My Uncle Rafael News

National Post November 2, 2012 Friday National Edition Spend the weekend with Rafael, Hamlet or a nice Jewish boy by Chris Knight, National Post In what's being billed as the first major American motion picture comedy to have an Armenian lead, My Uncle Rafael opens Friday at the Cineplex Sheppard Grande in Toronto.

GARCETTI, KREKORIAN HONOR ARMENIAN HERITAGE MONTH IN CITY COUNCIL ASBAREZ Thursday, November 1st, 2012 >From l to r: Garcetti, Pirhamzei, AFFMA , Karoun Dairies, Lark Musical Society, Satamian, Parseghian, Krekorian LOS ANGELES-City Councilmembers Eric Garcetti and Paul Krekorian commemorated Armenian Heritage Month at the October 23 meeting of the ... (more)

PUTIN'S KISS: Vladimir Putin may be the most powerful man in Russia but is he a good kisser? Despite the title of this Sundance prizewinner, the latest pick for Hot Docs' monthly Doc Soup series is coy about the answer.

EXCLUSIVE CLIP Tribute.ca Oct 26 2012 Canada When a TV producer is desperate to find a replacement series, she convinces a 71-year-old Armenian, tell-it-like-it-is uncle to star in a new reality show.

Rating: PG-13 Length: 102 minutes Release Date: September 21, 2012 Directed by: Marc Fusco Genre: Comedy Stars: 3 out of 5 As an Armenian growing up in Iran, actor Vahik Pirhamzei did not have an easy life, especially once the Iranian revolution started and his family had to leave for fear of persecution.