Recent examples include Meera Syal’s musical “Bombay Dreams,” a British import in Broadway that drew mixed reviews and in the Bay Area, the most recent play with an Indian presence is probably ACT’s 1999 production of Tom Stoppard’s “Indian Ink,” where Art Malik played Indian painter Nirad Das in the 1930s.
The romantic Taj Mahal is the next assignment for Rachel, an American travel writer whose failed romances have led her to have the baby she craves on her own. A 37-year-old single Jewish straight woman, she makes a pact with her best friend Anjali, a single Indian lesbian, that they will both become pregnant and raise their children together…
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It is at once a gay romantic comedy, a knowing mother-daughter buddy picture and a dramatic retelling of the age-old story of what happens when old-world cultures clash with a fully realized American life.
“A lot of what I’m trying to do is take the standard romantic comedy and turn it on its head,” says Wu, a first-time director. “I
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. has purchased the assets of BET Books, the publishing arm of the U.S.-based Black Entertainment Television, the company announced Thursday.
The new ownership deal is expected to close Nov. 30. Financial details were not released. The addition of BET Books, a leading publisher of African American women's fiction and the imprints Arabesque, Sepia and New Spirit to the Harlequin portfolio will enhance the position of Harlequin within a strong growth segment in the American book market.
"This acquisition supports a key strategic initiative for Harlequin of offering greater breadth in publishing niches that can create future growth
Scott Pomfret and Scott Whittier discussed how they developed Romentics, a brand dedicated to "true love for gay me," Wednesday at the Rainbow Center.
Romentics is Pomfret and Whittier's company under which they have publish gay romance novels.
Pomfret and Whittier met, fell in love and are currently living together in Boston. Although they say the concept for their gay romance novels came from their love for each other, Pomfret said he also got the idea from his mom. His mom subscribed to a Harlequinn book of the month club, and he realized romance novels were something everyone could enjoy. According to
Green Day win 7, My Chemical Romance get nothing
Green Day continued its charmed year by dominating the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards last night (Aug. 28) at Miami's American Airlines Arena. The group's video for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won six awards, including video of the year, best group video, best rock video and two trophies for direction and cinematography (for director Samuel Bayer). Another clip, "American Idiot," won the viewer's choice award.
The group's performance of "Boulevard" opened MTV's live broadcast of the VMAs, which were hosted by Diddy. "It's nice to know rock music still has a
Orlando Bloom set out to prove that English actors can do American accents in his new film, a romance.
Orlando stars in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown, as a shoe designer who falls in love while flying to his father's funeral.
Susan Sarandon is also in the movie, and Kirsten Dunst plays the flight attendant who wins Bloom's heart.
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