Persian Realm

MES CAHIERS: Easy Rider's Dennis Hopper and Film Critic Bahman Maghsoudlou (1970's)

Director and Movie Star Dennis Hopper sits for a chat with film critic Bahman Maghsoudlou and at the Tehran International Film Festival in Iran. (circa 1970's) >>>

SATIRE: Green Ambush for Mohsen Rezaee ;0)

Robin Hood and his Merry Men Set a Green Ambush for the Sheriff of Nottingham (Mohsen Rezaee). The Hunting Begins ;0)  >>>

Farah Pahlavi Visits Filmmaker For Film's Wrap Up Party

An Exclusive 10 minute long video not previously shown to the public. Empress Farah visiting the Iranian documentary film maker, Nahid Persson Sarvestani, in her home outside Stockholm for a Wrap Up Party. Watch Here >>>

OBITUARY: Sholeh Sadre SBS Radio Melbourne ... For The Good Times ...

On New Year's Eve, I got an email from my friend Kayvan Mashayekh (director of The Keeper) telling me that her aunt journalist Sholeh Sadre had passed away from cancer>>>

ROYALTY: Shah and Shahbanou visit Australia (1974)

Shah of Iran and Shahbanou Farah pay a friendly 6 days state visit to Australia. A first by a Persian Monarch to this continent.(circa Sept, 1974) Watch Here >>>

EMINENT PERSIANS: Abbas Veteran Photographer for MAGNUM (Interview June 2009)

An interview on French TV of famous Magnum Agency Photographer Abbas who covered the Islamic Revolution of 1979. He shares his insights on the current Green Upheaval in Iran. Watch Here >>>

RESTORATION: The British Royal Family at Work (PBS : 7 Parts)

Unlike in Absolute Monarchies, it is said that in Constitutional Monarchies, Royalties have more duties than privaledges. This seems to be the case for the British Royal Family. Watch PBS documentary here. >>>

VOA Doh Roozeh Aval: British Secret Files and the Shah's Fall

Bijan Farhoudi's Saturday Talk Show with historian and researcher Majid Tafreshi from London, speak about the new revelations on British Iranian relations prior and after the Revolution of 1979. Watch Here >>>

GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL: Co-Starring Fakhravar & Batebi ?

It is no secret that the Iranian Opposition in exile does not represent a united front and that there is a vaccum of an efficient leadership to date. But do the Post-Revolution role models qualify for that role ?

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HISTORY FORUM: Islam and the West: Clash of Civilizations ? (Santa Clara University, CA)

Raymond Ibrahim vs. Hamid Dabashi on the following theme "Islam and the West: Clash of Civilizations ?". Nov 17th, 2008. Watch Here ( in 7 Parts)  >>>

PERSIAN DUBBING: James Cagney & John Derek in "Run For Cover" (1955)

Released from a six-year prison term for a crime he did not commit, Matt Dow (James Cagney) goes West, where he meets Davey Bishop ( John Derek). Riding along, they innocently become involved in a train robbery. >>>

PRINCE OF PERSIA: Barbara Walters Interview with Crown Prince Reza (2002)

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ROYALTY: Shah of Iran state visit to the Netherlands 1959

A three day State visit to the Netherlands by the Shah of Iran (having Recently divorced from former Queen Soraya). He is greeted by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. (circa 1959). Watch Here   >>>

RESTORATION: The Beatles Royal Shakespearean Performance & BONNE ANNEE 2010 !

The Fab Four in the 1964 production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” starring Paul as Pyramus, John as Thisbe, Ringo as Lion, and George as Moonshine. Bonne Annee Everyone ! >>>

ROYALTY: Shah and Soraya State Visit to Great Britain (1955)

The Shah of Iran reistablishes friendly relations with Britain and it's newly crowned Queen Elizabeth 2 following the end of the 1953 Oil Crisis. (circa 1955)

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