Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscars!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire for wining 8 Oscars!

Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Director - Danny Boyle
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Simon Beaufoy
Cinematography- Anthony Dod Mantle
Film Editing - Chris Dickens
Music Score - A.R. Rahman
Music (Song) - "Jai Ho"Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar & Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty

To see the full list of winners: Oscar Winners

Danny Boyle Wins the Oscar for Best Director


Slumdog Millionaire Wins Best Picture

ALL OSCAR®, ALL DAY LONG

AMC ENTERTAINMENT® PRESENTS A SINGLE-DAY SHOWING OF ALL FIVE “BEST PICTURE” FILMS

AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) is proud to offer guests the rare opportunity to experience all five motion pictures nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for "Best Picture," on one special day.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, the AMC Best Picture ShowcaseSM will take place at approximately 97 AMC theatres in 42 North American markets* (check local listings for availability and show times). Guests can purchase an exclusive AMC Best Picture Showcase All-Day Pass for only $30, or just $25 for AMC MovieWatcher® members. Moviegoers will have the chance to see all five Oscar®-nominated "Best Picture" films and will also receive a large popcorn with unlimited refills for the entire day. This offer is valued at more than $50 and marks the third year of this exclusive event.

Movie schedule:

10:30 a.m. Milk
1:05 p.m. The Reader
3:45 p.m. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7:15 p.m. Slumdog Millionaire
9:45 p.m. Frost/Nixon

To purchace tickets: AMC Theaters or by visiting the box office or Guest Services area at any theatre hosting the AMC Best Picture Showcase.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2009

Congratulations to all the winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards

BAFTA's Official Site: BAFTA

Congratulations to Steve McQueen for winning the OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Hunger





Congratulations to the cast & crew of Slumdog Millionaire for winning 7 awards!

BEST FILM
DIRECTOR ~ Danny Boyle
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY ~ Simon Beaufoy
MUSIC ~ A. R. Rahman
CINEMATOGRAPHY ~ Anthony Dod Mantle
EDITING ~ Chris Dickens
SOUND ~ Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp





Full List of Winners:
BAFTA Film Winners

More Wins for Hunger and Slumdog Millionaire!

Congratulations again to the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire and Hunger for wining awards at The London Critics' Circle Awards which was held last night in London!

Slumdog Millionaire:
British Film of the Year
Danny Boyle ~ British Director of the Year
Simon Beaufoy~ Screenwriter of the Year

Hunger:
Michael Fassbender ~ British Actor of the Year
Steve McQueen ~ Breakthrough British Film Maker

Slumdog Millionaire wins again!
by ITN

The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2009

Make sure to watch the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2009 on BBC America on Sunday, February 8th, check your local listings!

BAFTA's Official Site: BAFTA

Orange Rising Star Award ~ Michael Fassbender



Hunger Nominated for 2 awards:
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD ~ Steve McQueen



Slumdog Millionaire Nominated for 11 awards
BEST FILM
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
DIRECTOR ~ Danny Boyle
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY ~ Simon Beaufoy
LEADING ACTOR ~ Dev Patel
SUPPORTING ACTRESS ~ Freida Pinto
MUSIC ~ A. R. Rahman
CINEMATOGRAPHY ~ Anthony Dod Mantle
EDITING ~ Chris Dickens
PRODUCTION DESIGN ~ Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
SOUND ~ Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp



Full List of Nominees: BAFTA Nominees

81st Oscar Nominations

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire for 10 Oscar nominations!

Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Director - Danny Boyle
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Simon Beaufoy
Cinematography- Anthony Dod Mantle
Film Editing - Chris Dickens
Music Score - A.R. Rahman
Music (Song) 2 nominations! - "Jai Ho"Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar & "O Saya"Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Sound Editing: Tom Sayers
Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty

To watch the announcement: Oscar Announcement

To see the full list of nominees: Oscar Nominees

Mark it on your calendar to watch the Oscars on Sunday, February 22, 2009!

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Yesterday's adventure was the taping of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. His guests were Dev Patel from Slumdog Millionaire and a comedian, Greg Proops. Yes, I'm managing to see everyone from my favorite movie. Dev Patel was adorable, I still don't think he knows what hit him.

Apparently, they tape two shows on Thursdays, the taping we saw was the 5 pm show, which will be aired tonight, Friday. We had great seats, second row, center. Craig would stand very close to the audience, at times he'd be just 4 feet away. He was extremely funny, he talked to us quite a bit and picked on some audience members during the break and when the commercial break was over he would carry it over into the segment.

Craig Ferguson


Slumdog Millionaire in theaters now


Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Wins All Four Golden Globes!

Congratulations to Danny Boyle, cast, and crew of Slumdog Millionaire for winning Golden Globes in all the categories they were nominated for!

Best Motion Picture - Drama - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director - Motion Picture - Danny Boyle
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Simon Beaufoy
Best Original Score - Motion Picture - A. R. Rahman

Watch the interview with the Danny Boyle, cast, and crew.
Interview

For the full list of winners:
Nominations and Winners

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2008 had been a fantastic year!
I've had countless adventures I've experienced with family and friends, there was never a dull moment!

