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 American Heritage | 'Namesake' Explores Indian, US Culture TheShowBuzz, NY - Mira Nair at the premiere of her new film, "The Namesake." The film is based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. (Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images) ... "The Namesake" 'The Namesake' beautiful and consistently empathetic "The Namesake" |
| New Orleans Opens Doors to Namesake City Navy News Stand - NEW ORLEANS (NNS) -- Crewmembers from PCU New Orleans (LPD 18) invited residents of the ship's namesake city aboard for tours in the week leading up the ... |
| "NAMESAKE" PREMIERE AT MONMOUTH U. Asbury Park Press, NJ - The New Jersey premiere of Mira Nair's "The Namesake" will be screened at Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre at 7:30 pm Thursday. ... |
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| Senate bet Cayetano visits namesake's ma Sun.Star, Philippines - DAVAO CITY -- Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Allan Peter Cayetano visited the residence of his namesake in Sasa, Davao City on Friday morning. ... Cayetano namesake, a no-show at disqualification trial |
 오마이뉴스 | 'The Namesake' Redeems Kal Penn 오마이뉴스, South Korea - In "The Namesake" actor Kal Penn goes from a disturbingly unfunny comed ic presence to a solid dramatic one. It isn'ta perfect performance, but this isn'ta ... |
| Massive downtown store to relocate; namesake to retire Milwaukee Business Journal, WI - Downtown Dayton retailer Sandy Mendelson, a partner in Mendelson's Liquidation Outlet, said Thursday that he plans to retire from his family business and ... |
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| New York Boutiques Wholesale Namesake Lines Women's Wear Daily - A girl could stock her entire wardrobe from some of New York's contemporary boutiques, which are branching into the wholesale business with namesake lines. ... |
| An immigrant's progress in 'Namesake' amNewYork, New York - THE NAMESAKE. Directed by Mira Nair, screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala (novel: Jhumpa Lahiri). Starring Tabu, Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Zuleikha Robinson, ... |
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Wilhelm Scream: An Anthology
Wilhelm screams over the year, including the original one by its namesake!
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The Namesake
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow Bostonians, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
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American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow Bostonians, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
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The Namesake
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow Bostonians, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
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Mira Nair speaking about her new film, Shantaram, based on a book about an Australian man (quasi Salaam Bombay 2) and starring Johnny Depp and the Big B.
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American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow Bostonians, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
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Mira Nair directs this adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel about the American-born son (Kal Penn) of Indian immigrants who is torn between his family's traditions and life in modern Boston. [Rated PG-13]
The Namesake - Review
"I don't want to raise him in this lonely country," says Ashima (Tabu), soon after the birth of Gogol Ganguli in Mira Nair's new movie The Namesake, opening in a limited release today. Based on the critically acclaimed and commercially ...
The Namesake: Rich Colors, Pale Storytelling
The Namesake begins with the image of Sanskrit characters being painted in lush, dramatic brushstrokes. This visual introduces the signature tactic of the entire movie: striking images that symbolize something deeper. ...
The Buzz: The Namesake is an Engaging and Moving Cross-Cultural ...
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The Namesake Tells my Parents' Story Again, Not Mine But That's OK
The movie version of The Namesake surprised a second-generation Indian-American who had been disappointed with the book.
Women's History Month: Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake Comes to the ...
In The Namesake (rated PG 13), Gogol Ganguli [played by Kal Penn] is the first child born to a young, immigrant couple from India. His father names him after his favorite writer, the Russian author Nikolai Gogol whose short story "The ...
Mira Nair Alchemizes her own Grief in The Namesake
Mira Nair, director of The Namesake, explains how she made a non-Caucasian film on a Caucasian budget.
Kolkata: Movie Set Travel: The Namesake
If you read the book, this week you'll go see the movie.The Namesake, based on Pulitzer-winning Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, is finally in theatres, and we're pretty excited about this one. It's the story of Gogol, the son of Indian ...
Kal Penn on the Namesake
Kumar and GogolMany of us were surprised to learn that the actor who performed the role of Kumar in Harold and Kumar go to White Castles with such panache will now be starring in the film version of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel the Namesake. ...
REVIEW ROUNDUP: Mira Nair's The Namesake
The Namesake, Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, has a limited release today, but judging by the initial reviews, it's got a good chance of filling those seats. And Kal Penn has consistently landed powerful reviews for his ...
To Do: Immigrant Identity Crises, and Beer
film version of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake opens, and Lahiri and Nair will chat about it at the NYPL! There is more of a beer festival in Williamsburg than usual! Plus, comedy and graffiti! Don't just stay inside and pick your scabs. ...
Mira Nair's Namesake Review
Mira Nair's The Namesake, adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's book by the same name (she won the Pullitzer Prize in 2000 for Interpreter of Maladies), does not disappoint. In fact, it surpasses one's expectations. ...
The Namesake
Kal Penn's decision to temporarily give up his partying ways and play it straight pays off with The Namesake, even if director Mira Nair's heartfelt multigenerational soap opera outstays its welcome.
