Posted on April 22, 2008 at 6:00 pm
It is not easy to take a wealthy socialite, a powerful Congressman, and a CIA agent, have them played by three Oscar-winners, two who are genuine box office gold, and make them look like the underdogs, but in this “extraordinary story of how the wildest man in Congress and a rogue CIA agent changed the history of our times” (as put in the unusually accurate book subtitle), that is what they are.
Posted on December 24, 2007 at 5:55 pm
A-| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content. |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drugs, drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | References to wartime violence, torture and execution of prisoners, sad (offscreen) deaths, characters in peril |
| Diversity Issues: | Gender, religious, and ethnic diversity a theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 25, 2007 |
Marjane Satrapi brings her award-winning graphic memoir to the screen in a powerful story of growing up in Iran as the Shah was ousted and hopes for democracy were crushed by the rise of the fundamentalists. Named for the legendary ruin Alexander the Great is believed to have burned, the frank portrayal of Satrapi’s coming of age personally and politically is a stunning achievement. Like the books, it is told almost entirely in black and white, with simple, supple, strong lines that beautifully complement and underscore the starkness of the story.
Posted on December 14, 2007 at 8:00 am
B+| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the sexual assault of a child, violence and brief strong language. |
| Profanity: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Disturbing material including child abuse, rape of male children and attempted rape of adult woman, woman stoned to death, abuse by occupying Soviet soldiers and by Taliban |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 14, 2007 |
This faithful adaptation of the worldwide best-seller
