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When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights We'd hide from the lights On the village green When I was seventeen ..." - Lyrics by Ervin Drake of Frank Sinatra's Hit Song particularly eventful Summer for the Iranian Diaspora Artists.

Some 1,400 people heard Azar Nafisi, author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran," and Shohreh Aghdashloo, Academy Award-nominated actress for "House of Sand and Fog," speak at a public gathering this month at George Washington Unive rsity's Lisner Auditorium.

German, Turkish and Israeli cinema will have pride of place at the 36th Ghent International Film Festival , with films from the three countries accounting for half of the titles in competition.

Jessica Lange split screen time with Drew Barrymore in "Grey Gardens," but it was Lange who captured voters' attention for her role as Big Edie.

Stars of film, music and stage: You, too, can move into TV and eventually win an Emmy.

The most under-dressed actor on the red carpet may be Chevy Chase, who sported a white T-shirt and Armani tux.A A He called it "a new statement." When CNN's Kara Finnstrom remarked that he "could pull it off," Chase - ever the comedian - replied "I can probably pull anything off, but it would be embarrassing." See some of the stars on the red ...

Iranian American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo was named best supporting actress in a miniseries or movie for her role as the wife of Saddam Hussein in House of Saddam .

The ethereal and light Lorena Sarbu gown embodied glamorous perfection, employing Italian silk chiffon melded with an exquisitely pleated bustier.

Shohreh Aghdashloo nominated for Best Supporting Actress at 61st Primetime Emmy Awards 2009 ©imdb & Emmy Awards "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players" -William Shakespeare From Play "As You Like It" Scene 2 ,Act 7 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will be held live at the Nokia Theatre L.A.. LIVE in Los Angeles, ...

Tito and Marlon Jackson are planning a tribute concert for their late brother Michael Jackson.

Shohreh Aghdashloo and Marcia Gay Harden have battled for an Oscar and are up against each other at this month's Primetime Emmys.

Marcia Gay Harden and Shohreh Aghdashloo Shohreh Aghdashloo and Marcia Gay Harden have battled for an Oscar and are up against each other at this month's Primetime Emmys.

Shohreh Aghdashloo is in talks to join the cast of Universal Pictures and MRC's sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau , reports Variety .

Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Zahra in "The Stoning of Soraya M." "The Stoning of Soraya M." is an undiluted attack on execution by stoning, a practice still employed in sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia.

Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Zahra in "The Stoning of Soraya M." "The Stoning of Soraya M." is an undiluted attack on execution by stoning, a practice still employed in sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia.

Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Zahra in "The Stoning of Soraya M." "The Stoning of Soraya M." is an undiluted attack on execution by stoning, a practice still employed in sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia.

It's no secret, a woman actress, particularly middle-aged actresses, have a challenge of finding great roles in our current movie system.

Eleanor Ringel Cater has been a film critic in Atlanta for 29 years. Her column appears every Friday.

Burning with righteous anger, The Stoning of Soraya M. is a volatile look at womens rights amid rigid Islamic fundamentalism.

Ratings as appeared in Beacon Journal film critic and wire-service reviews:=Weak =Mediocre =Worth Seeing =Shouldn't Be Missed Opened Wednesday HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - In his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter discovers even more about the evil Lord Voldemort's past, thanks to his mentor Dumbledore and a mysterious textbook marked ...