https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/03/05/poliwood-hollywood-tries-to-make-peace-with-iran/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 13:32:08 -0400<![CDATA[Poliwood this week is slightly longer and bit more serious than Lionel Chetwynd and my previous episodes, because, as many of you know, a group of our Motion Picture Academy colleagues went to Iran on some sort of &#8220;cultural exchange.&#8221; We couldn&#8217;t resist talking about the trip and its odd timing.]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:35:22 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/03/05/poliwood-hollywood-tries-to-make-peace-with-iran-n216874