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How Godzilla Helped Slumdog Sweep the Oscars

Jason Notte | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Few could have imagined the impact Godzilla: King of the Monsters would have had when it was released here in 1956, but a half-century later it's the most important foreign film in American history.

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Exclusive: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" Director, Shares His Pre-Oscar Thoughts

Huffington Post | Staff | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment

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"Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle spoke with Huffington Post Saturday about his big weekend as he gears up for tonight's Oscars. His film ...

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'Slumdog Millionaire' Sued By Slum Dweller For Insulting The Poor

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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Indian slum dweller, Tapeshwar Vishwakarma, has sued a few Indians associated with the film "Slumdog Millionaire," alleging that it offends his peers....

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Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle on Storytelling

Gotham Chopra | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment

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If there is one thing we might learn from great filmmaking, as with Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, it is that through our stories we have the ability to inspire, lead, and transform.

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The Street Children in Slumdog Millionaire

Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.09.2009 | Entertainment

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One of the benefits of the success of Slumdog Millionaire is that it is raising awareness of the plight of children who live in poverty. Personally, I...

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Three Things for the New Year

Alec Baldwin | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

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One is that Danny Boyle wins for Best Director and that Slumdog Millionaire is Best Picture at the Oscars. I hope its star, Dev Patel, is, at the very least, nominated for this incredible film.

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Embrace the Paradox!

Daphne Beal | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment

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What I think Slumdog Millionaire does so effectively, in addition to portraying poverty up close, is deal with the media-driven, consumeristic vertigo that so many people in India experience

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