Anil Kapoor Wins the Slumdog FootraceWhen ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ won Best Picture last night, did you notice which hilarious Bollywood egotist was the first one to the podium?
Slumdog Wins Another AwardDespite last week’s invented controversy, Danny Boyle won top honors from the Directors Guild on Saturday.
ByLane Brown
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Slumdog Filmmakers Strike BackWith ten Oscars on the line, Danny Boyle has released a statement rebutting charges of exploitation that appeared in Tuesday’s ‘Telegraph.’
Slumdog Is Movin’ On UpDanny Boyle’s film takes an early lead in this year’s Oscar race, thanks to a Best Picture nod from the National Board of Review.
Brazilian Artist Vik Muniz Makes Art From ChocolateBrazilian-born Vik Muniz’s photographs of his chocolate-y scribblings, like Mass (Pictures of Chocolate Series), are among the many standout lots at Phillips de Pury’s contemporary sale.
Eli Roth Botches Response to Danny Boyle’s Feud OfferDanny Boyle, director of 28 Days Later and the upcoming Sunshine, is quoted in Rush & Molloy as dissing horror director Eli Roth and his “torture porn” oeuvre. “His movies aren’t even particularly well done,” Boyle says. “They’re not even scary. They’re horrible, but that’s not scary. It’s not suspense. And if you watch my films in detail, there’s actually not a lot of violence in them. You get numb with violence very quickly.”