http://dir.salon.com/topics/mira_nair/?source=rss&aim=mira_nair en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/09/namesake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/09/namesake/index.html?source=rss This sweet, but not cloying, adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's delicate novel brings us some wonderful moments. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/09/11/toronto_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/09/11/toronto_3/index.html?source=rss Christopher Guest takes on Hollywood's Oscar obsession in the nutty "For Your Consideration." Plus: Mira Nair adapts Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake." By Lisa Tsering Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/01/28/bollywood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/01/28/bollywood/index.html?source=rss Despite a massive international market and a huge impact on pop culture, the outrageous musical eye candy of Bollywood remains almost invisible in America. By Carina Chocano Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/08/24/hysterical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/08/24/hysterical/index.html?source=rss Armed with devastating performances from Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis and Gena Rowlands, director Mira Nair trains her sociologist's eye on the Garden State in HBO's "Hysterical Blindness." By Adrienne Crew Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/03/13/monsoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/03/13/monsoon/index.html?source=rss Filmmaker Mira Nair talks about "Monsoon Wedding," her homemade tribute to Bollywood that's breaking art-house records across North America. By Adrienne Crew Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/03/13/monsoon_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/03/13/monsoon_side/index.html?source=rss Punjabi wedding rituals, reggae bhangra mixes of old Bollywood hits and other esoterica from the season's most unlikely hit film. By Laura Miller Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1997/04/07/kamasutra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1997/04/07/kamasutra/index.html?source=rss "Kama Sutra" is bogus history and cheesy storytelling, but what the hell, it's sexy. By Jennie Yabroff Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1997/03/07/nair970307/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1997/03/07/nair970307/index.html?source=rss "Kama Sutra" director Mira Nair talks about sex in 16th century India, and what it means to us today.