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Articles tagged "mira nair" Film DVD ReviewThe Namesakeby Josh Timmermann[28.Nov.07] :. Whatever else you get out of this movie -- a give-take equation that depends largely on your willingness to follow Nair’s lead -- it’s worth watching for Tabu’s superlative turn alone, which would earn her an Oscar if there were any justice in the First World.  Film DVD ReviewSeptember 11by Josh Timmermann[19.Sep.07] :. The shorts in this international, 9/11-inspired collection range from masterpieces to messes.  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007 FeatureFull Frame 1: Enlightenment Sought in Darkened Theatresby By Kevin Greer, Jyllian Gunther, and Isaac Miller[27.Apr.07] :. Our trio hunkers down comfortably in climate-controlled theatres to view the beautiful (and not so beautiful, and seldom as comfortable) chaos of the outside world through the gaze of the modern documentarian. And Michael Moore, nice fellow that he is, shares his slurpy. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007  Film FeatureUnbridled with Life: Interview with Mira Nairby Cynthia Fuchs[22.Mar.07] :. With The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's popular novel, Mira Nair has found an ideal subject -- a family full of complex characters who spend their lives traversing traditions and expectations. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewThe Namesake (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Mar.07] :. Attentive to surfaces as well as nuances, Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Namesake, is about legacies and responsibilities, ambitions and dislocations.  Film ReviewVanity Fair (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Sep.04] :. Ah, to be young, bright, and scheming in 19th-century Britain!" Monsoon Wedding (2002)by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-GilleceIf Nair's romance of India is a bit too 'exotic' for you, there are always the worn out cliches about flowers, and beauty and love. |
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