Armin Amiri, the mastermind behind the now closed West Village nightclub Socialista, is moving on. He’s about to start work on indie flick The Imperialists Are Still Alive, in which he plays the protagonist’s “30-something scruffy, sexy, Middle Eastern ex-boyfriend.” (He also recently played Mickey Rourke’s doctor in The Wrestler.)
The club was shut down in late December for having cigarette butts on the floor and a puddle under the sink, as reported in Page Six. When Mr. Amiri went down to...
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