THE NAMESAKE
Wall Street Journal
Review by Joe Morgenstern
USA Today
Review by Claudia Puig
Los Angeles Times
Review by Dennis Lim
Christian Science Monitor
Review by Peter Rainer
LA Daily News
Review by Bob Strauss
New York Times
Review by Stephen Holden
New York Post
Review by Lou Lumenick
Daily News
Review by Elizabeth Weitzman
Newsday
Review by Jan Stuart
New York Sun
Review by Jayanthi Daniel
Metro NY
Review by Dan Dunn
am New York
Review by Jay Carr
New York Times - March 9, 2007
Bibimagazine.com – March 9, 2007
“The Namesake” by Zeeshan Chowdhury (feature)
Comingsoon.net – March 8, 2007
“Exclusive: Filmmaker Mira Nair” by Edward Douglas (feature)
Filmiholic.com – March 9, 2007
“Interview: Kal Penn, pt. 1” (feature)
“Interview: Kal Penn, pt. 2” (feature)
“Interview: Mira Nair, pt 1” (feature)
“Interview: Mira Nair, pt 2” (feature)
FWD.com – March 7, 2007
“What’s In a Name? Bollywood Stars Celebrate Nair’s Latest” by Jeanette Park (feature)
ibnlive.com – March 9, 2007
“H’wood beckons for Namesake actors” by Indira Kannan (feature)
Metro New York Weekend – March 9, 2007
“Kumar goes to the art house” by Amy Benfer (feature)
SpiritualityandPractice.com
Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
WolfEntertainmentGuide.com
Review by William Wolf
DesiClub.com
Review by Palak Patel
FilmCritic.com
Review by Chris Cabin
ReelTalkReviews.com
Review by Jeffrey Chen
OhmyNews.com
Review by Brian Orndorf
EricDSnider.com
Review by Eric D. Snider
Salon.com
Review by Stephanie Zacharek
BoxOffice.com
Review by Susan Green
San Francisco Chronicle
Review by Ruthe Stein
Contra Costa Times
Review by Mary Pols
Toronto Post
Review by Chris Knight
Toronto Star
Review by Susan Walker
Metro News
Review by Norm Wilmer
REEL TALK WITH JEFFREY LYONS & ALISON BAILES
Saturday, March 9th @ 10:00am
Monday, March 11th @ 1:00pm
NY: WNBC - 3/10/07 @ 10:00am EST & 3/12/07 @ 1:00pm EST
LA: KNBC - 3/10/07 @ 4:00am PST & 3/12/07 @ 4:00am PST
AVS-TV (ASIAN VARIETY SHOW) - Saturday, March 10th
Interviews with Mira Nair, Kal Penn & Jhumpa Lahiri plus coverage of THE NAMESAKE premiere
LA: Comcast channel 24/27 @ 9:00am PST
NY/NJ: WMBC - Channel 63 @ 10:00am EST
SHOWBIZ INDIA - Saturday, March 10th
Host Reshma Dordi interviews Mira Nair & covers post-screening Q&A, with NY Premiere coverage of THE NAMESAKE.
NY/NJ: MBC - Channel 63 @ 9:00am
LA: KSCI Channel 18 @ 12 noon
SF: KTSF Channel 26 @ 10:00am
People Magazine - March 19, 2007
“How I Got Here” (Kal Penn feature)
LA Weekly - March 8, 2007
Review by Ella Taylor
Newsweek.com - Online Only
Review by David Ansen
NOW MAGAZINE - March 8, 2007
Review by Glenn Sumi
EYE WEEKLY - March 8, 2007
Review by Jason Anderson
MOVIES.CA
Kal interviews w/ Sheila Roberts
Mira interview w/ Sheila Roberts
DARK HORIZONS
Mira Nair interview w/ Paul Fischer
Kal Penn interview w/ Paul Fischer
TV GUIDE.COM
Kal feature
MTV
Saturday, March 10th @ 5:50am
Sunday, March 11th @ 5:50am
Monday, March 12th @ 3:50am and 6:50am
MTV-U
Saturday, March 10th @
7:45pm, 8:45pm, 9:45pm, 10:45pm, 11:45pm
Sunday, March 11th @
12:45am, 1:45am, 3:45am, 4:45am, 5:45am, 6:45am, 7:45am, 8:45am, 9:45am, 10:45am, 11:45am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 2:45pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm, 5:45pm, 8:45pm and 10:45pm
Monday, March 12th @
12:45am, 2:45am, 4:45am, 6:45am, 8:45am, 10:45am, 12:45pm,
2:45pm, 4:45 pm, and 6:45 pm
Mira Nair and Kal Penn THE NAMESAKE interviews
MTV and MTVU (check local listings for channel)
ABCNews.com
Kal Penn: The 'Iconic Stoner' Sobers Up, by Sheila Marikar
