Towelhead: Alan Ball’s Controversial New Film
Writer-director doesn't shy away from controversy, as he's proving once again with Towelhead
by Aaron Hillis
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/towelhead_alan_ball_aaron_eckhart_summer_bishil_20080910/
In 1999, a plastic ball floated in the wind—the most beautiful thing ever seen by the strange boy next door—and with that, Alan Ball won an Academy Award for his very first screenplay, American Beauty. Nine years later, he's making his feature directorial debut with Towelhead, which, even before its release, is confronting controversy for its title and few key scenes.