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Aloysius J. Gleek:
Child actors from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire."
;D
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.
(I saw them in an interview, together, the video posted somewhere on line, just before the film was to open in the States; he was definitely abashedly admiring her, and she was almost aloof. Look now--she is in love, and so is he. She has broken her previous engagement. She is 24, and he 18. We shall see how long it lasts, but while it lasts--lovely!)
Aloysius J. Gleek:
‘Slumdog’ Wins for Best Original Score
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
to: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” Named Best Original Song,
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (Original Song)
to: Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/
February 22, 2009, 11:10 pm
Less Glamour, More Significance
By A.O. Scott
A scene from “Slumdog Millionaire.”
The wins that “Slumdog” has racked up in some of the less glamorous categories— editing, cinematography and score — may be the most significant, since they recognize some of the film’s novelty. Its look, its pacing and its sound are not like the competition, and indeed not like a lot of commercial American movies. And yet it is an entirely accessible movie, not so much self-consciously exotic as effortlessly, eagerly eclectic. So the fast editing, the eye-popping colors and textures, the songs and the music may be, to some audiences and Academy voters, a bit unfamiliar, but they obviously work, extending the vocabulary of what we sometimes parochially think of as mainstream moviemaking in some exciting new directions.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Danny Boyle Wins Best Director
Danny Boyle wins the Oscar for best director for “Slumdog Millionaire.”
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
to: Danny Boyle “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
Aloysius J. Gleek:
‘Slumdog’ Takes Best Picture
“Slumdog Millionaire” takes best picture.
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
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