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
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!
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So why the blog?
Well, we figured that since we liked these things so much, we could share them with you!
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