Whose Towel is it?

This is very predictable. lurid, demeaning, evil Arabs -- all the makings for a great AMERICAN NOVEL AND FILM//need to capture it visually. Kite Runner anyone?

Towelhead Screens at Sundance

In other movie news, a controversial Arab American film is being screened at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which begins today. Towelhead, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Alicia Erian, marks the directorial debut of Alan Ball (screenwriter, American Beauty). The provocative, unflinching story focuses on a 13-year-old Arab American girl dealing with sex, racism, abuse and other tough issues while being shuttled between her divorced parents.