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Happily, rushing to a last-day screening of "Vision" (2009, German, ca 110 mins) at Laemmle's Royal, proved overall worthy of...

Ever wondered how Beethoven's handwriting looked like, as he scribbled, page after page, documenting his genius for the posterity? Here...

Revisiting "Up Close & Personal" (1996) I Liked it then; I Loved it now. It must have been for the perfect chemistry of th...

Some things cannot or ought not be forgotten. It was four years ago, almost to the date. Here's a link to the  video that captured th...

"Gustav Mahler's Everlasting Influence: A Brief Discussion of Der Abschied , from Das Lied von der Erde" Author: Payman Ak...

Finally, a modern thriller with substance! By all accounts, "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" (2010, Swedish, 150...

Charlie Rose's interview with the eminent British architect, Norman Foster (October 1st, 2010, 30 minutes) is one of the most intellige...

An original love poem,  "All the Colors of the Dawn"  (2010), was just published on Scribd. You may read more of my poetry on the ...

‎"Love, Not Dove" -- Thus read the T-Shirts worn today in Gainesville, Florida, as NY Times reported. The many people wearing th...

The following appeared first on FB, 8/21/2010. © 2010, All rights reserved for respective authors. My friends; This is a good read, and an...

Wronged by Justice for 27 Years... (*) By: Payman Akhlaghi Until quite recently, when he was found to be innocent, Michael A. Green spent ...

To the Gaze of Your Smile and I Leave for You to Bloom Two Poems in Persian by Payman Akhlaghi   به خیرگی لبخندت...   و   م...

Ever since his very first feature, the 1998 BW indie "Pi" , Darren Aronofsky has established himself as one of the most daring...

© 2010, All text by Payman Akhlaghi. All rights reserved. Christopher Nolan's "Inception" (2010) is a masterpice of form, co...

  "Aspire MMX01 v01b" eDrawing by Payman Akhlaghi July 27th, 2010 Los Angeles Please click on the picture to see more of...

Bruce Sutherland (*) is one of the most distinguished of all American classical piano teachers. His pedagogical lineage could be traced bac...

"Alternate World MMX01e" By Payman Akhlaghi This is the latest in a series of hand-drawn abstract artworks by Payman Akhlaghi. ...

Remembering a Legend Robert Shaw (1916-1999) The American conductor Robert Shaw is likely to remain the standard by whom all other chora...

© Copyright 2010: All text by Payman Akhlaghi. All rights reserved. "Toy Story 3: 3D" is a visual, narrative, vocal and musical ...

© Copyright 2010: All text by Payman Akhlaghi. All rights reserved. Happily, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (2010) has the tightes...

One hopeless evening, living alone, far away from home, and pressed by poverty, he went to the bathroom, tied his belt to a high hook, and w...

  Swap Craze A Short Story Somewhat Inspired by Sort of True Events By: Payman Akhlaghi © 2010, Payman Akhlaghi. All rights ...

Life's a Sweet Melody... Old Thoughts in Fresh New Words A Selection of Original Ideas,Observations, Aphorisms & Humor By Payma...

Be Fair and Kind in Your Criticism…‎ This past weekend, upon invitation by Koorosh (Kory) Yazdani , I attended the June 5th, ‎‎2010 gather...

The Night of the Ends…‎ She shone all her life, Protecting me, And she gave away Her last glimmer, Saving me…‎ She followed him, On that...