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Shakespeare gets the star treatment from Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen has been the voice-double of more famous people in movies, TV shows and video games than you could easily count, and now he’s stepping out of the shadows to take a well-earned bow.

This is Jim reciting Clarence’s speech from Richard III – in no less than 25 different [...]

Slumdog debacle shows Fox’s true colours…

In February, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ was the toast of LA. But since the limelight moved on, the treatment allotted to some of its stars has been nothing short of obscene.

The movie, which cost Fox a mere $14-million to make has so far earned them $326-million and eight Oscars. Yet two of [...]

Slumdog Millionaire star to save 24

In an unexpected melange of not one but two recent stories, Hollywood Reporter informs us that Anil Kapoor, who achieved worldwide acclaim as the smooth-talking show host in ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ has just inked a deal to be a featured performer in the next, undeserved season of Fox’s dire drama, 24.

Already [...]

Slumdog Wins the Day

So the party is over, the tears are all dried and the Kodak Theatre can call in the cleaners and restore its composure in time for next year.

“Slumdog Millionaire” was the rightful winner of the night’s big cajuna, scoring 8 awards out of ten nominations, including ‘Best Picture’ – which [...]

The Big Day is Here

Well, here it comes. The day this whole industry waits for and wants with a mixture of anticipation, excitement and self-servingĀ  hype: Oscar night.

Every year, speculation is rife and blogs are filled with ‘insider tips’ on who’ll get a statue, but this year a lot of the mystery is already [...]

Is Slumdog an Actor’s Best Friend?

The story of “Slumdog Millionaire,” from its modest birth, to the brush with extinction when Warner Independent closed, then cheating death at the last minute to be re-born as a seemingly irresistible magnet at Award ceremonies is almost worthy of a movie by itself.

Here is a film that breaks every [...]