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I recommend this film, not just because it’s uproariously funny, but because it’s the perfect collision of conservative values, over-sexualized popular culture, and raging teenage hormones. Wow, a ...

“Towelhead,” a drama about an Arab-American teenager’s sexual awakening during the buildup to the Gulf War, is among this week’s DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, ...

Not far into his feature directorial debut, “Towelhead,” Alan Ball offers us the sight of a thirteen-year-old girl having her first period in a bathroom stall; this is shot from a low angle, with the ...

"Towelhead" is Alan Ball's smart but visually troubling adaptation of Alicia Erian's 2005 novel of the same name, which portrays a young Lebanese American girl becoming sexually aware in a bland ...

If director Todd Solondz were to bring a Judy Blume book to the screen, "Towelhead" would be the result. With equal parts dark comedy and even darker drama, this coming-of-age tale takes an ...