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Exclusive Video Interview: Shila Ommi on Voicing Cinder Lumen in ‘Elemental’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Pixar’s new film Elemental follows a family of fire elements living in a city that wasn’t built for them. Bernie (Ronnie Del Carmen) and Cinder (Shila Ommi) have traveled from their home in Fireland to try to make a new life for themselves, and…

TV Review – ‘Tehran’ Season 2 Keeps the Action Going

When the Israeli series Tehran debuted its first episode on Apple TV+ two years ago, it felt like it would be hard to top the pacing and intrigue. An Israeli agent working undercover in Iran who nearly had her cover blown when an Israeli tourist recognized her from their time together in the army? That…

Iranian Director Ashgar Farhadi Target of Plagiarism Lawsuit Over “A HERO”

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been indicted on plagiarism charges surrounding the provenance of his film A Hero, which took the top prize at Cannes last year. The complainant, Azadeh Masihzadeh, one of Farhadi’s former students, argued before a Tehran court that the two-time Oscar winner had stolen the idea for the film from her…