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Eight Books and Movies That Just Might Save the EntertainmentIndustry



Something strange is happening in entertainment these days. A-list celebrities no longer guarantee blockbuster openings. Boomers and the people who grew up in the world boomers created drive publishing trends. Multiculturalism is in's8230;and the more of it, the better.



Hollywood and Bollywood are pooling creativity, talent and finances on a host of films. Books from bestselling authors are disproving the decades-long assumption that only ethnic people will read literature with ethnic characters. Box office figures and Oscars are burying multicultural fare under mountains of gold while a new surge in reading rates just might gild publishing again.



Call it The Obama Nation Effect. Blame it on a nation weary of strife caused by a lack of cultural communication. Point your finger wherever you's8217;d like but entertainment as we know it is changing.



Tracey Yellowhorse, book manager at Sun Dogs Creations (http://www.sundogscreations.com), is on the leading edge. She's8217;s seen the trend growing for some time and is happy to find that large studios and publishing houses have finally picked up on it. 's8220;America's8217;s arts and entertainment reflect our global society,'s8221; Yellowhorse says. 's8220;It's8217;s truly a celebration of our multinational world.'s8221;



Today, the concept that readers are armchair travelers is outdated. People only have to step past their front doors to find many nations and cultures thriving in America. Here are eight books and movies everyone swimming in this melting pot must know. They's8217;ll take you from India to Africa, from Australia to Russia then back to America.


The White Tiger (http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/books/358) by Aravind Adiga. A darkly comic debut novel set in India. When chauffeur Balram murders his employer, he blames his journey from rural waif to determined killer on India's8217;s greedy elite. He takes on class divisions, First World cultural imperialism, and the anger of the world's8217;s dispossessed. New York Times bestseller, winner of the Man Booker Prize's8230;and a breezier read than Vikram Chandra's8217;s Sacred Games.



Slumdog Millionaire. Director Danny Boyle was between screenings of his rags-to-riches drama when the terrorists attacked Mumbai. Although the tragedy gave the film a solemn backdrop, its feel-good story continues to thrill audiences. Like everyone else today, the protagonist copes with profound adversity and eventually triumphs. Eight Academy Awards, the most for any film this year, including Best Picture and Best Director. Adapted from the award-winning novel Q 's38; A by Vikas Swarup.



Message Stick (http://www.lainecunningham.com/message-stick.html) by Laine Cunningham. In this suspense thriller, Gabriel Branch searches the outback for his best friend. He must face a murderous shaman and the Aboriginal heritage he lost as a child. Gabe was removed from his biological family under the government's8217;s assimilation policy, an official attempt at genocide that lasted until 1972. Message Stick has won two national awards for its unflinching look at the suffering of modern Aboriginal people.



Australia. (http://www.australiamovie.net) Baz Luhrmann's8217;s historic epic set in WWII-era Australia. Sweeping cinematography and a weepy love story pairs a cattleman played by Hugh Jackman with a proper English heiress played by Nicole Kidman. Stuffed in among the romance/adventure/history/drama are subplots about Aboriginal shamanism and the early days of the Australian government's8217;s genocide efforts. Academy Award nomination.



Child 44 (http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/46639/) by Tom Rob Smith. Set in the 1950's8217;s Soviet Union, this debut suspense thriller pits MGB agent Leo Stepanovich Demidov against a Stalinist state. He can's8217;t investigate a murder because officially murder only happens in Capitalist countries. Based heavily on the true crimes of the Rostov Ripper, Child 44 was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and was a Booklist Editor's8217;s Choice.



Watchmen. Director Zack Snyder of 300 adapted this from the award-winning graphic novel published by DC Comics. Set in an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes fight to stop a conspiracy that threatens humanity. The Soviet Union lives on, and national tensions have the Doomsday Clock permanently set at five minutes to midnight. The novel was named a Time magazine 100 Best English Language Novels from 1923 to the Present.



Cross Country (http://www.jamespatterson.com) by James Patterson. Number fourteen in the Alex Cross thriller series. The detective takes on Tiger, a serial killer with ties to the African underworld, and pursues him through Washington, D.C. to Nigeria. The novel debuted at the top of the New York Times bestseller list; the author was listed as one of Forbes's8217; Top 100 Celebrities.


Blood Diamond. Edward Zwick's8217;s film takes place amid Sierra Leone's8217;s explosive 1999 civil war. In recovering a rare pink diamond and saving a fisherman's8217;s son, DiCaprio's8217;s character reveals the ugly side of these precious gems. Although eventually uplifting, the movie's8217;s message doesn's8217;t water down the strife and horror of Africa's8217;s civil upheaval. Nominated for five Academy Awards and winner of three Critics's8217; Choice Awards.






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