Contributor Joobin Bekhrad

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Gheisar vs Get Carter: The Iranian precursor to a British crime classic

by Joobin Bekhrad

Before Mike Hodges and Michael Caine, there was Masoud Kimiai and Behrouz Vossoughi.
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The strange case of The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

by Joobin Bekhrad

When Mick Jagger and co took the stage 50 years ago, no one imagined the show would not go on.

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