A tribute to Iran’s Jafar Panahi, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Among the week’s new releases is…
Cannes: Watch for Jafar Panahi, ‘Sentimental Value’ at Oscars
After reading about these California beaches, can you blame me for thinking about the south of France right about now? And, you know, the movies…
Iranian dissident Jafar Panahi wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival | Censorship
NewsFeedIranian director Jafar Panahi’s film, It Was Just an Accident, has been awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The dissident has endured…
Iranian director Jafar Panahi speaks out against regime after Palme d’Or win
Ian YoungsCulture reporterReutersIranian director Jafar Panahi, who has previously been put in prison and banned from film-making in his home country, spoke out against the…