Monday, April 13 2009
India Shining?: America’s Indian Moment
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.
Wednesday, February 25 2009
Blaxploitation & ‘Slumdogs Can’t Have Dignity’ - A Critical Response to Indian Media Coverage
Unlike comic book superheroes, Slumdog hit a bit closer under our bellies with our eyes wide shut. Yet, now that “we” have had our eyes opened, will “we” place Third World poverty into another, more entertaining box?
Friday, February 20 2009
Various Artists: Slumdog Millionaire
Bollywood meets hip-hop, dirty house meets Bhangra, and the whole mix is chewed up and spit out as the everyday cacophony of modernization.
Monday, February 16 2009
Which road will Oscar take? ‘Benjamin Button,’ ‘Slumdog’ travel on two distinct paths
Can ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ bank on a best song Oscar? (PopWire) [2.Feb.09]
Oscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,’ except for Ledger nomination (PopWire) [23.Jan.09]
Dickens - Bollywood Style: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) (Short Ends and Leader) [21.Jan.09]
Slumdog Millionaire: All Eyes East (Columns) [16.Jan.09]
The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008 (Features) [16.Jan.09]
Little movie turned big awards contender has its own rags-to-riches story (PopWire) [12.Jan.09]
‘Slumdog’ Sizzles as One of Year’s Very Best (Short Ends and Leader) [18.Dec.08]
Mumbai terrorism puts focus on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (PopWire) [4.Dec.08]
‘Slumdog’ director Danny Boyle prefers the underdogs (PopWire) [20.Nov.08]
Boyle-ing Over (Short Ends and Leader) [19.Nov.08]
Slumdog Millionaire (Reviews) [12.Nov.08]
Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is artful, if extreme (PopWire) [10.Sep.08]
