Danny Boyle

Freida Pinto And Dev Patel 'Soul Mates': Director Danny Boyle

nypost.com | Posted 11.07.2009 | Entertainment


"Slumdog Millionaire" beauty Freida Pinto is so in love with co-star Dev Patel, she snubbed a string of admirers in LA on Thursday night....

'Slumdog' Child Thanks Danny Boyle For New Home

AP | ERIKA KINETZ | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


MUMBAI, India — "Slumdog Millionaire" child star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and his mother moved into their new home Tuesday, leaving behind a c...

Danny Boyle Chides China For Movie Restrictions

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment


SHANGHAI — Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle on Thursday gently chided China for curbing free speech in cinema, but the B...

Doc Director Megan Mylan Brings Smile Pinki to the World

Brad Balfour | Posted 07.23.2009 | World


Brad Balfour

The story behind the making of this year's winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary Short -- Smile Pinki -- is something of a fairy tale equal to the story within the film.

'Slumdog' Child Star Rubina Ali Gets Book Deal

AP | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment


LONDON — One of the child stars of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" is to publish her life story. Transworld Publishers says Rubin...

'Slumdog' Filmmakers Meet With Poverty-Stricken Child Stars

AP | ERIKA KINETZ | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment


MUMBAI, India — The makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" met the film's two impoverished child stars on Wednesday and reassured them they will soon h...

On Susan Boyle

Amitava Kumar | Posted 05.24.2009 | Entertainment


Amitava Kumar

At a time of losses worldwide, banks failing, jobs gone, success has become sweet and natural again.

Why Danny Boyle Had To Save His "Slumdog Millionaire" Star From Being "Sold"

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment


Bonnie Fuller

You can't just take underprivileged children from the slums to a splashy Oscar party without near-disastrous consequences. Director Danny Boyle stepped up, but is he doing enough?

Film Bosses Buy "Slumdog" Kids Apartments In Mumbai

Daily Mail | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment


The poverty stricken child stars of Slumdog Millionaire are set to be property tycoons after being promised new homes by the film's Oscar winning dire...

What "Slumdog Millionaire" Doesn't Tell You About India

World Vision | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


As Slumdog Millionaire swept the Academy Awards with eight wins, including the prestigious Best Picture award, international aid agency World Vision u...

How Godzilla Helped Slumdog Sweep the Oscars

Jason Notte | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

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.

I Too Want to be a Slumdog Millionaire

Sandip Roy | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


Sandip Roy

Slumdog does something that a lot of Bollywood has stopped doing. It tells a story, no matter how unbelievably fantastic, that's set in the slums. Slums and village India have long disappeared from six-pack Bollywood.

Oscar Show Pictures: Presenters, Winners, Losers (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


Winners, losers, tears of joy, "Slumdog," Hugh Jackman and more. The 81st Academy Awards Sunday are seen in photos below, updated throughout the sho...

A feel-good Oscar ceremony for the recession era

AP | JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


Maybe it was the adorable smile on that "Slumdog Millionaire" kid in his pint-sized tuxedo. Or best director winner Danny Boyle bouncing in silly tri...

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

Huffington Post | Staff | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


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

"Slumdog" Evening? Oscar Fave Enters Home Stretch

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.25.2009 | World


LOS ANGELES — "Slumdog Millionaire" is the Academy Awards champion, wrapping up its ghetto-to-glory story by winning best picture and seven othe...

Danny Boyle's Wins DGA For `Slumdog Millionaire'

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.04.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Slumdog Millionaire" continued its rags-to-riches march through Hollywood's awards season as its filmmaker, Danny Boyle, won the ...

Child Stars And Parents Happy About "Slumdog Millionaire"

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — The makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" have done more for the film's child stars than their parents ever could, the father of one you...

Academy to Slumdog Millionaire: Love Your Film, Hate Your Actors

Jason Notte | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

In keeping with the Academy's tradition of recognizing Indian contributions to the film industry, we pay tribute to Slumdog Millionaire by excluding it from our acting categories.

"Slumdog" Child Actors Miss Out On Millions

Telegraph | Dean Nelson and Barney Henderson in Mumbai | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Their roles in Slumdog Millionaire have won them international acclaim and seen them rub shoulders with the film's glamorous stars and its British dir...

Women & the Oscar Nominations

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

After a great year for women at the box office, the lack of a film about a woman in the final five stings.

Oscar Noms: They Wuz Robbed!

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

Yes, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei received acting nominations. But The Wrestler -- one of the fiercest, most moving, most resourceful independent entries of the year -- was shut out in the major categories.

OSCAR NOMINATIONS: "Benjamin Button," Heath, "Slumdog," Winslet, "Milk,"

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman lo...

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

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 02.21.2009 | World


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

"Slumdog Millionaire" Readies For Indian Release, With Mumbai As Star

AP | MUNEEZA NAQVI | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment


NEW DELHI — The main star of "Slumdog Millionaire" is the sharply contrasting city of Mumbai, said its director Danny Boyle on Wednesday, descri...