Word: screenplay
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...Slumdog's Oscar victory, saying, "I roamed the streets of Mumbai, knocked on the doors of producers for nearly eight months, but luck did not smile. In 1993, I returned to Bangalore and began life anew. I've three children who are studying." He said he is writing a screenplay and hopes it will get made into a film someday. (See what life is like in a Mumbai slum...
...seamless. The village must have water for the lovers to unite, but they must love each other for the quest for water to be worthwhile. The absolute purity of their love provides a compelling parallel to the sex-driven dynamics between the village’s other couples. The screenplay, though it pushes the boundaries of fantasy, is rational in its own way; it avoids craziness for its own sake and provides the viewer with a plausible storyline that’s easy and enjoyable to follow. Apart from the traditional battle of the sexes setup—which hearkens...
...Belgian directing duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Dobroshi's captivating performance as Lorna, a young Albanian immigrant, charmed international critics and made her the first Kosovar actress in history to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, where the movie won the award for Best Screenplay last year. (See pictures from the 2008 Cannes Film Festival...
Oscar went international with a vengeance on Sunday night, as the underclass-boy-makes-good fable Slumdog Millionaire took home eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director (Danny Boyle) and Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy). In addition, three of the four acting prizes went to foreigners. For England's Kate Winslet, her sixth Oscar nomination was the charm after being named Best Actress for her role as a concentration camp guard in The Reader. Spanish enchantress Penélope Cruz won Best Supporting Actress for her fiery painter in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, making her the first Spanish actress...
...members of the Motion Picture Academy are still filling out their ballots, but right now the Anglo-Indian melodrama Slumdog Millionaire is the strong favorite to win the Oscars for Best Picture, Directing and Adapted Screenplay. It has already snagged top prizes from the producers', directors', writers' and actors' guilds. It's also earned nearly $80 million at the domestic box office--far more than the combined take of three of its Best Picture rivals, The Reader, Frost/Nixon and Milk. (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which absent Slumdog might have been the film to beat, has grossed more than...