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weblogs.variety.com - 1/29/2009

Oscar Watch: Is Milk Coming Up on the Outside?

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While reports of the inevitable Slumdog Millionaire backlash may be overstated--the hugely popular movie is still charging forward to some Oscar wins on February 22--here's a new Oscar slant: Slumdog and its main rival, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, split the vote and Milk takes the ...

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telegraph.co.uk - 1/28/2009

Slumdog child stars miss out on the movie millions

— telegraph.co.uk — Parents of Slumdog Millionaire's child stars accuse the hit film's producers of underpaying the eightyearolds.... Slumdog child stars miss out on the movie millions

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nymag.com - 1/30/2009

Making the Case for Milk to Squeak by Slumdog Millionaire

— nymag.com — While we tend to side with the Bagger's opinion that Slumdog Millionaire has got this year's Oscar... for Best Picture locked up, it's impossible to completely turn an intentionally blinded eye from the fire that the film has been coming under in the ... Making the Case for Milk to Squeak by Slumdog Millionaire

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latimes.com - 1/25/2009

Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire' - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Reporting from Mumbai, India -- Even as American audiences gush over "Slumdog Millionaire," some Indians are groaning... over what they see as yet another stereotypical foreign depiction of their nation, accentuating squalor, corruption and ... Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire' - ...

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The Hot Blog — ... form of two leading bloggers on the .com page - selling the absurd notion that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is chasing Slummy's tail closely? It is my considered opinion that both Frost/Nixon and Milk have much stronger constituencies than Button at this point. Is it really as simple as "the movie with the most nominations must be #2?" While Bart is selling Benjamin Button coming up from behind, Thompson is selling Milk splitting Slummy and the alleged #2, Button. ...

Making the Case for Milk to Squeak by Slumdog Millionaire
Vulture — ... 1) Milk Is Still Building Momentum - As Anne Thompson sagely reports, over at Variety, Focus Features has taken the slow-and-steady approach to building their Oscar campaign for Milk. Whereas their campaign for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 crested too early, Milk is only now going into wide release. If the movie can perform strongly this weekend, it will be top-of-mind for Academy voters as they begin casting their ballots. ...

'Slumdog' Drama, 'Milk' Strategy Upend Best Picture Race [Oscars]
Gawker: defamer — Two days after the Slum Interview Heard Round the World forced a detour upon Fox Searchlight's Oscar express, at least one other Best Picture hopeful is making its own swift move for the win. As noted last night by Anne Thompson, Focus waited to enter Milk in the wide-release scrum where Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon and The Reader battled last week. The strategy accomplished more than just simple separation; it allowed the distributor to pocket the money it would have dumped on garden-variety awards-season ads and ...

'Watchmen' Costumes Now 100% Heterosexual Retardant
:: The Playlist :: — ... With "Milk" evidently on the rise, Warner Bros. launches the timely release of extra homoerotic costumes and images of "Watchmen." [ ...

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Film Experience Blog — Thompson on Hollywood is Milk coming up on the outside in the Best Picture race? Armond White with his annual sh**-starting year in review list "Better-Than..." Coming Soon Amanda Seyfried vs. The Bening in an Oscar Wilde comedy? I'm so there. Dear Jesus Whitney wishes she were more like Diane Keaton... or maybe not Just Jared yet more Nine set photos. This time it's Pené "Moments Out of Time" I used to love this. I'm glad they're still doing it. A list of great singular ...

Oscar Predictions: Don’t Underestimate The Reader
SpoutBlog — ... Let’s begin with the simplest argument, which has also been used recently as evidence that Milk’s chances for the top award have gone up: Whether due to a backlash or not, Slumdog’s lead may be shortening, and Benjamin Button may be gaining. So, the two films could cancel each other out and The Reader, not Milk, could sneak forward. Or, to give Milk the same credit as others are giving it, the three favorites cancel each other out and The Reader makes an even greater leap forward. ...