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...only two winning films - WALL-E and The Dark Knight - have made more than a fender-bending dent at the box office. Mind you, several of these pictures are just starting to get a wide domestic release. Rourke's film and both of Winslet's have a shot at moderate financial success, and Slumdog could be that rare film from the indies (or, this time, from India) that crosses over to mainstream-hit status. The film's U.S. distributor, Fox Searchlight, surely hopes that the publicity from the Globes victory will lift Slumdog into the multiplexes with the buoyancy...
...There). It has already made more than what 2008's film drama winner, Atonement, had cadged by this time last year. Remember that Juno came out of nowhere a year ago and revved up to a $143 million domestic gross. Not that Slumdog has her wide appeal, but once in a while moviegoers look beyond the blockbusters and latch on to an exotic alternative. They might even learn something, like, Hey, they do make good movies in other countries...
...evolving picture of the Prime Minister's popularity in the Iraqi streets may provide another example of fading sectarianism. Al-Maliki has gained a wide base of support across Sunni and Shi'ite communities over the past year for taking a hard stance in negotiations over the new U.S.-Iraqi security pact and for playing tough with both Shi'ite and Sunni insurgents. "I'll vote for Maliki's party," says Rafaat Khalid Ahmed, a university lecturer in Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Mansour district. "He showed courage in dealing with the major issues in Iraq, and that helped him defeat...
...more year if $1.5 million could be raised. Although the Italian Language Foundation raised over $650,000, the group ultimately fell short of the required amount. Cuomo said she believes that the exam will come back in the future. “The College Board left the door wide open for reinstatement of the program if funding is [found] in the next year,” she said. “We looked to the Italian government to make up the balance,” Cuomo said. “The cancellation came as a big shock to them. They...
...Neill said. She submitted a demo to the Battle of the Bands and was chosen to compete. With a few quick phone calls, she assembled her roommate Julie Wright and her friend Luke Sperduto to form Shy October.The band’s music is difficult to categorize, incorporating a wide range of instrumentation and unusual melodies. As O’Neill said, “I have a really quirky voice so I write really quirky music.”The Ben Kultgen Band is led by recent alum Benjamin M. Kultgen ’08, and includes three...