Sep 27th, 2008 · Two popular movies are making audiences squirm. Towelhead addresses cultural tensions in the story of an Arab-American girl blossoming into womanhood, and Lakeview Terrace is about a cop who is wary of the interracial couple who just moved onto his block. Film critic Desson Thomson talks with Scott Simon about movies with uncomfortable subject matter.
Keywords: Scott Simon · critic · culture · movies · Wary · Interracial · Blossoms · Arab American · Desson Thomson · emTowelhead · Terrace · emLakeview
Sep 10th, 2008 · The writer of American Beauty and the hit series Six Feet Under has a new HBO drama about vampires in a Louisiana town — and a controversially titled movie, Towelhead, based on Alicia Erian's novel.
Keywords: Town · Louisiana · drama · Writer · movies · Alan · novel · beauty · HBO · vampires · Feet Under · emAmerican
