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By Robert Davis (91) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 10 Sep 2008

Screenwriter Alan Ball is no stranger to daring stories, but in his awkward film directorial debut he seems unable to capture the soul of Alicia…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 10 Sep 2008

Towelhead spreads itself thin trying to tackle too many issues, but the nuanced characters, and an absolutely stellar cast, make this an uncommonly…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 10 Sep 2008

A story that tries and often succeeds in transcending its particulars for a story about the personal and political struggle to come of age…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Sep 2008

Screenwriter Alan Ball (American Beauty, HBO's Six Feet Under) makes his directorial debut adapting Alicia Erian's novel from a particularly…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 10 Sep 2008

Will give you lots to discuss without necessarily contributing much to the conversation…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 10 Sep 2008

One of the most original and daring films of the year that puts us in the skin of a pretty 13-year-old Arab-American and the challenges and…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 10 Sep 2008

Indeed, Towelhead's biggest crime remains the blasé belief that audiences want to see a 13 year old engage in well defined adult behaviors…

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By Michael N (591) on 10 Sep 2008

I went in wanting to hate this movie. that's a bad sign. I left thinking it was one of the most beautiful films ever made…

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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 09 Sep 2008

Towelhead is the worst movie of its kind since Little Children…

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By Raul B (20) on 08 Sep 2008

Boo boo and more boo. Good thing the screening was free…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 03 Sep 2008

Towelhead is the most disgusting, ethically reprehensible, and irresponsible film to come out of the 21st century's first decade…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 03 Sep 2008

In a movie that was once more aptly titled, Nothing Is Private, Towelhead kicks open the suburban bedroom door and exposes often silent personal…

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By James R (2,282) on 28 Aug 2008

Alan Ball, the creator of American Beauty and Six Feet Under delivers a film that presses all the buttons . . . with a sledgehammer…

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By Brendan P (122) on 27 Aug 2008

Dear Alan Ball, I want my two hours back and another $10,000 for the damage you've done to my fragile brain…

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By Dana C (160) on 26 Aug 2008

Fuckin brilliant! I laughed my ass off. I cringed for the little girl. I was on a roller coaster. Alan Ball is one of my favorites…

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By Jennifer H (754) on 26 Aug 2008

Went to the SAG screening and Q&A with cast and Alan Ball. I want to work with him!!! I think he's brilliant…

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By Joseph B (617) on 24 Aug 2008

I believe only two people could've adapted this properly. Alan Ball and Todd Solondz…

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By David A (1,816) on 20 Aug 2008

Effective social agenda works tend to provoke in the audience desperate sycophancy, come-join-me-in-the-right pride, or bitter ceaseless polemics…

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By Birte Valkyrje R (93) on 18 Aug 2008

Painful to watch at times, but I think it's a very important movie. A source for many discussions…

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By Vmedia Berkeley Ca. S (16) on 13 Aug 2008

I was pleased with the long awaited directorial debut of Alan Ball does not disappoint…

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