Danny Boyle’s brilliant new film, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, is the improbable tale of how innocence triumphs against the most seemingly impossible odds. It begins and ends on the fateful night when Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), a former slum resident, plaything of an indifferent world, and current tea-boy in Mumbai, is about to answer a question on… Read More »
Diane Lane Basks UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
Diane Lane is a class act. Even after a full day of doing press for her film, UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, she was gracious, articulate, and even playful. But make no mistake, this is a woman who takes her craft very seriously, something that comes across in every performance. When we talked on August 22, 2003,… Read More »
Danny Boyle Translates SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
I talked to Danny Boyle on October 24, 2008, as the presidential campaign was in its final stretch, perhaps that was the reason politics was so much on Boyle’s mind during our talk about his latest film, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. From the innately American impulse to root for the underdog, to the practice of democracy in… Read More »