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Articles tagged "danny boyle, loveleen tandan" Politics FeatureIndia Shining?: America’s Indian Momentby Derik Smith[13.Apr.09] :. Perhaps Slumdog Millionaire is an elaborate, cinematic version of Bobby Jindal. Perhaps Western audiences have so deeply appreciated Boyle's film because it subtly reiterates a symbolic order that is as familiar as colonial conquest.  News‘Slumdog’ popularity shines spotlight on Indian designers, fashionsby Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)][13.Mar.09] :. If there was ever a time we needed a Mumbai makeover—or at least a nudge toward the cheery colors, metallic threads and dazzling embroidery that are staples of Indian clothing—it’s...  NewsWhich road will Oscar take? ‘Benjamin Button,’ ‘Slumdog’ travel on two distinct pathsby Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][16.Feb.09] :. New Orleans is 8,870 miles from Mumbai, India, as the crow flies. The Academy Award nominees for best picture set in those cities - “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and... News‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director is both the underdog and Oscar favoriteby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][5.Feb.09] :. It’s a movie about underdogs, and those who made it like to think of the project that way - as the “little film that could.” But “Slumdog Millionaire” has earned 10... NewsCan ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ bank on a best song Oscar?by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][2.Feb.09] :. This year’s race for the best original song Oscar is getting way more attention than usual - in part for who’s in the race and, in part, for who isn’t. There are only three...  NewsOscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,’ except for Ledger nominationby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][23.Jan.09] :. It was a dark day for “The Dark Knight” as the 81st annual Oscar nominations, announced Thursday, snubbed the most popular film since “Titanic.” Christopher Nolan’s... Dickens - Bollywood Style: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)by Farisa Khalid[21.Jan.09] :. “Serendipity” originated in India. The word derives from the old Persian name for Sri Lanka, and tells the story of three princes who went on a journey, always stumbling upon things... Slumdog Millionaire: All Eyes Eastby Chris Barsanti[16.Jan.09] :. Slumdog Millionaire's Golden Globe win for Best Motion Picture/Drama is like a flare warning Hollywood about its future in cinema. The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved. Little movie turned big awards contender has its own rags-to-riches storyby Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][12.Jan.09] :. “Slumdog Millionaire” is the best movie I saw in 2008, but afterward I couldn’t imagine how the company that produces “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” ever allowed it to... Featured Article Short Ends and Leader‘Slumdog’ Sizzles as One of Year’s Very Bestby Bill Gibron[18.Dec.08] :. We all want to escape - our sense of self, our worthless lives, those moments of unfulfilling social conformity. Yet few of us have to literally run for our salvation. Hope usually comes in a moment... Mumbai terrorism puts focus on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][4.Dec.08] :. A week ago, as images of the terrorist assaults on Mumbai, India, began racing around the world, the man who wrote the Mumbai-set “Slumdog Millionaire” began questioning his... ‘Slumdog’ director Danny Boyle prefers the underdogsby Mark Caro [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][20.Nov.08] :. Danny Boyle’s triumphant “Slumdog Millionaire” is a testament to the power of underdog tales, onscreen and off. This inspirational story about an Indian 18-year-old who wins... Boyle-ing Overby Bill Gibron[19.Nov.08] :. He may be our most inventive living director - or at the very least, our must idiosyncratic. In his brief tenure as a feature filmmaker he’s made a Hitchcockian thriller (Shallow Grave),... Slumdog Millionaireby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Nov.08] :. In Slumdog Millionaire's riotous, luscious fantasy, Jamal responds to an astonishing series of game show questions -- each speaking directly and surreally to his own life experiences. Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is artful, if extremeby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][10.Sep.08] :. TORONTO - The payoffs of a major film festival are many. Here’s one: You come out of a movie you liked, and 10 seconds later you’re arguing with a guy for whom “like” was not... British director gets around to making his own sci-fi adventureby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. Soon after having made his second film, the exuberant drug-addiction drama “Trainspotting,” Danny Boyle got a lucrative offer from 20th Century Fox to direct the fourth installment in the... ‘Sunshine’ star Michelle Yeoh hits the heightsby Ethan Sacks [New York Daily News (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. The world’s most famous female action heroine is deathly afraid of heights. Yet there was Michelle Yeoh, lashed into a nose-diving stunt plane to simulate zero gravity, in preparation for her... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewSunshine (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Jul.07] :. The notion of loss pervades Sunshine, even as calculations of self are increasingly complex. Millions (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Nov.05] :. Millions sustains a vibrantly colored, enjoyably lively view, fantastic to reflect Damian's perspective, literally short and practically limited. Millions (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Mar.05] :. Millions manages a sophisticated breakdown of global economies and national identity, filtered through a child's brilliantly naïve perspective. 28 Days Later (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Oct.03] :. In time for Halloween, Fox has released the DVD of 28 Days Later, a frankly brilliant and scary scary movie. 28 Days Later (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jun.03] :. Restless, irksome, strange: there's not much downtime in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. The Beach (2000)by Todd R. RamlowLeo's much anticipated follow up to the record smashing Titanic has finally arrived, and it is, perhaps not so surprisingly, considering the hype to be lived up to -- an unmitigated flop. The Beach (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs“Innocence never lasts forever.” This is the tagline for The Beach, the expensive and highly touted occasion for Leo’s long-awaited return to the big screen. How silly it... |
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