The talented Armenian American actress Angela Sarafyan is starring in in the new HBO hit series ‘Westworld’, which is highly praised by critics and already received a 9.2 rating on IMDB. Westworld is a science fiction thriller television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO and is being co-produced by J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and...
Trailer for “The Promise” (2016) – Armenian Genocide movie with Christian Bale & Oscar Isaac
Based on true historic events and set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, “The Promise” follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris — a renowned American journalist based in Paris. Bale will play Chris, an AP reporter in love with both a...
New trailer for the Russian Superhero movie “GUARDIANS”
A new trailer for the Russian Superhero movie “Zaschitniki”, meaning “Guardians” in Russian, directed and produced by Sarik Andreasyan has been released. I cannot judge the content yet but the trailers look promising, especially for a superhero movie coming out of Russia. The movie is set during the Cold War, a secret organization named “Patriot”...
Sos & Victoria Petrosyan amaze on America’s Got Talent 2016
Sos & Victoria Petrosyan performed amazing quick-change acts in front of the live audiences and juries on America’s Got Talent 2016, reaching all the way to the quarterfinals. Their act amazed the audience and the juries resulting standing ovations for their stunning performance. Husband Sos an Armenian and his wife Victoria an ethnic Russian “The New Generation of...
Ivan Aivazovsky exhibition opens in Moscow
In honor of his 200th birthday the Russian state gallery opened an exhibit to the public on the 29th of July at the State gallery of Tretyakov in Moscow titled: “Ivan Aivazovsky. In honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth.” To this event the gallery made a beautiful trailer, see above. Equally in honor...
“Luys i Luso” Multimedia Art Project with Tigran Hamasyan
Recently I was made aware of an awesome art project called Luys i Luso featuring the internationally renowned jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan. For the commemoration of the centennial year of the Armenian Genocide, last year Armenia’s musical prodigy Tigran Hamasyan, along with the Yerevan State Choir embarked on a special journey through music and history. They...
PeopleOfAr in 2016 – Looking Back and Moving Forward
Dear visitors of PeopleOfAr.com, As a well known cliché goes: “time flies when you’re having fun”, 2015 is over and we find ourselves in the second month of 2016. This means that PeopleOfAr blog exists for over 4 years now and I would like to take the opportunity to look back at some of the past highlights and...
Paintings of Armenian Life by Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671 – 1737)
Jean Baptiste Vanmour was a Flemish-French painter, remembered for his detailed portrayal of life in the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip Era and the rule of Sultan Ahmed III. As such he has also captured Armenian life within the Ottoman empire of the era in some of his paintings bellow: Armenian Wedding by Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1720...
Illustrations from Armenia by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689)
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689) was a 17th-century Flemish-French gem merchant and traveler who became famous for his accounts of six voyages to the east. Passionate about travelling, Tavernier started out on his first journey to the Ottoman Empire and Persia in 1631. He stayed in Constantinople for eleven months, waiting for a caravan that would...
