IRNA Iranian Oscare-winning The Salesman directed by well known Director Asghar Farhadi is to be screened in Malaysian cinemas, it was announced on Friday. Director Asghar Farhadi won his second Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on Sunday at the 89th Academy Awards. Winning of the Oscar award by the Iranian director widely was covered by Malaysian ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's state TV dismissed the Oscar-winning film "Argo" on Monday as an "advertisement for the CIA" and some Iranians called the award a political statement by America for its unflattering portrayal of the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. And while "Argo" has not appeared in any Iranian cinema, there has been no shortage ...

Iran has dismissed the awarding of an Oscar to the film "Argo" as an "advertisement for the CIA" and a Zionist plot to misrepresent an event arising from the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Washington Post quotedFars News as writing: "In a rare occasion in Oscar history, the First Lady announced the winner for Best Picture for the anti-Iran Film Argo,...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian media say authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country. Several news outlets, including the pro-reform Shargh daily, said on Tuesday that French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre is in Iran for talks with officials over how and ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian state media has run altered images of first lady Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance, making her gown look less revealing. The first lady wore a sleeveless, scoop neck gown. The semi-official Fars news agency ran an altered photo that covered her shoulders and neckline with added material. State TV showed images that blurred ...

Iran has presented a special award to US First Lady Michelle Obama for revealing the influence that the White House sways over the Hollywood film industry,Press TVreports. The prize, named the Wet Gunpowder Award, was showcased at a ceremony in the southwest Shalamcheh district on Saturday. The Iranian organizers of the award ceremony stated that ...

Iran was not pleased with Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning 'Argo,' so it is planning its own take on the diplomat rescue drama. Political retaliationthrough moviemaking is an established practice. The Best PictureOscar-winningArgo has so piqued the Iranian government that not only does it plan to sue (whom, where, and how TBD), it is planning to tackle ...

Along the recent Iranophobic attempts comes Argo (2012), a nail-biting thriller which according to David Haglund, takes a few liberties with the history. A few liberties, indeed! The false faade of the movie and the glorification of CIA agent Antonio Mendez (the hero, played by Ben Affleck) in particular and the intelligence apparat in general in smuggling ...

Iran news headlines on Monday includea US official remarks over world powers offer of Iran sanctions relief in nuke talks; arrival of Iranian negotiators team inKazakhstan for talks; rise ofIrans inflation rate due to sanctions; Iran Army holding drillin near future; Iran increasingoil storage facility andIranian mediaslammingOscar win for Argo. Powers ...

TEHRAN For the second consecutive year many Iranians had good reason to stay up late into the night to watch the Academy Awards ceremony. Ben Afflecks Argo, which recounts the successful rescue mission of several American diplomats during the 1979 hostage crisis in Tehran, won best picture Sunday night, and Iranian media was quick to react on Monday....

Argo, a fact-based thriller about the Iran hostage crisis starring Ben Affleck scooped the Oscar for best picture at the 85th Academy Awards. The award was recieved in a unique presentation done by Jack Nicholson in Hollywood and First Lady Michelle Obama by videolink. Argo bested eight rivals for the top prize: Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild,...

Irans state TV will broadcast the first Oscar-winning film, A Separation, in Iranian New year holidays, Fars news agency reported. The state TV has bought the film certification andit would be shown in channel 1 of Irans TV on 29 March (10 Farvardin, the first month of Iranian calendar). "A Separation," tells the story of a couple heading for ...