Comments on: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the toast of the UK, winning 7 BAFTA Awards including Best Picture! http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/smason/2009/02/08/baftas/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:11:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arunava http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/smason/2009/02/08/baftas/comment-page-1/#comment-160814 Arunava Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:17:18 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=45390#comment-160814 I'm almost certain A.R. Rahman will bag the Oscar for his score in Slumdog Millionaire , but not the first Indian to do so , maybe a mainstream Academy Award yes , but the first , that belongs to 1992 Life-Time Achivement Award winner the great Satyajit Ray . About Slumdog Millionaire , it has clearly effected the western audience more acutely than the Indian Movie-goer which may be attributed to the fact that while in the west , it acts as a " culture & settings shock " & ppl finding it a depressing fairy tale , while here in India we are so used to seeing slums everyday & the even harsher realities of life , its not effecting us a great deal , not atleast in box office success terms anywayz as in the west . But having said all thouse , hands down SM is a great humanistic tale anywhere in the globe & it deserves to continue winning more awards . Out of 10 nominations at the Oscars SM should go on to win atleast 4-5 . Finally, Danny Boyle is a sweet-heart , true innocence all throughout his face & with those specs on , looks like a 52 yr old Daniel Radcliffe often . I’m almost certain A.R. Rahman will bag the Oscar for his score in Slumdog Millionaire , but not the first Indian to do so , maybe a mainstream Academy Award yes , but the first , that belongs to 1992 Life-Time Achivement Award winner the great Satyajit Ray . About Slumdog Millionaire , it has clearly effected the western audience more acutely than the Indian Movie-goer which may be attributed to the fact that while in the west , it acts as a ” culture & settings shock ” & ppl finding it a depressing fairy tale , while here in India we are so used to seeing slums everyday & the even harsher realities of life , its not effecting us a great deal , not atleast in box office success terms anywayz as in the west . But having said all thouse , hands down SM is a great humanistic tale anywhere in the globe & it deserves to continue winning more awards . Out of 10 nominations at the Oscars SM should go on to win atleast 4-5 . Finally, Danny Boyle is a sweet-heart , true innocence all throughout his face & with those specs on , looks like a 52 yr old Daniel Radcliffe often .

]]> By: Pete http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/smason/2009/02/08/baftas/comment-page-1/#comment-157278 Pete Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:03:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=45390#comment-157278 Growl, The likely winner, Slumdog Millionaire, is both great AND has appeal to audiences. So, what's your problem again? Growl,

The likely winner, Slumdog Millionaire, is both great AND has appeal to audiences. So, what’s your problem again?

]]> By: Michael Claymore http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/smason/2009/02/08/baftas/comment-page-1/#comment-155938 Michael Claymore Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:55:16 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=45390#comment-155938 It's great to see Rourke win again. IHis was a great performance in a great movie, and it's cool to see a real life Rocky get up off the mat and land such a knockout blow. Here's hoping he gets the Oscar nod. It’s great to see Rourke win again. IHis was a great performance in a great movie, and it’s cool to see a real life Rocky get up off the mat and land such a knockout blow. Here’s hoping he gets the Oscar nod.

]]> By: Pete http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/smason/2009/02/08/baftas/comment-page-1/#comment-4136888 Pete Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:47:05 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=45390#comment-4136888 Gustav, I think Magnolia didn't have enough traction that year because Paul Thomas Anderson still had a bad reputation with the conservative (in terms of artistic edginess) Academy and that frog ending was polarizing to say the least. As for the oft-repeated populist appeal vs. political agenda debate, I'm not exactly sure I agree that this year's nominees are exclusively a political thing. I'm curious as to what political or cultural agenda The Reader is supposed to be pushing, other than Harvey Weinstein's heavy handed campaign tactics. Milk was actually a fairly straightforward biopic that was slightly unsuccessful NOT because of the subject matter, but because the supporting characters were virtually cyphers. As for Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard has been a A-List commercial director for decades, and his "brand" probably did more to get the nomination than anything to do with Nixon. By the way, if you liked Very Long Engagement, try to track down a DVD of Jeunet's "City of Lost Children". It's a rather hard to understand plot, but the visuals are ungodly good. Gustav,

I think Magnolia didn't have enough traction that year because Paul Thomas Anderson still had a bad reputation with the conservative (in terms of artistic edginess) Academy and that frog ending was polarizing to say the least.

As for the oft-repeated populist appeal vs. political agenda debate, I'm not exactly sure I agree that this year's nominees are exclusively a political thing. I'm curious as to what political or cultural agenda The Reader is supposed to be pushing, other than Harvey Weinstein's heavy handed campaign tactics. Milk was actually a fairly straightforward biopic that was slightly unsuccessful NOT because of the subject matter, but because the supporting characters were virtually cyphers. As for Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard has been a A-List commercial director for decades, and his "brand" probably did more to get the nomination than anything to do with Nixon.

By the way, if you liked Very Long Engagement, try to track down a DVD of Jeunet's "City of Lost Children". It's a rather hard to understand plot, but the visuals are ungodly good.

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