• Chicken Run
    • Run Runtime: 84 min Country: UK Language: English Directed by: Peter Lord,Nick Park Writing credits: Peter Lord & Nick Park Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy Taglines for Chicken Run This Ain't No C...
    • Hart's War
    • A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and...
    • Behind Enemy Lines
    • Directed by John Moore    Writing credits (WGA) Jim Thomas, John Thomas   Genre: Action / War / Drama / Thriller (mo...
    • A Bronx Tale
    • Directed by: Robert De Niro Writing credits (WGA): Chazz Palminteri Genre: Crime / Drama (more) Tagline: One man lives in the neighborhood, another man owns it. A devoted father battles the local crime bos...
    • Fun with Dick and Jane
    • Directed by Dean Parisot Writing credits (WGA)Judd Apatow (screenplay) & Nicholas Stoller (screenplay) ... Genre : Comedy / Crime (more) Tagline : See Dick Run (more) Plot Outline: An update of the 197...
    • The Exorcism of Emily Rose
    • Directed by: Scott Derrickson Writing credits: Paul Harris Boardman & Scott Derrickson Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller Tagline: What happened to Emily? Plot Outline: A lawyer (Linney) takes o...
    • Men of Honor (2000)
    • Men of Honor, is a 2000 drama film, directed by George Tillman, Jr. and starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. It is inspired by a true story. Cast Robert De Niro — Leslie W. Billy Sunday Cuba Goodin...
    • Hostage
    • Production Status: Released Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation Runtime: 1 hr. 53 min. Release Date: March 11th, 2005 (wide) Distributors: Miramax Films Production Co.: ...
    • The R&B History
    • Rhythm and Blues was and still is a term used for a number of post-war American popular music forms. The term is credited to Jerry Wexler when he was editing the charts in Billboard magazine (1947). The term was used in...
    • Hard Rain
    • Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Disaster, Thieves, Suspense, Escape, Buddies, Capers, Murder, Police Tagline: Prepare for hard rain. Plot: Rising flood waters imperil the residents of a Midwestern town,...
    • Twister (1996)
    • Directed by: Jan de Bont Writing Credits: Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin Genre: Action/Drama Plot outline: TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce pape...
    • The nightmare before Christmas
    • Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical Tagline : Tim Burton's classic returns in 3-D so real, it's scary. Plot Outline : Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the s...
    • A Series of Unfortunate Events
    • Directed by: Brad Silberling Genre: Family Awards: Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 21 nominations Runtime: 108 min Sound Mix: DTS – ES / Dolby Digital EX User Rating: 6.9/10 Cast Overview: Jim Carey (Count Olaf) - Ju...
    • Under the Peach Tree
    • A Delightful Comedy . A blackbuster film in Los Angeles's Iranian Community. Format: DVD Runtime: 110 minutes Type: Family/Comedy Language: In Farsi with English Subtitles. Picture quality: Great Directed by: Ir...
    • Deserted Station
    • Iran-Road Movie/Psychological Drama Type: Features Release Date: December 3, 2004 Rating: NR Starring: Leila Hatami, Nezam Manouchehri, Mehran Rajabi, Mahmoud Pakneyat Directed by: Alireza Raisian REVIE...
    • A Childs Angel
    • Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day he asked God: "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" GOD r...
    • Chicken Little (2005)
    • Genre: Animation Plot Outline: A fter ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion. After Chicken Little causes wides...
    • Pottery, Serene and Shapely
    • Pottery began from the simple and natural relation between man and nature and soil through leaving behind centuries of human life in history. It displays the optimal use of nature and artistic delicacie...
    • Master Homayoon Khorram
    • Ostaad Homayoon Khorram was just 11 when he became an understudy to Abul Hassan Saba. At 14, already an accomplished musician, he undertook many radio programs. Later he became a violin soloist and composer, while...
    • History of Ta'zieh in Iran
    • Freydoon Arbabi Ta'zieh had reached its peak during the Q ājar era, especially during the reign of Nasser-edin Shah. However it has been declining ever since to a vanishing point. Except for an occasional ...
    • Islamic religious music
    • From the following aspects Islamic music is important: ·Compared to other religious music in Iran, Islamic music is more diversified and superior in quality. ·Islamic music covers a greater portion of the Iranian...
    • Kraftwerk’s New Album
    • KRAFTWERK will release a new live album in June, featuring tracks recorded on their 2004 world tour. ’Minimum-Maximum’ is a double CD package which will include songs spanning their 35-year career - recorded duri...
    • LEONARDO DA VINCI
    • NCI Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Inventor, Lutanist, Scientist Italy, Renaissance Born 15 April 1452 - died 1519 ARTWORKS Self Portrait 1512 Red chalk 13.11 x 8.39 inches / 33.3 x 21.3 cm National Galler...
    • Sin City: More Stars
    • There is a mode of thought stating that just because a cast and crew have fun making a movie, doesn’t mean the movie will be fun to watch. Sometimes this isn’t true, but usually it is, and filmmakers get so caught u...
    • The Ring Two more Horror
    • Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts (“21 Grams”) reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in “The Ring Two,” the sequel to the 2002 horror hit “The Ring.” Hideo Nakata, the director of the original Ja...
    • First American Theater (2)
    • Exactly when the first dramatic performance was given in America it is, of course, impossible to say. There are records inVirginia of a play being acted in that colony [6] and the players summoned to court in con...
