Congratulations to Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani for receiving a ”Best Director” nomination to compete in this year’s IFC Spirit Awards. Also amongst the 2009 Spirit Award nominees is Neda Armian; named under the “Best […]

Congratulations to Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani for receiving a “Best Director” nomination to compete in this year’s IFC Spirit Awards.

As Iran’s “Brad Pitt”, Iranian actor Mohammad Reza Golzar, is one of modern Iranian cinema’s elite. Super popular amongst Iranian girls, Brad Golzar (as we’ve nicknamed him) has played in […]

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As Iran’s “Brad Pitt”, Iranian actor Mohammad Reza Golzar, is one of modern Iranian cinema’s elite.

Born in Iran and a celebrity in her own right, Metal Sanaz is a regular on the metal-music scene and she’s got something to say. Recently we got to chat with […]

  Born in Iran and a celebrity in her own right, Metal Sanaz is a regular on the metal-music scene and she’s got something to say.

With a last-name like Malakouti… we’re inclined to think that the ‘Trash Me ‘ singer, Jessie Malakouti is lucky enough to be Persian. At least in part. (The better part of course.)

With a last-name like Malakouti… we’re inclined to think that the ‘Trash Me ‘ singer, Jessie Malakouti is lucky enough to be Persian. At least in part. (The better part of course.)

Have you heard of Nick Ekbatani?

Did you watch 90210 last night?   We were wearing our “persian-critic” glasses as we watched, and to our super-duper pleasant surprise… we got to hear some Farsi, – yes, […]

  Did you watch 90210 last night?

Have you heard of Nick Ekbatani?  

We’re glad to see Shohreh Aghdashloo maintain a steady career in Hollywood after her Oscar-nominated performance in “House of Sand and Fog” in 2003. The baritone-voiced Aghdashloo, shines in her most current role (and perhaps the […]

We’re glad to see Shohreh Aghdashloo maintain a steady career in Hollywood after her Oscar-nominated performance in “House of Sand and Fog” in 2003.

With all that Nazarian’s got going on, we’re not sure why Speidi(Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag) has somehow gained the reigns in branding for his company: SBE.

Insiders are said to be super-pleased with ratings for Sarah Shahi’s hit show on NBC, Life.

Finally! It seems as though Navid Shirazi might be getting some more storylines. Last night on Beverly Hills 90210 (2.0), Persian character Navid Shirazi confessed his love for his middle-school […]

Finally! It seems as though Navid Shirazi might be getting some more storylines.

Have you been watching Sarah Shahi as the uber-life-like ”D. Reese” on her second season of NBC’s Life?   We’re really starting to appreciate her believable performance as a tough-chick cop. And it must […]