Emad Daoud Nations are not mute beings managed solely by regulations, nor are they mechanical devices that merely require the ...

Ten years before being honored by Cannes, Panahi found a creative way to direct movies to evade prosecution: moonlighting as ...

It Was Just an Accident ( now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) is more than just a film – it’s a righteous act of defiance. But that’s par for the course for director Jafar Panahi, ...

Formalism gets a bum rap. No style carries intrinsic virtue, but formalism, at its best, is a powerful expression of political crisis, embodying realities too extreme for plain narration. In ...

In January, the New York theater will host a mini-festival featuring the works of "It Was Just an Accident" director Jafar ...

Jafar Panahi discusses the climactic scene he wasn't sure he could pull off and why it required the film's one professional ...

Break out that combination hookah and coffee maker! Disney's live action Aladdin movie is moving closer and closer to reality, and I am so excited. After casting its three hero leads — Aladdin, ...

Aladdin: The Return of Jafar is an animated film that continues the adventures of Aladdin, the charming street rat turned prince. After the defeat of the wicked sorcerer Jafar in the first film, Jafar ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

The cast of Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue on Wednesday, giving fans their first look at how the characters will be brought to life ...

When EW unveiled the first look at Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin remake in December, there was one star that found unexpected viral attention — Hot Jafar. Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari became the ...