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Whilst updating the sidebar, I noticed that a lot of Maria’s recent movies are a bit up-in-the-air and haven’t had proper releases … so I thought I’d have a look around to check their status’s and post a round-up of release dates.
• Towelhead
US – Out now on DVD
UK/Europe – No known distributor, no theatrical or DVD release date
Aus – Out now on DVD
• Downloading Nancy
US – Received limited release in June, no DVD release date known yet
UK/Europe – No theatrical release date known yet
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• The Yellow Handkerchief
US – Straight to TV in 2010
UK/Europe – No release dates known yet
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• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
US – To be released in cinemas on October 23rd
UK/Europe – Received a limited theatrical release in the UK in July, released on DVD November 2nd.
Aus –
- Visit the official site: Official UK Site #1, Official UK Site #2 & Official US Site.
• The Company Men
US – February 2010 theatrical release?
UK/Europe/Aus – No release dates known yet
• Grown Ups
US – Released in cinemas June 25th 2010
UK/Europe – Released in German cinemas on July 22nd 2010
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For me, the Alan Ball-penned “American Beauty” felt a bit like an upper-class party you’d arrived to. Everything else – those that arrived earlier – seemed to be having the time of their lives, clearly understanding the theme of the night, but me, I was a little unsure of the suave event. And I don’t think it would’ve been improved with an abundance of alcohol either. Good film, sure. Great film, not in my mind.
From my point of view, the problem with “American Beauty” was that it flipped back and forth between clever satire and gimmicky smut. It seemed whenever Ball struggled with a scene, he just wrote in another ‘topless’ shot of Mena Suvari’s character or an unnecessary scene of Kevin Spacey’s obsessed elder playing yank-the-crank in the shower.
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Culture Wars Waged in Suburban Bedrooms
It is hardly news that teenage sexuality is a subject that drives many people crazy. But how crazy? In “Towelhead,” a provocative satire of a culture that is paradoxically hypersexual and puritanical, it makes everyone bonkers. The men tend to be glowering beasts unable to keep their hands to themselves, and the female characters are either angry, judgmental watchdogs or witchy Lolitas not fully aware of their Circean powers.
The movie, faithfully adapted from Alicia Erian’s novel, is the first film directed by Alan Ball, the creator of “Six Feet Under” (and of the new vampire series “True Blood”), and screenwriter of “American Beauty.” Set during the first gulf war, in a spanking-new, upscale housing development on the outskirts of Houston, “Towelhead” is a crude but scathing portrait of suburban life.
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Below are a few articles and reviews of Towelhead. I haven’t actually come across many reviews of the film, nor any interviews with Maria. Maybe we’ll get more press when the movie goes wide (which is either the 19th or 26th September).
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Maria attended the Los Angeles premiere of Towelhead last night, and was wearing a strappy black & silver dress. Below is a small preview, and check back here for pictures later – I will edit this post when I have added them. I’m also working on finding a video of her appearance on Craig Ferguson last night …
Edited on September 6th: 60 photos have been added to the Gallery; see the post above for links and previews 
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Amidst 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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