Tag Archives: Dev Patel

Film review | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Dame Judi & co enjoy a geriatric jaunt full of Eastern promise

Posted on 23 February 2012 by Jason Best

Beguiled by advertisements promising a luxurious refuge for’ the elderly and beautiful’, a motley group of British pensioners move to India for their retirement. But the ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ turns out to be a dilapidated pile that hapless but … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Slumdog Millionaire vs. The Reader

Posted on 20 July 2009 by Beth Williams

Slumdog Millionaire or The Reader? Which is the better movie? The hard facts are that Slumdog Millionaire has definitely received the most media attention, inspiring a slew of superb pooch puns across the tabloids after bagging 8 Oscars, 7 Baftas … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | And the RAFA goes to…

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Jason Best

Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire has just gathered another clutch of awards, picking up a trio of  highly coveted RAFAs. What on earth are RAFAs, you ask. Well, not to be confused with Razzies, or, indeed, a Spanish tennis player, these … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | Slumdog Millionaire & Benjamin Button lead the field at the Baftas

Posted on 15 January 2009 by Jason Best

Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are the frontrunners in the race for this year’s Bafta awards, whose nominations were announced today. Slumdog, Danny Boyle’s tale of a Mumbai street kid, and Benjamin Button, David Fincher’s eccentric … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Danny Goes to Bollywood with feel-good fable Slumdog Millionaire

Posted on 9 January 2009 by Jason Best

Danny Boyle’s vibrant new movie Slumdog Millionaire is fast becoming the toast of this year’s awards season. Having already played to great acclaim at a string of film festivals, including Telluride, Toronto, Chicago and London, it’s now generating considerable buzz … Continue reading →

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See Slumdog Millionaire first! Free preview tickets to Danny Boyle’s new movie

Posted on 9 December 2008 by Jason Best

Versatile British director Danny Boyle’s new movie, Slumdog Millionaire, is currently generating Oscar buzz with critics hotly tipping it to scoop next year’s Best Film award. A vibrant modern love story set and shot in India, the film opens in … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard’s screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play. Over the past few weeks I’ve been dashing hither and thither, from Leicester Square to, er, Leicester, … Continue reading →

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