Showing All "Slumdog Millionaire" Posts
Oct 27th, 2011 5 Comments
Congratulations to Sushil Kumar! No more jumping into toilets and using extreme poverty as a colorful backdrop for your romantic fantasy. Or is that what happens next? The timeline is a little… Read Story »
Mar 7th, 2011 23 Comments
Hey, Slumdog Millionaire kids! Bummer about the 127 Hours Oscar snub your misery shack burning down, huh?! Awesome checking in with you! See you in a year (or less!) when another tragedy befalls! Read Story »
Jun 21st, 2010 53 Comments
Slumdog Millionaire feels like it came out a millionaire years ago, and yet, at long last, Danny Boyle has broken his legendary silence regarding the fact that he exploited impoverished children for… Read Story »
Jan 14th, 2010 42 Comments
Let's start the day with some good news, FOR ONCE. From the AP:
MUMBAI, India - "Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali played a poverty-stricken child in the Oscar-winning film, but the… Read Story »
Nov 5th, 2009 45 Comments
Danny Boyle is getting to work on his follow-up to Slumdog Millionaire, titled 127 Hours. From Variety:
Fox Searchlight and Danny Boyle have firmed plans to make their next collaboration "127… Read Story »
Oct 29th, 2009 45 Comments
As you may or may not know, I am not a fan of the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Personally, I think that it is a condescending and exploitative after-school-special to make white people feel better… Read Story »
Oct 27th, 2009 57 Comments
Today, Wes Anderson asks the question: "why was Slumdog [Millionaire] a hit, and not Darjeeling [Limited]?" You provide the answer, in the comments. Read Story »
Aug 20th, 2009 23 Comments
(Please know that this hurts me more than it hurts you.) How did he do it:
(A) He cheated
(B) He's lucky
(C) He's a genius
(D) It is written
(E) None of the above
(F) Because obviously this was a… Read Story »
Jul 1st, 2009 20 Comments
Sorry guys, we have to do the 2009 Academy Awards again, we messed up. After we KILL HITLER, let's point the Time Machine to last February and give all the Oscars to Bollywood He-Man and the Masters… Read Story »
Jun 12th, 2009 32 Comments
Danny Boyle, the director of Slumdog Millionaire, has just signed a new three-year, first look deal! What wonderful news for him! And his house wasn't even razed! From Variety:
Filmmaker Danny Boyle… Read Story »
