Mira Nair
Producer, Actor, and Director
'Wild Things' Wins at Box Office, Earns $32.5 Million...only $141,000 on 70 screens; and the omnibus entry New York, I Love You, with directorial contributions by Mira Nair, Allen Hughes, Brett Ratner and Natalie Portman, took in a small-town $372,000 in 199 venues. Hopes remain high for two... In this article: Spike Jonze, Law Abiding Citizen, Gerard Butler, Warner Bros, Where the Wild Things Are, Revenue, A Serious Man, and Halloween |
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New Yorker: Everything | October 11, 2009
Goings on About Town: Movies
...I LOVE YOU Eleven vignettes about New York City, directed by Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, Jiang Wen, and Andrey Zvyaginstev. Opening Oct. 16.
In this article: Santiago, Angelika Film Center, New York, I Love You, Fatih Akin, Shunji Iwai, Shekhar Kapur, and Yvan Attal
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New York Times | October 15, 2009
Movie Review 'New York, I Love You': Manhattan Is for Lovers: Two by Two by Two by ...
...of them people get naked. NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU A collection of short films directed by Jiang Wen, Mira Nair, Shunji Iwai, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Natalie Portman, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston and Randy...
In this article: New York, I Love You, Emmanuel Benbihy, Allen Hughes, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, Manhattan, Fatih Akin, New York, and Yvan Attal
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San Jose Mercury News | October 14, 2009
Movies opening this week
...we mention one of them was LeBron James? "New York, I Love You" (R): A number of directors - including Mira Nair, Natalie Portman and Brett Ratner - offer short films on the city that never sleeps. "The Providence Effect" (NR): A stirring...
In this article: Midwestern University, San Francisco, Law Abiding Citizen, Judaism, Physics, The Stepfather, A Serious Man, New York, I Love You, Prom Night, and LeBron James
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The State | September 10, 2009
Coming attractions: Films for fall
...in a comedy co-starring Minnie Driver. NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU: Natalie Portman, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner and other directors contribute odes to the city in this collection of short films. SAW VI: Deceased killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell)...
In this article: Woody Harrelson, George Clooney, Amelia Earhart, Ewan McGregor, Kim Basinger, Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman, and Jake Gyllenhaal
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Kansas City Star | September 14, 2009
Must-see movies: We're still looking for blue skies through those falling leaves
"New York, I Love You" (Oct. 16). In the spirit of 2006's "Paris, je t'aime," a variety of directors - including Mira Nair, Fatih Akin and Brett Ratner - express their affection for the city that never sleeps. </p><p>Michael Phillips:...
In this article: A Serious Man, Amelia Earhart, Where the Wild Things Are, Coen brothers, Spike Jonze, Recession, Oscar, Bright Star, and John Keats
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Spartan Daily | November 02, 2009
Odd twists and lack of depth disappoint in 'New York, I Love You'
Director Mira Nair's segment on a soon-to-be Jewish wife, played by Natalie Portman, and her conversation with her Indian jeweler about the differences between their cultures is fairly interesting, but ends in an odd and unsatisfying way.
In this article: New York, I Love You, Brett Ratner, Natalie Portman, New York City, Bradley Cooper, Rachel Bilson, Andy Garcia, Orlando Bloom, and Shia LaBeouf
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Entertainment Weekly | October 12, 2009
Movie Preview: New York, I Love You
...submitted seven-page scripts then shot the shorts in just two days. Natalie Portman pulls double duty, acting in Nair's segment as well as writing and directing her own film. ''Usually, shorts end up in festivals,'' says Portman, whose story...
In this article: Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, DVD, Emmanuel Benbihy, The Namesake, Scarlett Johansson, Rush Hour 3, Coney Island, and Paris
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | October 15, 2009
Capsule reviews: `Wild Things' and others
...densely populated metropolis. Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Joshua Marston and Natalie Portman are among the directors; James Caan, Orlando Bloom, Julie Christie and Robin Wright Penn are among the actors. R for language and sexual content.
In this article: New York, I Love You, Gerard Butler, Law Abiding Citizen, The Italian Job, Gamer, The Ugly Truth, and RocknRolla
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Mira Nair (born October 15, 1957 at Rourkela, India) is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.
She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She used the proceeds of the film, to establish an organization for street children, called the Salaam Baalak Trust in India. She often works with longtime creative collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, whom she met at Harvard.
She has won a number of awards, including a National Film Award and various international film festival awards, and was a nominee at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and BAFTA Awards. She was also awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007, which was presented by Indra Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc, and India Abroad Person of the Year-2006.
- Birth Date:
- October 15, 1957
- Birthplace:
- Rourkela, Orissa, India
- Occupation:
- Film director, film producer
- Years Active:
- 1986-present
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