House of Sand and Fog
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KUHF's Carl Ladau plays favorites for classical night owls...Eve, Thanksgiving and Fourth of July for the past 31 years - and I've loved every minute of it. " James Horner's score for the film House of Sand and Fog occupies the airwaves for 70 minutes. It's one of Ladau's selections and the shift's... In this article: KUHF, Tikhon Khrennikov, Hector Berlioz, Christmas Eve, NPR, and James Horner |
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Centre Daily Times | 4 days ago
Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj Mahal
...writer David Ashton and is scheduled to meet with Indian investors later this month. Kingsley, whose credits also include "House of Sand and Fog," "Schindler's List" and "Sexy Beast," is well-known in India for his Gandhi role. With...
In this article: Ben Kingsley, Taj Mahal, Oscar, Mumtaz Mahal, Mohandas Gandhi, Shah Jahan, India, and The Pink Panther 2
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L.A. Times - Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog | November 04, 2009
Why does Patrick Goldstein continue to bash Oscar bloggers?
...on best picture: "Mystic River" (6-1), "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (8-1), "Cold Mountain" (10-1), "Finding Nemo" (14-1) and "House of Sand & Fog" (15-1). "Mystic River" didn't win, of course, and 60% of his picks for best-picture...
In this article: Academy Awards, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, National Board of Review, Weinstein Co., and Joan Crawford
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America.gov | October 09, 2009
Iranian-American Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Wins 2009 Emmy
...mark by becoming the first Iranian-American and Middle Eastern woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for her work in the movie House of Sand and Fog. Aghdashloo began acting in the Theater Workshop in her native Iran in the early...
In this article: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Emmy Award, Iran, Academy Awards, Ronald Reagan, The Stoning of Soraya M., House of Saddam, Slumdog Millionaire, and Toronto Film Festival
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Courier-Journal | September 24, 2009
�Stoning' exposes cruel reality
...so compelling is that religion is exploited in the most obscene and hypocritical manner. Recommended if: You saw Shohreh Aghdashloo in House of Sand and Fog and were mesmerized. Not recommended if: The mob violence of Mervyn LeRoy's They...
In this article: The Stoning of Soraya M., Shohreh Aghdashloo, They Won't Forget, Jim Caviezel, and Mervyn LeRoy
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Yahoo! News | September 07, 2009
Experts on rewriting the W.H. script (Politico)
...Dream. " From Lehane's geopolitical crane shot, Democratic strategist Shawn Lawrence Otto, who wrote and produced the film "House of Sand and Fog," pans in on a small American town, suggesting that the Democrats look for inspiration in...
In this article: Barack Obama, It's a Wonderful Life, and The Tuskegee Airmen
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New Kerala | September 02, 2009
Harden, Aghdashloo team up for 'The No Game'
...Fein, while Sherry Horman will direct it. In 2004, Aghdashloo was nominated for Oscar in the best supporting actress category for her performance in "House of Sand and Fog", while Harden was nominated in the same category for "Mystic River".
In this article: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Marcia Gay Harden, Oscar, Mystic River, London, and New York
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New Kerala | August 15, 2009
Steven Spielberg's 'Poltergeist' to be remade as new feature film
...be released on Thanksgiving Weekend 2010. Writers finished the flick's script last year when director Vadim Perelman, who also made 'House of Sand and Fog', signed on to the project, but the cast has yet to be determined. Steven Spielberg...
In this article: Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist, Vadim Perelman, MGM, Tobe Hooper, Punjab, West Bengal, New York, and India
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NPR | July 02, 2009
Nowrasteh's 'Stoning': A Horror All Too True To Life
...book by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam. Aghdashloo - the first Oscar-nominated Iranian actress, for her work in House of Sand and Fog - says it's vaguely known that after the real Soraya's death, her husband took their four...
In this article: Cyrus Nowrasteh, The Stoning of Soraya M., Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Islam
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NPR | June 25, 2009
'Stoning of Soraya': No Escape, For Victim Or Viewer
Then, while a woman in a black chador walks a mountain road, a man in a sputtering car pulls into a nearby town. The woman is Zahra (House of Sand and Fog's Shohreh Aghdashloo), whose niece was stoned to death the day before. The man...
In this article: The Stoning of Soraya M., Shohreh Aghdashloo, Islam, and Jafar Panahi
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Reuters | June 23, 2009
Film set in Iran examines death by stoning
...who say the stoning in this film is graphic should see a real one," Aghdashloo said. Aghdashloo, who received an Oscar nomination for "House of Sand and Fog," called "Stoning" effective in "opening people's eyes to what is going on behind...
In this article: Iran, Cyrus Nowrasteh, The Stoning of Soraya M, Islam, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Amnesty International, and U.S.
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Description from Wikipedia:
House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 American drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto is based on the novel of the same name by Andre Dubus III.
The story concerns the battle between a young woman and an immigrant Iranian family over ownership of a house in Northern California which ultimately has dire consequences.
- Name:
- House of Sand and Fog
- Country of Origin:
- USA
- Release Date:
- December 26, 2003
- Directed By:
- Vadim Perelman
- Produced by:
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- Michael London
- Vadim Perelman
- Written By:
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- Screenplay by Vadim Perelman
- Based on the novel by Andre Dubus III
- Shawn Lawrence Otto
- Editor:
- Lisa Zeno Churgin
- Cinematography:
- Roger Deakins
- Music By:
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- James Horner
- Elton Ahi
- Distributed By:
- Length:
- 126 min.
- Language:
- Persian
- Awards:
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
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