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Precious' Lee Daniels and Slumdog's Christian Colson Go to Selma

Lee Daniels’ new movie, Precious, has garnered riotous praise and deafening Oscar buzz. Now, it’s time for Daniels to try his hand at another buzz-worthy, socially conscious project....  read more

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Danny Boyle Tackles Mountaineer Survival Story in 127 Hours

It’s official. Danny Boyle has signed on to direct the harrowing story of Aron Ralston, a mountaineer who was trapped under a boulder on a Utah mountain for five days in 2003. He survived by amputating his arm with a dull camping knife and climbing down to safety....  read more

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Danny Boyle (Probably) Set to Direct Ryan Gosling as a Mountain Climber

In a plausible bit of speculation sniffed out by The Playlist, director Danny Boyle appears poised to take on the harrowing tale of mountain climber Aron Ralston as his next film, possibly with Ryan Gosling in the lead role....  read more

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Michael Cera, Tyler Perry, Other Unlikely Folks Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts

Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Paul Rudd and writer-director Tyler Perry are some of the more unlikely of the 134 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, according to a list released by the Academy....  read more

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Slumdog Millionaire Creator Gets New Film Adaptation

With the success of Slumdog Millionaire and its massive Oscar sweep, it comes as no surprise that another Vikas Swarup book, Six Suspects, is being adapted to the silver screen. Due to start shooting next year, Suspects centers around six individuals who may or may not have murdered politician’s son and playboy Vivek “Vicky” Rai....  read more

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Slumdog Millionaire's Boyle offers homes for child actors

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After a much-deserved trip to Disney World, the Slumdog Millionaire kids might get one last treat: a nice apartment for themselves and their families. According to The Daily Mail, director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have offered to buy apartments for Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali, who play young Salim and Letika respectively....  read more

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Slumdog Millionaire wins big at Oscars

What were some of the big surprises in last night's 81st Annual Academy Awards? In short, none, and that's partially because there weren't really any big nomination surprises to begin with. Here's a quick guide to all the major winners:...  read more

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Slumdog's Oscar chances threatened by exploitation charges

Even as Danny Boyle won the top prize from the Director’s Guild this weekend, confirming Slumdog Millionaire as the movie to beat at the Oscars, the director and distributor Fox Searchlight found themselves fighting off new reports of exploitation....  read more

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Oscar nominees announced: Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader and Benjamin Button amongst highlights

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Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took their anointed places and talk of a populist uprising was silenced with The Dark Knight largely snubbed as the Oscar nominations were announced this morning....  read more

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Slumdog Millionaire owns 66th Golden Globes

There was little surprise but plenty of self-congratulatory cheer as Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire walked off with four awards (the most of any movie this year) at the 66th Golden Globes ceremony, including best film drama....  read more

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