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Persepolis, Marjane Setrapi, Iran

8th July 2009 | 0 Comments

This is an essay written by Marjane Setrapi, the creator of Persepolis (both the graphic novel and Oscar nominated animated feature) who is living in exile in France. I was wondering what she thought of the protests in Iran, as she grew up during the Shah’s reign & the Islamic Revolution. Check out Persepolis on [...]


Movies I’ve Seen lately

21st April 2009 | 2 Comments

Adventureland: wonderful coming of age thing. Great music! Ah the 80′s!! Sunshine Cleaning: Adorable, Amy Adams and Emily Blunt are terrific as sisters at odds and Alan Arkin was doing his best post Little Miss Sunshine quirky – father- figure- thing. Goodbye Solo: very unique slice of life, unique characters – Roger loved this one. [...]