[Assam] From St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[Chan Mahanta]

>  but hopefully will come out with no win.

*** Aw cm'on Alpana--you can't be wishing 
something negative!  That is like a 'xaw'. isn't 
it ? I know I was not a tad v bit impressed by 
Lagaan--thought it was an insult to an adult's 
intelligence, even though the production was 
excellent. And EVEN I did not wish for it NOT to 
receive an award  :-)!







At 12:10 PM -0600 12/26/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>Hi again C'da: Here is a review on your movie 
>from one of your hometown publications.
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>It looks like it will get a shot at the Oscar, 
>but hopefully will come out with no win. Good 
>music by A. R. Rehman, very good cinematography 
>may be, but best picture?
>Only time will tell - just wait for about two months.
>http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/joes-movie-lounge/joes-movie-lounge/2008/12/slumdog-millionaire-too-much-or-not-enough-for-oscar/
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>12.23.2008 5:05 am
>"Slumdog Millionaire": too much (or not enough) for Oscar?
>By Joe Williams
>St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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>A reader has scolded me for not warning her in 
>my review that "Slumdog Millionaire" contains 
>some harrowing sequences, especially the images 
>of police brutality and the abuse of homeless 
>children. I thought that I had. But I'll take 
>this opportunity to reiterate: This is a tough 
>film, with some scenes that will make the 
>faint-hearted shudder.
>Yet it's also arguably the most beloved film of 
>the year, and several Oscar-handicapping sites 
>(such as The Envelope) rank it as the favorite 
>for Best Picture. That goes to show you the 
>power of a happy ending to erase our memories of 
>everything that preceded it.
>I maintain that "Slumdog" is too small a 
>picture, and too foreign, to win over the 
>Academy, which tends to favor big films that 
>employ many members of its American electorate. 
>That's why my money is on "The Curious of 
>Benjamin  Button." But I must admit, "Slumdog" 
>is a phenomenon. Maybe it will spark a craze for 
>all things Indian, and Ben Kingsley can finally 
>get around to making "Gandhi, Part II: The 
>Payback."
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>"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
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>"In order to make spiritual progress you must be 
>patient like a tree and humble like a blade of 
>grass."
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