein Derakhshan | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics


Hossein Derakhshan

The world of Persepolis is divided into two very separate groups: you are either with Marjane, or you are against her.This is not much different from Bush's and Sarkozy's official line on Iran.

Who Should Win the Oscars -- The Teaser Categories

Alex Remington | Posted 01.28.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE OF THE YEAR: Ratatouille: This was pretty close to my favorite movie of the year. It's hard to talk about unhyperbolically -- it's simply magical.

Persepolis: Iranian Feminist as Subversive

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.30.2007 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

The film tells the story of an independent girl growing up in a secular Iran in the late 1970s, and what happened to her world in the wake of the Islamic revolution.

The First Annual Frances Marion Awards

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.26.2007 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

These awards are for films and TV by and/or about women that show women for who we all are: flawed, fat, thin, messed up, leaders, hot, sexy...real.

Sleepless in Toronto

Efe Cakarel | Posted 09.11.2007 | Entertainment


Efe Cakarel

Drama might be the most widely celebrated genre of this years festival, however it is definitely not the only genre that this year's eclectic selection offers.


 

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