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NEWS ABOUT: Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - The makers of Slumdog Millionaire have bought a home for one of the film’s Indian child actors whose real-life shanty was demolished by the Mumbai government, Reuters reports. Azharuddin Ismail is now living in a “comfortable” apartment “in a good neighborhood near his school,” an... More »

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India • homeless • Mumbai • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire • slums • Rubina Ali • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail • shanty • Christian Colson

OPINION

 Nate Silver Turns 
 Crystal Ball 
 on Oscars 

After number-crunching, Slumdog is tops

Feb 16, 09 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - FiveThirtyEight.com stats-cruncher extraordinaire Nate Silver shifts his sights from politics to the Oscars in New York magazine. He compiled data from 30 years of Academy Awards to discover the best predictors of success, and found that other awards (SAGs, Golden Globes) carry the most weight. Genre is also key;... More »

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Academy Awards • film • award show • Heath Ledger • predictions • Mickey Rourke • Kate Winslet • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

OPINION

 Slumdog an Evasive Fantasy 

Fairy-tale film's take on 'real India' has 'conveniently fluid notion of reality'

Jan 27, 09 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire wants to be a portrait of the “real India” and a fairy tale at the same time, but director Danny Boyle’s combination is “dissonant to the point of incoherence,” writes Dennis Lim in Slate. It portrays life in the slums in brilliant color, and... More »

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film • India • poverty • Mumbai • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

 Slum Dwellers Protest Slumdog 

Slum residents feel film's title is demeaning

Jan 22, 09 12:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire has drawn widespread critical praise and earned 10 Oscar nominations today, but some residents of Mumbai slums find the title insulting, the AP reports. Protesters demonstrated outside the office of Bollywood star Anil Kapoor, who appears in the film, holding signs saying "Poverty For Sale" and "... More »

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film • India • protests • Mumbai • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

 Slumdog Wins Big  
 at Critics' Choice

Heath Ledger receives posthumous award

Jan 9, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the Critics' Choice Awards last night, taking home five trophies, including best film and best director (Danny Boyle), MTV News reports. Heath Ledger, meanwhile, continued his posthumous honors, picking up best supporting actor (and a standing ovation) for his turn as the Joker... More »

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awards • celebrity • award show • The Dark Knight • Meryl Streep • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • foreign film • Anne Hathaway • Kate Winslet • The Reader • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk • Rachel Getting Married

MOVIE REVIEW

 Slumdog Millionaire 
 Has Winning Pedigree 

Critics can't resist the brutal, yet 'upbeat,' slice of Mumbai life

Nov 14, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire's feel-good story is tough to resist, critics say. The hard-knock life of a boy who goes from the streets of Mumbai to game-show fantasyland is “one of the most upbeat stories about living in hell imaginable,” writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times. Still, “... More »

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film • movie review • Mumbai • game shows • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

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