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“Slumdog” actor has house torn down by city

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May 14, 2009   Leave a Comment  

There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the children who were featured in “Slumdog Millionaire”, one of the most popular and celebrated films of last year grossing more than $340 million worldwide.

A little while ago, the father of one of those outrageously cute and innocent children was accused of trying to sell his child like some sort of commodity. Slumdog director Danny Boyle was accused of exploiting the already poor kids, which he has strongly denied. It’s been in the news for a while.

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Slumdog, Boyle come away with gold

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Feb. 23, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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“Slumdog Millionaire” struck it rich at the 81st Academy Awards Sunday. The Danny Boyle film about life in the slums of Mumbai garnered eight Oscars, leaving its competition “Milk” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” in the dust. Boyle, upon taking the stage to receive his award for Best Director, jumped up and down [...]

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Terri’s 2009 Oscar predictions

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Feb. 21, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Our entertainment editor weighs in on who should and who will.

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Liz’s 2009 Oscar predictions

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Feb. 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Blast picks Oscar’s dates for Sunday

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And the nominees are…

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Jan. 22, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Just on the coattails of the Golden Globe Awards two weeks ago, the 2009 nominees for the Academy Awards were announced Jan. 22. Films “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and “Slumdog Millionaire” were top dogs in the nominee list. Academy President Sid Ganis, along with Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker, announced the awards at a [...]

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Big winners at the 2009 Golden Globes

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Jan. 14, 2009   1 Comment  

“Slumdog Millionaire,” actress Kate Winslet and mini-series “John Adams” raked in the accolades at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. “Slumdog” won best picture in the drama category at this year’s Globes, held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, and telecast live on NBC. The film won every category it was nominated [...]

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Top 10 movies of 2008

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Dec. 31, 2008   1 Comment  

Much like senior editor Liz Rafferty said in her review of the top 10 music hits of 2008, it was hard to pick out a top 10 best movies of the year. Consider it a top 6, with those being the ones that were absolutely phenomenal and final four being decent runner ups. However, 2009 looks like it could be a much better year for movies after the remaining issues caused by the 2008 writer’s strike have faded away. And for anyone who criticizes the fact that “The Dark Knight” is number four instead of number one, go see the top three movies and you will understand.

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