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by james dk. Masoud Kimiai is one of the founders of New Wave Cinema in Iran, which gave rise to the production of a number of intellectual artistic movies in last four decades. He began his career in 1966 as the Assistant-Director in the movie “Goodbye Tehran” (Khodahafez Tehran) by Samoel Khachikian. His first work as a movie director was “Come Here Stranger” (Biganeh bia), produced in 1966, one year before his most influential work, “Gheisar.” With “Gheisar” Kimiai glorified individual rebellion against social and gender injustice. While rebellion remains the back bone of Kimiai’s work, its individualistic content gradually changes to collective and social substance. “Khak” is one of his first efforts in showing the social roots of individual problems, and investigating their communa...

Visiting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Thursday, the 'Aquaman' actor chopped it up with guest host and friend Anthony Anderson. BY RYAN PARKER Before he was a massive superstar, Jason Momoa was just another actor in Hollywood trying to make it in the business. And like most, he was easily starstruck when he arrived in town. Visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, the Aquaman actor chopped it up with guest host and friend Anthony Anderson, discussing his upcoming projects, including the second season of See on Apple TV+. Asked by Anderson if he had any fun stories from when he first got to town, Momoa noted that he had plenty, but he could not share most of them. However, he did have two funny anecdotes that he could share. The first involved Liam Neeson. “I went to my first nice ...

by Farshad Ghaemian How it would be if because of great perseverance and efforts and of course, the adventures of one of the producers of the Iranian cinema, we here take a closer look at his activities and evaluate his performance with a detailed overview?    Ehsan Valipourzand; The Controversial Producer of These Days of Cinema…     A Producer is actually the owner of a cinema project and supplying the entire financial and non-financial equipment and facilities required to make a film is his/her main responsibility. It should be noted that cinema has various dimensions and aspects. To make a film at a filmmaking studio or company, all factors have to cooperate with each other so that a qualified film will be made. But one of the most important tasks of produc...

by Afrasiab Khod Siani A look at the performance of one of the most renowned and lucrative producers of professional cinema in support of youthful directors and first gradersMehdi Moniri: Producer, project manager and film investorAt the beginning of this article, I should mention that the first graders through the production of fabulous opuses during the recent periods of the Fajr Film Festival glittered really brightly so that they have gained the support and accompaniment of cinematic experienced people.It is several years now that despite veterans’ presence in different periods of Fajr Film Festival, the first graders have often surprised critics, cinemagoers and audiences. In recent years, the curiosity to watch their works is no less than watching the latest production of a sophi...

Analysis of the Combination of Creativity, Knowledge and Thought on the Silver ScreenCapabilities of Poulad Kimiai’s Art of Acting in Films Released over the Last Few YearsPoulad Kimiai has been one of the domestic and foreign film stars of Iranian cinema in the last two decades. So why do we say domestic and foreign? Because his works have always been successful at international film festivals and won the hearts of the audience. Now, you may ask one more question. If we believe he is one of the best film stars in Iran, he should have achieved what he deserved at least in terms of winning awards for best actor at famous international film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival but why hasn’t it happened?Well, it’s a question we also want to answer and...

For this year,The HOLLYWOODPRESS crew decided to announce the two artists of the year at the same time,here's why: Since in countries such as Iran and North Korea, where dictatorial regimes do not show any criticism, a producer with all the problems and dangers that may occur to him, with his intelligence and creativity, produces a critical film against the policies of that country. It is a brave and admirable act. The Movie Paradise, produced by Sadra and Kasra Dorodian Homayouni, which was one of the most political films that was seen in the international section of various festivals this year, has completely criticized the sometimes wrong policies of the Iranian regime. It is said that during the production and after the film was ready for screening, the producer and director of this...