    • Charles Théodore Frère
    • Orientalism born 1814 - died 1888 Charles-Théodore Frère, referred to familiarly as Théodore, was born in Paris on June 24, 1814.  He was the older brother of Pierre-Édouard Frère, an e...
    • THE FIRST AMERICAN THEATRE
    • The history of the theatre in America begins early in the Eighteenth Century, about the time the first rumblings were heard of the storm which was to break the ties still holding the Colonies to the mother country. ...
    • Famous Picturs Of Rudolf Ernst
    • Ernst , Austria, Orientalism born 1854 - died 1932 ARTWORKS Standing Guard Oil on cradled panel 24.09 x 19.41 inches / 61.2 x 49.3 cm Private collection Signed R Ernst' (lower right) The Pasha's Favour...
    • THE OLD ENGLISH PANTOMIME
    • The old English pantomime was modeled with certain modifications upon the masque of the Elizabethan and the Stuart days, which by its gorgeous scenery and mechanical effects anticipated the spectacular displays of...
    • Jacques-Louis
    • David , France, Neoclassicism born 30 April 1748 - died 29 December 1825 DAVID, JACQUES LOUIS (1748-1825), French painter, was born in Paris on the 30th of April 1748. His father was killed in a duel, whe...
    • History of Tragedy
    • “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. “ SHAKESPEARE, As You like It In discussing the history of dramatic literature, all historians down to a few years since have, without exceptio...
    • Ali Akbar Dehkhoda
    • Persian literary scholar, poet, author, and a political and social critic (1297- 7 Esfand 1324 / 1918- 25 February 1945) Ali Akbar Dehkhoda was born inTehran 1879. His father, Khan Baba Khan Ghazvini, ...
    • Sir Antony van
    • Dyck , Belgium, Baroque Born 1599 - died 1641 He was a Flemish painter, who was one of the most important and prolific portraitists of the 17th century and one of the most brilliant colorists in the history of...
    • A brief history of Persian Carpet and its patterns
    • rns The history of Persian Carpet-a culmination of artistic magnificence - dates back to 2,500 years ago. The Iranians were among the pioneer carpet weavers of the ancient civilizations, having achieved a superlative degr...
    • History of Comedy
    • The evolution of comedy is much simpler than that of its sister art, though as to its origin and earlier development there is little exact information. All that Aristotle can...
    • Ta'ziyeh, the Total Drama
    • Peter Chelkowski Professor of Middle Eastern Studies New York University The dramatic form known as the Passion play is often associated exclusively with Western, and specifically, Christian theatrical t...
    • Nicolai Fechin
    • Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Ceramicist, Woodcarver United States Born 1881 - died 1955 Nicolai Fechin was born in thevillage of Kazan, Russia, the son of Ivan Alexandrovitch Fechin, an accomplished woodcar...
    • War of the Worlds
    • Next summer, the earth goes to war. From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes the motion picture event of the year: Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, starring international superstar Tom Cruise. Th...
    • History of Tragedy in Theater
    • SHAKESPEARE, as You like It In discussing the history of dramatic literature, all historians down to a few years since have, without exception, confined their attention to the rise of Greek Drama, to its imitation...
    • Hide and Seek
    • A father discovers his 9 year-old daughter has come up with an unexpected and terrifying way of dealing with her mother"s death through an imaginary friend. The daughter has an imaginary friend named Charlie, and her father soon ...
    • Dr. Nour Ali Boroumand
    • Musician (1285 – 1355 / 1906 – 1976) Dr. Boroumand was born inTehran in 1285. He was interested in music since childhood. At the age of 13, he started learning music with Darvish Khan. He continued his education...
    • Luis José
    • Estremadoyro Painter Peru Born 1955 The Rejoindure (1983) Oil on canvas 11.81 x 28.74 inches / 30 x 73 cm Private collection The Guardian of Liberty (2002) Oil on canvas 22.44 x 34...
    • THE MEDIEVAL DRAMA (5)
    • VERY closely allied to the mystery was the miracle-play, which may have come into being even before the Easter cycle had elaborated itself into a passion-play. A sequence of episodes taken from Holy Writ we now call...
    • THE MEDIEVAL DRAMA (4)
    • THE change from the Latin language to the speech of the people, the transfer of control from the clergy to the laity, the removal from the inside of the church to the outside, were all made gradually and tentatively...
    • Jan van Goyen
    • Dutch landscape painter (January 13, 1596 - April 27, 1656) Jan Josephsz van Goyen was born at Leiden on 13 January 1596. From 1606 he studied painting with a series of lesser-known Leiden artists, and with Willem...
    • El Greco
    • Grece, Mannerism born 1541 - died 7 April 1614  Also known as: Domenikos Theotokopoulos. GRECO, EL,is the name commonly given to Domenikos Theotokopoulos (d. 1614), Cretan painter, architect and ...
    • The Aviator
    • The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as fanatical entrepreneur Howard Hughes, ranked No. 3 with $7.6 million, topping all of the Academy Awards contenders still rolling out in relatively limited release. Box o...
    • THE MEDIEVAL DRAMA (3)
    • But although the evolution of the passion-play from the liturgy is obvious, we find in the mystery, when it was presented in the language of the people by the craftsmen and the burghers, one element which is not of ...
    • HISTORYof KABUKI
    • UKI During the period of the Ashikaga Shogunate (1338-1573), Kyoto was the centre of luxury and effeminate culture among the wealthy, and of increasingly licentious revelry among high and low alike. The first half of t...