SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
By pinoyaccountant •
I have watched the movie recently and have moved me.
Simple story yet striking. Nice cinematography and excellent music.
I hope this will win an Oscar.
I have watched the movie recently and have moved me.
Simple story yet striking. Nice cinematography and excellent music.
I hope this will win an Oscar.
JAI HO..................
"Only that in U which !$ ME can hear Wot I am sayin...."
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Oh yeah , i happned to see tha movie . its cool movie though! great work!
I told you brit .... it is an Oscar material.
8 Oscars WHEW!!!
SM bags 8 awards out of 10 nomintated.....JAIHIND and GREAT BOLLYWOOD....Rahman got 2 and Resul Pookutty 1
Full list of 81 OSCARS below.....
Best picture
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Director
WINNER: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Actor
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
WINNER: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
WINNER: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Supporting actor
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
WINNER: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"
Supporting actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
WINNER: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Animated feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
WINNER: "WALL-E"
Adapted screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," screenplay by Eric Roth, screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
"Doubt," written by John Patrick Shanley
"Frost/Nixon," screenplay by Peter Morgan
"The Reader," screenplay by David Hare
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
"Frozen River," written by Courtney Hunt
"Happy-Go-Lucky," written by Mike Leigh
"In Bruges," written by Martin McDonagh
WINNER: "Milk," written by Dustin Lance Black
"WALL-E," screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Art direction
"Changeling," James J. Murakami; set decoration: Gary Fettis
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
"The Dark Knight," Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Peter Lando
"The Duchess," Michael Carlin; set decoration: Rebecca Alleway
"Revolutionary Road," Kristi Zea; set decoration: Debra Schutt
Cinematography
"Changeling," Tom Stern
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Claudio Miranda
"The Dark Knight," Wally Pfister
"The Reader," Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle
Costume design
"Australia," Catherine Martin
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West
WINNER: "The Duchess," Michael O'Connor
"Milk," Danny Glicker
"Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky
Documentary feature
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"The Garden"
WINNER: "Man on Wire"
"Trouble the Water"
Documentary short
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
"The Final Inch"
WINNER: "Smile Pinki"
"The Witness -- From the Balcony of Room 306"
Film editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"The Dark Knight," Lee Smith
"Frost/Nixon," Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
"Milk," Elliot Graham
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens
Foreign language film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex," Germany
"The Class," France
WINNER: "Departures," Japan
"Revanche," Austria
"Waltz with Bashir," Israel
Makeup
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Greg Cannom
"The Dark Knight," John Caglione Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Original score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance," James Newton Howard
"Milk," Danny Elfman
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E," Thomas Newman
Original song
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E," music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, lyrics by Peter Gabriel
WINNER: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music and lyrics by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Animated short
WINNER: "La Maison en Petits Cubes"
"Lavatory -- Lovestory"
"Oktapodi"
"Presto"
"This Way Up"
Live-action short
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"
"Manon on the Asphalt"
"New Boy"
"The Pig"
WINNER: "Spielzeugland"
Sound editing
WINNER: "The Dark Knight," Richard King
"Iron Man," Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
"Slumdog Millionaire," Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
"WALL-E," Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
"Wanted," Wylie Stateman
Sound mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
"The Dark Knight," Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
"WALL-E," Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
"Wanted," Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Visual effects
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
"The Dark Knight," Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
"Iron Man," John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
as our prayers....answered..
The movie really deserves all accolades and awards...Golden globe (8), BAFTA (7) and next is OSCARS....wait till 22 Feb
Britexpat.. it got the Baftas what next.. Oscar material mybe it is..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
simple but striking...indeed, its a great movie!!!
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i think that it is still showing at City Center Cinema..
Check it out.
in the absence of light...
God commanded, LET THERE BE LIGHT...
childrens are every country's hope and light...
in short...in the absence of light...
God commanded... LET THERE BE _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________...
~~Life's Cycle~~~
Gulf cinema is not a very popular/adviseable, the movie should be released in some mall's cinema hall for real-fun.
I watched that movie last week in Gulf Cinema...Amazing thing is that only a handfull of peoples were there to see that movie...I don't know still that movie is playing there or not...
The little kids dancing at the end of the film was awesome!
