#10. Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty)
Producers: Christian Colson (The Descent)
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
The Gist: Based on true events, script by Simon Beaufoy this concerns an illiterate street kid from Mumbai who wins the jackpot on the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
Fact: Boyle shot on location and in several parts of India.
See It: It smacked the ball out of the park for a grand slam homer at Telluride. Critics are calling it this year’s feel good film.
Release Date/Status?: Fox Searchlight snapped this up in a deal with Warner Bros. and will release the picture on November 28th.
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