The top 10 most memorable moments of 2008


10. Meeting Ed Harris

Ed Harris was so nice to stop and talk to me and autograph my poster after the Q&A when I saw Appaloosa.


9. Meeting Patrick Wilson

Believe it or not, after I saw Phantom of the Opera, the first person I Googled was Patrick!
I can't wait to see Watchmen!


8. Meeting Danny Boyle

Slumbdog Millionare has all my support for it's Golden Globe nominations
Best Movie, Danny Boyle for Best Director


7. Going to the Nim's Island Premiere



The only photos I could take were outside, all of our cameras and cell phones had to checked in before we went inside the theater. I wish I had had it though, Gerard was great, he was the sweetest with the little girls we had brought, he autographed their Nim's Island books and took the time to answer all their questions. I don't know who was more thrilled, my niece's classmates or Gerard meeting his new fans.


6. Meeting Allan Rickman

I can't believe I met him! LOL!
My knees were shaking and I can't remember what I said to him.



5. Meeting Michael Fassbender

Michael was a thrill to meet and so generous with his time.
The Academy better not overlook his performance in Hunger!



4. Meeting James McAvoy

I still can't believe I told him I loved him! LOL!


3. Seeing Jeffrey at Comic Con

When Jeffrey was signing my Watchmen poster he said, "Hello! Nice to see you again!"
I'm going with that he remembered me when I met him at the PS I Love You Premiere after party and I told him I still haven't gotten over him dying in Grey's Anatomy. LOL! Then Jeffrey said, "Neither am I!" And then next thing I knew he was hugging me!

After the autograph signing Jeffrey was so sweet, even though the security guards were trying to whisk him away, he ignored them, wrapped his arm around me, and posed for the picture.


2. Seeing Gerard at Comic Con, how could I not? I was sitting in the second row!

Kisses are my favorite chocolate!


And the #1 most memorable moment in 2008 was...

1. Talking with Gerard at the RocknRolla Premiere

Joy and Allen were trying to get him into the Escalade after the premiere, but he stopped to say hello even though he knew it would cause a flood of fans to ask him to stop for autographs and well wishes. He autographed my favorite picture from Comic Con talked to me for a bit.
Gerard said, "I never forget you"
I'm surprised I didn't faint and actually remember the conversation. He said goodbye and got into the Escalade.

I wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday season!

Here's to 2009, the year has already started off well.

Cheers!

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

My family and I went to see the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Robin Williams, Freida Pinto from Slumdog Millionaire, and Johnny Mathis were the guests. Robin was hysterical as usual with his off camera antics and Freida was an unexpected surprise, I loved her in Slumdog Millionaire, still my favorite movie this year!

My children -- Loren, Megan, & Ryan.
It's great to know that they think I'm a cool mom, LOL!

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Nominated for 4 Golden Globes!

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Nominated for 4 Golden Globes®!

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has nominated SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE for:

Best Picture, Drama
Best Director for Danny Boyle
Best Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy
Best Original Score for A.R. Rahman.

Congratulations Danny and the cast and crew!

Slumdog Millionaire ~ Opening night

I loved Slumdog Millionaire so much I had to go see the movie again at Landmark Theaters with a special screening with a Q & A with director Danny Boyle for opening night.

Danny Boyle spoke very animated and enthusiasticly of how he was asked to read the script, he only read it because he liked the screen writer's past work, Simon Beaufoy who wrote The Full Monty. Within minutes he loved the story. Danny then had to figure out how to make a film about Jamal Malik, Dev Patel , a game show contestant and his life in the slums of Bombay, not an easy task with unknown actors and a portion of the film in Hindi and subtitled. Danny said things fell into place, with a 13 Million dollar budget, he has created this heart warming story.
You must see this film, the best I've seen in a long time!

Here's an interview with Danny Boyle
http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=7253&CFID=17638676&CFTOKEN=92530411

Danny Boyle @ the Q&A

After the Q&A

Loren, Danny, & Me

Eddie & Danny

Slumdog Millionaire in theaters now

Fun Filled Weekend with Friends

What a week! The AFI Film Festival and the annual midnight screening for The Phantom of the Opera at the Crest Theater in Westwood. After seeing five movies in one week, I'm exhausted! Slumdog Millionaire, Julia, RocknRolla (yes again!), The Phantom of the Opera (only my 4th time in the theater), and Defiance. I think that's a record for me!

Here's pictures from the weekend with the girlfriends.

At lunch, Lois & me

Lynne & Jane

Having a drink at the bar before dinner, Annette & Lori

At dinner before the midnight screening of The Phantom of the Opera

Lynne & Jane

Sharon, Annette, & me

And lastly, lunch the next day

Movie Review ~ Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is a wonderful heartwarming movie Directed by Danny Boyle. I love it. Great storyline and great actors, you must go see it!


Plot:
"The story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loved and lost.

Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out..." Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures


After the movie ended, there was the usual applause, few people left their seats. As in almost all Indian movies there was a dance number while the credits rolled so everyone stayed to watch. The audience applauded again at the end of the credits!

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/

Slumdog Millionaire in limited release November 12, 2008