The 81st Annual Academy Awards wrapped up just a few hours ago with few surprises. Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle’s little film about a young Indian boy rising from Mumbai’s notorious slums to win a world-famous game show swept the awards winning eight of its ten nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Heath Ledger, the [...]
The general consensus is that Englishman Danny Boyle’s (Trainspotting, Millions) venture into Bollywood results in a stirring tale of adventure, romance, and redemption. These themes are indisputably present, but represent only the base by which a much more profound and compelling story is told. Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle’s eighth feature film, delves deep into pressing modern [...]
We published an article a few days ago predicting 2009′s Oscar winners, but in light of the Academy releasing their official nominees today, we’re taking the liberty of revising our picks. You can read our picks pre-nomination here, and compare them to our now official 2009 Oscar predictions below: Best Actor Sean Penn – “Milk” [...]
It’s that time of year again. All the major studios have released their three-hour epics, triumphant biopics, and flashy studies in over-acting throughout the past few months hoping to snatch a little golden man named Oscar. Nabbing one of these babies not only adds prestige to a studio, but means a substantial boost in revenue [...]
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