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Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
September 26, 2008 (Wide)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Alan BallStarring :
Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Chris Messina, Peter Macdissi, Carrie Preston, Lynn Collins, Shari Headley, Irina Voronina, Chase Ellison, Randy J. Goodwin, Matt Letscher
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Hit With Opposition, 'Towelhead' Sticks With Its Title
August 27, 2008 02:08:40Amidst Muslim leaders' demand of the retitling of "Towelhead", the Warner Independent Pictures' controversial drama stays firm with its chosen title. Rejecting the idea to make some changes in the naming of the film, its director/producer/writer Alan Ball reasoned that the title is important for the movie to be true to its original concept.
Insisting that the title will be kept, Ball shared his point of view on the matter. "As a gay man, I know how it feels to be called hateful names simply because of who I am," he explained. "Therefore, I felt it was important to retain the title of Alicia Erian's novel, in which she so effectively dramatizes the pain inflicted by such language, something many people of non-minority descent never have to face."
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nice movie summer is sooooooooo beautiful
posted by mo0ona on Jul 13, 2008you good
posted by ali on Jul 20, 2008