Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire


Slumdog Millionaire

In this film, we find our main character participating in an Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. As he struggles to answer each question, we are thrown back into the life of two young brothers living in Mumbai's slums. The adventures that start in their childhood only get wilder as love, adventure and danger are added to the mix. Will our main character find his true love? Will he become a millionaire? Thats for you to find out.

RATING: * * * * *

-Hil

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

2009 Oscar Results



In case you missed it, here are the results of the 2009 Oscars:



BEST PICTURE:
Slumdog Millionaire


BEST DIRECTOR:
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST ACTOR:
Sean Penn (Milk)

BEST ACTRESS:
Kate Winslet (The Reader)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Heath Ledger (The Darak Knight)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN FILM:
Departures (Japan)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Dustin Lance Black (Milk)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Simon Beaufoy

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Man on Wire

BEST ORIGNAL SCORE:
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST FILM EDITING:
Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST DOCUMENTARY-SHORT SUBJECT:
Smile Pinki

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Michael O' Connor (The Duchess)

BEST SOUND MIXING:
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST SOUND EDITING:
Richard King (The Dark Knight)

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
La Maison de Petits Cubes

BEST MAKEUP:
Greg Cannom (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

BEST ART DIRECTION:
Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, BUrt Dalton, Craig Barron
(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)


So there it is, the winners of the 2009 Academy Awards!

Bye for now,

-Hil







Sunday, February 1, 2009

Welcome!




Hey!
Welcome to HilandSteff's 101!
We are two roommates who love the media world!
What does that mean?
We love the books, movies and the internet just as much as you do!
So why the blog?
Well, we figured that since we liked these things so much, we could share them with you!
With this blog, we will try to bring you our favorite videos, news and reviews right from the source--
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Thanks and Enjoy!

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