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It is nearly impossible to separate contemporary Iranian cinema from the Islamic revolution that transformed film production in the country in the late 1970s. As the aims of the revolution shifted and hardened once Khomeini took power and as an eight-year war with Iraq dragged on, Iranian filmmakers... More

How Iranians forged a vibrant, informal video distribution infrastructure when their government banned all home video technology in 1983.In 1983, the Iranian government banned the personal use of home video technology. In Underground, Blake Atwood recounts how in response to the ban, technology enth... More

Based on the feature film of the same name, THE FATHER EFFECT is a must-read for the millions of men and women who have lost their fathers through divorce, death, or disinterest.John Finch always struggled after his father committed suicide when he was eleven, but it wasn't until he was raising his ... More

Iranian films have been the subject of much critical and scholarly attention over the past several decades, and Iranian filmmakers are mainstays of international film festivals. Yet most of the attention has been focused on a small segment of Iranian film production: auteurist art cinema. Iranian Ci... More

El responsable de Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan quiere creer que existe el cielo, pero "no puede no creer" que exista un infierno. A través de esta fascinante serie que muestra la impactante y trágica vida y momentos de Walter White, Gilligan ofrece su singular visión en un universo moralmente amoral... More