Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in "Slumdog Millionaire."
The eight Oscars collected last night by Slumdog Millionaire during last night's 81st Academy Awards presentation didn't just reflect well on the Hollywood film community, which chose to reward an oddball tale chock-a-block with subtitles and set in the unlikely locale of Mumbai, India. It also rewards the taste and foresight of Britta Erickson of the Denver Film Festival. Erickson is largely credited with selecting Slumdog Millionaire to s
Simon Pegg's advice for Falcon: Escape! Escape!
The Twitterspere absolutely exploded yesterday with commentary about accidental-whistle-blowing, Today-show-vomiting Balloon Boy Falcon Heene, with celebrities among the countless thousands exercising their fingers on the topic both before and after the lad tottered out of the attic and onto the nation's pop-culture pantheon. Of course, the after-tweets are funniest, as you'll see from our top ten list below. Hear from John Mayer, Diablo Cod
"The Last Station."In 2007 and 2008, the Starz Film Festival's annual "Big Night" presentation truly lived up to its name, screening Juno, a smart, sharp-tongued charmer that went on to become an unlikely left-field smash (and earn screenwriter Diablo Cody an Oscar), and Slumdog Millionaire, which ultimately collected several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, by dint of sheer quality.
What are the odds of a trifecta? Mighty slim: The Last Station, which got the Big Night treatment
