Slumdog Comedian
Anupama Chopra is a film critic with New Delhi Television (NDTV 24/7). She is the author of King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema and also writes about Hindi films for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Vogue India.
Chris Kattan valiantly tackles Mumbai cinema in IFC's new miniseries, Bollywood Hero. But Anupama Chopra says the show lacks the color, music, or masala to rival Slumdog Millionaire.
The Week in Culture
Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
Scarlett Johansson is singing again, Danny Boyle saves the Slumdog kids, and Archie proposes-to Veronica. VIEW OUR GALLERY of the best in film, music, TV, and art.
Hollywood's Exquisite Alien
Amanda Fortini has written for The New Yorker, Slate, Elle, and New York, among other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.
The famously otherworldly and enigmatic Oscar-winning Tilda Swinton talks to Amanda Fortini about her boozy new film, the joys of her open relationship, and why she would rather be a poet.
'Slumdog' Kids Get Cash for School
'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle says he's changing the lives of the child actors from Mumbai by providing them a substantial sum of money once they complete their education.
Slumdog is Top Dog
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Slumdog Millionaire may have swept the Oscars, Kate Winslet finally won, and Sean Penn outwrestled Mickey Rourke for Best Actor, but who were truly the big winners at the Academy Awards? We give out a few Bronze Beasts. VIEW OUR GALLERY
Taraji P. Henson in Roberto Cavalli, Natalie Portman in Rodarte, Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
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