Word: slumdog
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...What was the difference between making the music for Slumdog Millionaire and the music for Indian films? Divyam Gupta, LIMA...
...charming animé for kids, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, earning $177 million. U.S. fans of Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) will be pleased to hear that Disney will be releasing the film in the States this summer. Meanwhile, the No.1 international film last week was Slumdog Millionaire, which has taken in $170.6 million in foreign markets along with its $139.7 million in North America...
...Tired of Slumming It I am disappointed by the dismissal that many magazines, including TIME, have meted out to Indians offended by Slumdog Millionaire [March 9]. What the authors acclaiming the movie and dismissing the critics do not understand is that the movie does not demystify poverty, but rather misrepresents it. Poverty is indeed not ennobling, but it is also not the only context in which human misery, violence and degradation occurs. There are many other ways of dealing with poverty - many movies have done so with a more complex look; perhaps this one was successful because...
...prestige dramas, the high-minded equivalent of TV movies, that keep getting nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? These films don't want to establish a hyper-reality, just a familiar reality that brings the viewer immediately into the lives of their characters. Paul Blart, or the kids from Slumdog Millionaire, would not have benefitted from the in-your-lap urgency...
...Flight Oscar Lineup. Virgin America is adding 25 new films to its on-demand service, including the latest Oscar winners and nominees - Slumdog Millionaire, Doubt, The Dark Knight and Tropic Thunder. If you'd rather provide your own entertainment, wi-fi is available on nearly half the airline's fleet (you can check on which flights are enabled when you book online). Virgin America plans to have wi-fi on all flights between Washington and L.A. by April and on fleet-wide service by summer...