Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Late Iranian director Bahram Beyzai’s revered classic “Bashu: The Little Stranger” (1985) is soon to be re-released in North ...

It Was Just an Accident showcases Jafar Panahi at his best, blending raw emotion, and political critique in one of Iranian cinema’s most honest works. Iranian cinema has always been nerve-wracking.

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has welcomed changes to submission rules for the Best International ...

In Rome on the evening of April 4, as Iran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli missiles, a large crowd celebrated the ...

If you have ever stumbled upon Iranian cinema pieces like ‘A Separation’, ‘Children of Heaven’, or ‘Taste of Cherry’, you might have had that sudden magical moment. “Wait… this is different. This ...

There is pleasure in watching international cinema. When a film from far beyond Hollywood’s pull upends your sense of what movies can do, you begin to wonder how you ever thought you understood the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Since 2012, only one country has won the Oscar for Best International Feature twice: Iran. The achievement is all the more remarkable for the stringent censorship that filmmakers in the Islamic ...

Foreign wars often find Western audiences under-educated and scrambling to understand. Not with this one. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Technology and Politics In early 1991, just a few years ...

Late Iranian director Bahram Beyzai’s revered classic “Bashu: The Little Stranger” (1985) is soon to be re-released in North American cinemas by indie distributor Film Movement in the U.S. and ...