i was elated when i found out one of my favorite books would be made into a feature film. having been a fan of the author, jhumpa lahiri, since the Interperter of Malidies, i purchased The Namesake right away. the book is an intimate portrail of a bengali family as they balance new and old world traditions in america.

the trailer seems to stay true to the book. unlike the mess of a movie that was Running With Scissors. i did try to watch that twice, but resolved to giving up. if there were dvd extras or easter eggs, i did not care to find out.

mira nair is the director of the namesake. you may know of her past works such as Vanity Fair (highly recommended), Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay! i haven't seen the namesake advertised that much but if it is playing in your town, it'll be something interesting to see besides that roadhog movie with tim allen and john travolta.

fox searchlight is providing free screenings of this film. to rsvp for free screenings go here.

and actor kal penn's been blogging about the namesake. harold and kumar 2?

it's hump day... go do some cartwheels.

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