I am in Qatar next week and want to watch it
PLease can you suggest a good cinema
Cheers
mj I know, but I still think you should get thee to a theater. You can keep the dvd for when you want to re-watch it :-)
i've already got a dvd copy, just haven't found the time to watch it yet... :)
mj, go see it at the theater while it's still here. The cinematography is amazing, don't think the small screen can do it justice.
boy (fully covered with human shit) manage to get the autograph of Amitabh and felt really bad when his brother cheated and sold that snap for 2 rupees.
These young boys and girl are amazing and real characters picked from slums.
Check the link
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/reel-to-real-success-stories-abound-in-slums/84808-3.html
Believe me, these are real scenario and life-style of the people from Dharavi (the biggest slum of Asia), very close to Bandra (west), the posh area of Bombay, where all big cine-celebrity lives.
The movie really deserves all accolades and awards...Golden globe (8), BAFTA (7) and next is OSCARS....wait till 22 Feb.
pardon me too for my harsh comments.. heheheheh...
hi-jack...
Please watch the musical play GREASE... at American School on Feb 12-14 ang 19-21.
See you there..
Just a personal opinion. As I said, the child actors were superb, but others, were OK.
In the Cinematography category, it is up against Benjamin Button and Dark Knight.
It might have a chance in the Directing category.. let's see.
the absence of light .. is it darkness.?
It is really a good movie.
The absence of War does not mean Peace,
The absence of Noise, does not mean Silence.
on my laptop as borrowed from my friend.. watched it already.. twice..
i have dvd copy since Jan. 16 :D
but haven't found the time to watch it yet...
Super movie ........
I saw twice ........... want watch more ………..
Its super ……
In my opinion, the child actors stole the movie. They were amazing! Much like the child actors in the movie Babel, they were the real stars.
It is definitely a big screen worthy film.
Thumbs Way UP!!
britexpat...if it is not an Oscar material it will not win the Golden Globe. isn't it?
What is the criteria then for you for the film to be an Oscar material?
I guess you are one of the panel then...
peace...
A good , fun film. Jamal is great , especially as a youngster when the mother passes away.
Oscar material - I don't think so!
it's a gr8 movie... i like the scene when the guy takes the autograph of amitabh bachan.....
lol... that's simply amazing part..
the movie is so natural...
Is is good quality bro...let me know when to pass by...as long as it is good quality...
Lol Ukeng- that's one of my favorite parts of the movie too! Lol!
Stinkingly good movie..
Especially the part when he gets the autpgraph of the movie star...lol
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HE WHO DARES WINS
KSA, lucky me, I saw it here in the US.
You really should see it on the big screen if possible!
I've a DVDRIP of it. Seen it like 3 weeks back. Pass by and take it from me.
Cheers
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3000 QL Points
Way to go Ray!
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Where have you guys watched this movie, is it already out in the cinemas...???
Please let me know...
Cheers!
Simple story full of "goodness" and hope. Should win something at the oscars..
Critiques from SAG named Slumdog Millionaire as the best movie.
Oscar is getting nearer!!!
Whew!!!
I watched the DVD last night
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Saw it last night.Excellent! I want to see it again! Glad I got to see it in a theater. The cinematography is amazing!
it from my friend. And did not return to him yet. eheheh
I love Frieda. She is striking.
The movie is so natural as well as actors and scenes.
looks like inspiring story huh. ill watch it later.
" In my opinion only. . . nothing personal"
pinoyaccountant ....yeah...me too watched it ..twice :)
LifeisBeautiful ...the Director was British. And it was a Director's movie...all the way.
and a very touching one at that...Shows the underbelly of the 'City of Dreams' - Mumbai. I'am keeping my fingers crossed. This one is a warhorse from the Indian stable.
Life is Beautiful...Indeed!
Yeah, you are right. But I still wish and pray that it will win an Oscar as it did in Golden Globe.
Music is amazing.
The story moved me in some ways.
Actually, I watched it already 2 times since Thursday. lol
pinoyaccountant...would that make any difference...
A good movie ...is a good movie ...
Does a good movie become great ...after it wins an Oscar?
I dont think so.
There will always a lot of good movies all over the world, but only few win Oscars. So let it be.
Its was really interesting to see how some events in the guy's life turn out to be the answers to the Questions!!!
And I guess what made it more interesting was the unfriendly host of the game-show who was making fun of him, and even slipped him a wrong answer.