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Jafar Panahi

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Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian arrested in Iran after signing protest letter — Static01.nyt.com

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian arrested in Iran after signing protest letter

Mehdi Mahmoudian, an Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter and human-rights activist, was arrested on Saturday after signing a letter condemning the government’s crackdown on protesters, the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. Mr. Mahmoudian, a co-writer of the film It Was Just an Accident, was among 17 prominent lawyers,

Jafar Panahi says Khamenei regime cannot sustain control in Iran — I.guim.co.uk

Jafar Panahi says Khamenei regime cannot sustain control in Iran

Jafar Panahi, one of Iran’s leading film-makers, told the Guardian from the US that he believes the regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will not be able to maintain control over Iranian society after the violent suppression of the latest protests. "It is impossible for this government to

DiCaprio, Del Toro and Rose Byrne honored at National Board of Review gala — Static01.nyt.com

DiCaprio, Del Toro and Rose Byrne honored at National Board of Review gala

Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro and Rose Byrne were among the honorees at the National Board of Review’s annual gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night. The board awarded Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another best film; the film also took director (Anderson)

DiCaprio, Del Toro and Rose Byrne Win at National Board of Review Gala — Static01.nyt.com

DiCaprio, Del Toro and Rose Byrne Win at National Board of Review Gala

At Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night, Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro and Rose Byrne were among the honorees at the annual National Board of Review gala. The evening’s big winner was Paul Thomas Anderson’s neo‑western "One Battle After Another," which took

Recent films pair hapless male leads with hypercompetent women, critic says — Static01.nyt.com

Recent films pair hapless male leads with hypercompetent women, critic says

Several films from the past year center on ineffectual, bewildered male protagonists who are surrounded by unusually capable women, Diego Hadis writes in The New York Times Magazine. Hadis points to Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, whose central figure James Blaine Mooney is an aimless, out-of-work father whose wife, mother

Indie Studio Neon Tops Golden Globe Film Nominations With 21 Nods — Static01.nyt.com

Indie Studio Neon Tops Golden Globe Film Nominations With 21 Nods

Indie film studio Neon leads this year’s Golden Globe film nominations with 21 nods — the most the company has ever received and the most from any single studio — and is competing with six non-English language films. The slate includes Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, which earned eight nominations including